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Recycling collections headed for landfill due to SKM closure

Hundreds of tonnes of recycling from Hume and Whittlesea will be dumped in landfill after a decision by SKM Recycling to stop accepting recyclable...

SKM’s Coolaroo site remains closed while Laverton North reopens

Recycling collections from Hume and Whittlesea continue to be sent to landfill, with SKM Recycling’s Coolaroo plant remaining closed. The Environment Protection Authority has lifted...

SKM charged over July 2017 Coolaroo fire

Charges have been laid over an 11-day blaze at SKM Recycling’s Coolaroo plant. The Environment Protection Authority last week charged SKM and its director over the July 2017...

Push to close Coolaroo fire site

A petition calling for the Coolaroo recycling plant at the centre of a massive blaze last month to be closed has been signed by...

Coolaroo fire prompts new EPA powers

A state government taskforce has been set up to audit recycling sites in the wake of a fire at a Coolaroo plant which forced...

Class action bid after Coolaroo recycling fire

Dallas residents and businesses have launched a class action against the operators of a Coolaroo recycling plant at the centre of a toxic blaze. The...

Dallas residents forced out of homes by massive Coolaroo fire

UPDATE: More homes could be evacuated as firefighters continue to battle a massive blaze at a Coolaroo recycling plant. MFB crews expect it will take up...

Coolaroo recycling plant fire under control

A massive fire at a Coolaroo recycling plant, which is covering surrounding suburbs in thick black smoke, has been brought under control. Firefighters were called...

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