Glass recycling in Victoria is set to double as the state and Federal Government pump money into the troubled recycling sector after years of neglect.Seven projects will receive $8.1 million in funding to build new recycling facilities and processesThe new funding is part of a bigger plan to reduce the amount of material going to landfill
In 2019, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into recycling and waste management found that the Victorian Government had failed to maintain proper oversight of the industry. "We know from Victorians that they want a much better recycling system, they want one that they can rely on."Offshore exports to be phased out
Under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020, councils can no longer export materials like plastic, paper, glass and tires, and instead will have to find ways to recycle them onshore.
"I'm absolutely delighted to say those rogue operators are no longer in this industry," said Ms D'Ambrosio. Four private companies — Scocobell, Vinidex, Repurpose It, and Wheelie Waste — will receive upwards of $155,000.
The state governments spent $2.8B in one year to send 4.5M tonnes of waste overseas 2018-2019, WHY the hell not build your recycling plants over here with that $2.8B brainless 🤦🤦
Tell that BS to residents in Hume City who have repeatedly suffered toxic fumes from myriad “recyclers” in the shire who stockpile instead of recycling and thereby cause massive fires. Tullamarine toxic waste dump. Bulla toxic soil dump. Etc etc.
They've worked out how to recycle the plastic that oil companies lied about being recyclable?
Crushing glass uses a lot of power. Using plastic in roadbase will lead to microplastics in waterways as the roads abrade. We need better solutions.
They need to stop with the fake recycling and focus on what people actually think happens. Introduce proper bottle reuse schemes, not just crushing the glass up to pour in to roads (if lucky). What is the government actually doing to consume the output of the recycling process?