Recycling row: China's ban stokes trade fears amid concerns councils will follow Ipswich's lead

Calls for state governments to invest in long-term recycling and sustainable waste solutions
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The body representing Australian councils is urging the federal government to take seriously China's effective ban on accepting shipments of plastic for recycling, warning it should not ignore potential implications for trade between the two countries.

The Australian Local Government Association is calling on state governments to stop treating hundreds of millions of dollars in landfill levies collected when rubbish was dumped as general revenue, and to instead invest it in long-term recycling and other sustainable waste solutions.