Five Melbourne councils forced to dump recycling in landfill as Victoria crisis deepens
by Luke Henriques-Gomes from Environment | The Guardian on (#49DCX)
Councils respond after authorities ban one of state's largest refuse companies from accepting waste at two sites, citing a fire risk
Victoria's recycling crisis has deepened after authorities banned one of the state's largest refuse companies from collecting waste at two sites in Melbourne.
In response, five local councils said they would be forced to dump their next recyclables collection in landfill. Another, the City of Whittlesea, in Melbourne's outer north, urged residents to avoid putting their yellow bins out for a fortnight.
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