20,000 tonnes of recycling dumped in Victorian landfill during SKM ban
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4KP7D)
Fears grow that figure could compound into hundreds of thousands of tonnes if the company collapses
More than 20,000 tonnes of glass, paper and plastic was dumped in Victorian landfill while beleaguered waste company SKM Recycling was banned from accepting kerbside rubbish due to health and safety concerns.
Councils and environmentalists fear that figure could compound into hundreds of thousands of tonnes if the company is declared insolvent when taken to court this week or just stops operating, as its founder has threatened. SKM processes half of the recyclable rubbish collected from kerbside bins across the state.
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