Dozens of Victorian councils are fighting state plans to impose glass-only kerbside recycling,and argue the popular container deposit scheme should be expanded instead.
Rising landfill levies and a slowdown in construction have sparked instability within Victoria’s waste industry as operators warn of aggressive tactics and the financial collapse of some recycling and reuse companies.
While the government has sought another lift to the cap on how much rubbish can be burned each year,proposed waste-to-energy projects are meeting community backlash and regulatory barriers.
Communities in Melbourne’s southeast are celebrating the refusal to allow Veolia to build a waste transfer station,in a blow to council waste disposal plans.
Wind and solar power is cutting emissions,but millions of disused panels and tonnes of turbine waste raise questions about how green clean energy really is.
Saving the environment can be a messy business but re-wearing gym gear?
It’s been heralded a success but the Container Deposit Scheme has become a major headache for apartment residents in St Kilda.
Discarded vapes make up a growing part of the mess as e-waste moves into the top 10 types of litter found in Victoria for the first time.
I am stuck in a vicious cycle of attempting to recycle,and no number of colour-coded bins can save me.
For the truly dedicated,earning a “bincome” from the state’s Container Deposit Scheme is paying off nicely.