A large amount of recyclables will temporarily go to landfill following a sudden decision by recycler SKM to stop accepting kerbside-collected material.
EPA Victoria chief executive Cathy Wilkinson says a drone fitted with ground-penetrating radar aided its 'needle in a haystack' search for chemical waste buried on a large property.
EPA Victoria today ordered SKM to stop accepting material at one of its Melbourne recycling facilities, alleging it had failed to comply with the state's waste management policy.
Victorians can expect new rules that prevent unsorted waste going to landfills or waste-to-energy facilities, and that keep organic waste out of landfills, according to a circular economy issues paper released today.