An update on recycling

You may have heard that one of Victoria's biggest recycling processors, SKM, has recently gone into insolvency after the Victorian Government shut down a number of their sites. This means recycling in our region isn't being processed at the moment.

Council is disappointed at this outcome. We're working with SKM, local Councils, and taking a number of other actions independently to try and restart recycling processing for our residents as quickly as possible.

We're working as hard as we can to help recycling suppliers keep processing recycling. Some of the actions the Borough of Queenscliff is taking include:

Fixing Victoria's recycling system requires a bigger effort than what the Borough can do alone, however. The Municipal Association of Victoria is advocating for greater investment from state and federal governments in solutions to the crisis. Click here for more information on the campaign, including how you can take part.

There are a number of things you can do to help reduce your waste:

Keep using your yellow bin. While some recyclables are being landfilled at the moment, we'll be sending recycling on to be processed again as soon as we can. By continuing to use your yellow bin, we'll be able to make sure your recycling is sent for processing as soon as our suppliers get back on their feet.