Moonee Valley Council to resume recycling after new deal
A new solution to recycling has landed in Moonee Valley following the devastation caused by the SKM shutdown, and all recyclables in the municipality will no longer be going to landfill.
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Passionate recyclers in Moonee Valley have finally been given a semipermanent solution to the recycling crisis.
Moonee Valley Council has announced today it will resume its regular recycling services, with all yellow bins to be sent to SKM’s Laverton North plant.
The council has entered into an interim agreement with KordaMentha, which currently manages the SKM sites, until October 31.
This is the first time the site is accepting recycling in two months following the closure of recycling giant SKM in July.
The council is hoping that a new buyer for the site will be found before the interim agreement ends.
Moonee Valley Mayor Narelle Sharpe said the council was glad it would no longer be forced to send its recycling to landfill.
“Moonee Valley residents can resume recycling and putting out their yellow-lid bins as normal and can be assured that their recycling will be processed,” Cr Sharpe said.
“We’d like to thank everyone for their understanding during this time and particularly to those people who went out of their way to bring their recycling to the Transfer station.”
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The mayor said the council would continue to work with the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group and the State Government to investigate long-term solutions to managing recycling.
“At the very least we believe a container deposit scheme … is crucial to any recycling system as glass continues to be a problematic element of any recycling system,” Cr Sharpe said.
“We’d like to remind people to please continue to avoid, reduce or reuse wherever possible.”
Moonee Valley was one of 33 councils affected by the SKM shutdown.