SKM
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Recycling talks begin
Brimbank council is in negotiations with waste management company Cleanaway to sure up a permanent new kerbside recycling agreement. The council had previously contracted SKM…
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Kerbside recycling back on track
By Tate Papworth and Laura Michell Recycling collections have resumed in Brimbank. The council struck a deal with SKM receivers, KordaMentha to have Brimbank’s…
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Recycling collections resume in Brimbank
Recycling collections have resumed in Brimbank. The council stuck a deal with SKM receivers, KordaMentha to have Brimbank’s recycling sent to SKM’s Laverton North processing…
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Government loan to fix recycling mess
The state government has provided a $10 million loan to SKM’s receivers to clean up thousands of tonnes of recycling stockpiled in warehouses around Melbourne.…
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Recyclables destined for landfill
Recyclable material from Brimbank’s kerbside collections will again be sent to landfill after the Environment Protection Authority slapped a ban on contractor SKM Recycling. EPA…
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Green light for resumption of recycling
The SKM recycling saga is over – for Brimbank at least. SKM Services has been given permission to resume accepting recyclable waste materials at its…
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Charges over recycle fire
The company at the centre of a recycling crisis which has resulted in tonnes of kerbside recycling being sent to landfill in recent weeks has…
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Recycling waiting game
Brimbank’s kerbside recycling waste continues to be sent to landfill. Brimbank is one of 20 Victorian councils adversely impacted after the Environment Protection Authority banned…
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Recycle service still grounded
Brimbank council says it’s disappointed recycling material had to be sent to landfill last week – but that its hands were tied. The council is…
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Brimbank recycling collections to continue as normal
Brimbank recycling and waste collection services will continue as normal. The EPA this morning has issued recycler SKM Services with notices requiring it to stop accepting…
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SKM ordered to stop accepting waste at Coolaroo recycling plant
The Coolaroo recycling plant that was the site of a major blaze in July, 2017, has been ordered to stop accepting waste materials by the…
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Council counts cost of recycling
Brimbank council is making contingency plans about how to accommodate a potential rise in fees it pays for kerbside recycling collection. Recycling giant Visy earlier…
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