SKM Recycling
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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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Waste costs pile up
Waste company Cleanaway may have bought recycler SKM, but tens of thousands of tonnes of discarded waste still lies in factories across Derrimut, Sunshine, Laverton…
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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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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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State government steps in to ease recycling crisis
Brimbank council has welcomed state government plans to help ease the financial impact of SKM Recycling’s insolvency on councils. The government will provide a $6.6…
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Rubbish woe in the west
Across Derrimut, Sunshine, Laverton and Campbellfield, six massive warehouses are filled with waste from insolvent recycler SKM, according to one of the warehouse owners. It…
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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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Recycling contractor ‘in talks’
Brimbank council is in discussions with its recycling contractor, SKM, to ensure kerbside bin collections remain as changes to the global recycling market continue to…
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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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Recycling future hinges of key talks
The short-term future of kerbside recycling in Brimbank is secure, however its long-term viability is anything but. Last month China stopped accepting 24 different categories…
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