Australia’s kerbside recycling systems are at risk of collapse, a Senate inquiry has heard. China’s ban on importation of recyclable rubbish has left councils and state governments in Victoria and New South Wales scrambling to find space to stockpile growing mounds of waste.
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| Tony Khoury from the Waste Contractors and Recycling Association of NSW said: ‘The intention is to increase stockpile limits, not send it to landfill. But that is not realistic.’ |
An estimated half of Australia’s recyclable waste was going to China before the ban, the hearing was told, although the precise share of waste exported was not known.
Victoria was already in crisis – waste contractors to 13 regional councils had stopped accepting recyclables last month.
Read The Guardian story by Kelsey Monro - “Australia’s kerbside recycling system in crisis following China ban.”
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