Decaying food that emits greenhouse gases as it rots; shredded old cars and white goods that can't be recycled; vast quantities of construction spoil; discarded televisions and computers that if mishandled could leach harmful chemicals into the environment.
This is the stuff Victoria's mountains of landfill are made of, and it's growing by hundreds of thousands of tonnes a year, mostly at a handful of mega-tips on Melbourne's urban fringe.
Read Adam Carey’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “What a waste: Victoria's rubbish pile projected to hit 20 million tonnes a year.”
