Victorian councils could start feeling the effects of China’s ban on recycling imports, as waste collection firms begin to put a stop to their services.
The state government has been in discussions with waste collection companies and recycling processors to find a solution, after the Chinese ban on low-grade and contaminated waste was imposed on January 1st.
The Greater Shepparton City Council will be one of the first to be hit, with waste processing giant Visy putting a stop to their agreement with Wheelie Waste, a firm with a long standing contract with the council to collect household rubbish and recycling.