Researchers at Monash University have built a prototype processing plant that turns plastic and tyres into fuel. 9News
Two of SKM's Victorian facilities have been banned from accepting waste, leaving many state councils with nowhere to take their recycling but the tip."Other states are suffering the same sorts of things - they may not be dealing with recycling facilities being closed or change what they're doing, but the potential is there because we're not selling the materials," he said.
Waste Management and Resource Recovering Association CEO Gayle Sloan said the federal government needed to show leadership and work with the states on the issue. But she said we all have a role to play, and families could use their purchasing power to create demand for recycled products.
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