‘It is believed additional sites could exist across Victoria and the country,’ state environment protection authority says
REDcycle in November stopped collecting soft plastics from Coles and Woolworths stores. Six warehouses containing 3,000 tonnes of waste have now been found by EPA Victoria.REDcycle in November stopped collecting soft plastics from Coles and Woolworths stores. Six warehouses containing 3,000 tonnes of waste have now been found by EPA Victoria.
The state EPA said the stored soft plastics had been found across six Melbourne sites and there was potentially a seventh site in Wodonga in regional Victoria. The authority’s chief executive, Lee Miezis, said officers were still inspecting sites “and we’ll continue to work hard – using our stronger regulatory powers – until we’re certain we’ve found every site in Victoria”.
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