By Goya Dmytryshchak
Hobsons Bay residents can drop off recyclables at the council’s Altona depot this Saturday.
The council plans to accept recyclables fortnightly until further notice.
It follows the collapse of SKM Recycling, which was declared insolvent by the Supreme Court on August 2.
The company’s closure has forced more than 30 Victorian councils to come up with alternative recycling solutions.
At least 60 per cent of materials that would previously have been processed by SKM Recycling could go to landfill.
Most household recyclables will be accepted at Hobsons Bay’s operations centre and residents are asked to pre-sort and separate materials.
There will be two skip bins at the centre – one will be for glass and the other for paper, plastic and cans.
The first recycling drop-off will take place on Saturday, August 10 at the operations centre, Sugar Gum Drive, Altona.
Kerbside recycling bins will still be collected but will go to landfill, so the council is urging residents whose bins are not full to give their collection a miss and store their recyclables.
Paper and cardboard may also be taken to One Paper at 32 Plummer Road, Laverton North, Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm.
Details here.
