NEWS the shire is looking to extend the life of the Rye landfill site will avoid, albeit temporarily, the costly and environmentally questionable alternatives on offer. The shire had begun preparing to shift to the expensive option of transporting all landfill waste to Dandenong after the anticipated closure of the Rye landfill site (“Big bill to find solution after Rye landfill closure”, The News, 20/08/26). The ultimate aim was to again look at participating in the state government’s touted waste-to-energey scheme. In 2021, the state government established Victoria’s waste-to-energy scheme with the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act, in…
Wednesday, November 11
