Nillumbik Council received notification from SKM Recycling last night (Thursday) that it would temporarily stop receiving recyclable materials at all its facilities until further notice.

The Council issued a statement on Friday morning: “The latest update could impact a number of councils across Melbourne and regional Victoria, including Nillumbik.

“Council will collect recycling bins as normal next week and encourages residents to continue their recycling efforts.

“However as SKM’s facilities are temporarily closed, regrettably, next week’s recycling may go to landfill.

“Council is working closely with the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group to look for alternatives and contingency arrangements, such as sending recycling to another recycling processor.

“Nillumbik Council will continue to keep the community informed of the situation.”