By Danielle Kutchel
In an announcement that took many by surprise, the State Government has declared that Dandenong could soon be home to a solvent recycling plant that would process a third of the state’s solvent waste each year.
The proposed facility, run by global recycling giant Remondis, would transform solvent-based products at a time when Victoria’s capacity to recycle and treat them is limited.
The products would then be able to be re-used, reducing pressure on the environment from what would otherwise be a dangerous waste product.
The plant is the recipient of a Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund grant to the tune of $1.34 million.