Constituency questions
Northern Metropolitan Region
Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (12:41): (1834) My constituency question is to the Minister for Environment in the other place. In the Northern Metropolitan Region the Allan Labor government has recently supported the opening of Australia’s first battery- and device-shredding facility in Campbellfield. This facility is the first of its kind in the country, in fact capable of safely processing up to 1 tonne of battery-containing devices every hour, using world-leading technologies to safely break down these devices. With only around 15 per cent of batteries currently recycled in Victoria, this plant is much needed and is expected to divert more than 8000 tonnes of waste from landfill every year, recovering really valuable metals and critical minerals while protecting our environment and reducing the fire and contamination risks, importantly. My question to the minister is: how will the new Campbellfield battery-recycling facility support Northern Metro Region as Victoria continues to build a cleaner, safer and more sustainable circular economy?