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New Canberra recycling facility two years away as cost of trucking waste interstate piles up

Canberra's recycling is currently being transported to Sydney and Dandenong for processing.  (ABC News: Matthew Roberts)

The ACT will have to keep trucking its recycling interstate for processing for about two more years, with the delivery of Canberra's new materials recovery facility pushed back to 2025.

The capital's recycling centre in Hume was destroyed by fire on Boxing Day, and while a new $23 million facility had already been on the cards, the ACT government says it won't be ready next year as first indicated. 

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