The owner of Melbourne’s largest landfill is fighting to more than triple the tip’s working size, after being blocked by Victoria’s environmental watchdog.

The regulator fears expanding Melbourne’s mega-tip would generate increased litter, odour, vermin and the risk of tip fires.

The operators of Melbourne’s largest tip want to triple its size. Credit: Jason South

The Environment Protection Authority has rejected waste giant Cleanaway’s bid to supersize capacity at its Ravenhall landfill, which receives more than 2.5 million tonnes of rubbish each year and has contracts with 21 of 26 Melbourne councils, dwarfing any other landfill in Victoria.

The EPA says the proposal would bring unacceptable risks to human health and the environment, including an inhumane stench for inmates of th

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