The Andrews government yesterday announced a joint taskforce to audit Victoria's recycling facilities to identify sites that require action to make them safer.

It comes as firefighters brought the Coolaroo recycling plant fire under control after fighting the toxic blaze for three days.

Premier Daniel Andrews receiving an update on the Coolaroo fire. Credit:Twitter: Paul Stacchino (@MBFChief)

Premier Daniel Andrews visited the site on Saturday morning and thanked everyone involved in the firefighting efforts, including back-up firefighters from the ACT, NSW and South Australia.

The new taskforce will comprise the Environment Protection Authority, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, the CFA and Emergency Management Victoria. It will look at the need forfire management plans, the appropriate storage of recyclable material and require risk assessment by operators.