Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio must act urgently to address Victoria’s recycling crisis, the head of the state's local government peak body says.

More than 1000 tonnes of recyclable paper, plastic and cardboard were this week sent to the tip by 32 of the state’s councils, after they were forced to bury the waste rather than reuse it.

Fed up with councils being blamed by the Andrews government, the Municipal Association of Victoria has demanded it do more to stop another week of waste being buried rather than recycled.

The latest round of chaos in the state’s recycling system began last Thursday when the Environment Protection Authority served notices on SKM Recycling in Coolaroo and Laverton North.