Fifteen councils will share in more than $1 million to deliver local education campaigns as Victoria transitions to a four-bin kerbside collection system.
The Victorian Government is introducing a separate glass service to all local government areas by 2027, and a food and garden organics (FOGO) collection by 2030.
So far, six local government areas provide a four-stream service, including Moyne, Central Goldfields, Warrnambool, Hobson’s Bay, Surf Coast and Macedon Ranges shires, with Frankston adding the service by 2023
Whittlesea is currently rolling out its first purple-lidded glass recycling bins, which will enable thousands of households to divert more waste from landfill.
The Round 2 recipients of the Circular Economy Household Education Fund include the councils of Brimbank, Central Goldfields Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Greater Shepparton, Hindmarsh Shire, Mildura, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Mount Alexander Shire, South Gippsland Shire, Swan Hill, Towong Shire, Wangaratta, Yarra, and Yarra Ranges Shire.
The recipient councils will use the grants for campaigns assisting in the introduction of household glass recycling services, FOGO services, or to improve existing four-stream systems.
Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Environment and Climate Action, said Victoria’s four-stream system would help keep glass and other valuable resources out of landfill.
“Our new household recycling services will maximise our recycling capacity, create new jobs, and divert 80 per cent of waste from landfill by 2030, reducing emissions by 50 per cent by the same year,” she said.
For more information, visit: www.sustainability.vic.gov.au
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