We’re developing a new waste management strategy to make sure we’re delivering what our community wants. It’s time to have a conversation with our community about how we’re going and where we should go next!

The Victorian Government requires all councils to roll-out a new standardised four-stream household waste and recycling system. This means introducing a separate glass service and food and garden organics service, in addition to the existing waste and recycling streams. Separating household waste and recycling into the four material streams helps reduce contamination. It increases the volume and quality of materials we can recover for recycling and reuse and allows us to get the most value from our resources. 

Household waste and recycling services are regulated by Recycling Victoria via regulations and a service standard made under the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021 (the CE Act).  The CE Act requires councils to provide the four-stream services to households and sets out how councils must deliver these services. 

As part of the new strategy we want to work with and support our community to transition to the new system. We’ll ask for your input with the roll-out of new bins, and drop-off points. We want to get this right now, to avoid future issues.  

A circular economy aims to eliminate waste and keep materials in use – hence it’s circular! It seeks to design for reuse, share, repair, refurbish and remanufacture before getting to recycling, and before getting to landfill. The point is to keep using products and materials at their highest quality and value for as long as possible.  

Engagement on this project opens on 14 March 2025. To stay up to date, please click the ‘follow’ button at the top left-hand side of the page.