The City of Casey will see new ways to recycle rolling out across the municipality over the next four years.
New purple-lidded glass recycling bins are being introduced in local government areas across the state.
By separating glass, Victoria will be able to recycle more glass into new products and re-use more materials from the yellow mixed recycling bin due to reduced contamination from glass.
City of Casey Manager Sustainability and Waste, Michael Jansen says Casey will see the introduction of these new bins in 2027.
“As part of the rollout of the State Government Kerbside Reforms, we have started the standardisation of kerbside bins for all new and replacement bin requests across Casey,” he said.
“We already provide a food and garden organic service and will implement a separate glass collection by 2027.
“Casey welcomes the state-wide rollout of the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) later this year, and will analyse the impact of the CDS to best design the details of the future glass service.”
The glass bin will work alongside Victoria’s new container deposit scheme, CDS Vic, which commences on November 1 2023 – making it easier for Victorians to recycle their glass whether they are at home or out in the community.
The Labor Government has invested $129 million to buy new bins, improve drop-off facilities, deliver education campaigns and ensure they have the infrastructure in place to roll out these reforms.
The four-stream recycling system is a key part of the Labor Government’s waste and recycling reforms, aiming to divert 80 per cent of all material away from landfill by 2030, including 20,000 tonnes of glass.
The government says these reforms will create nearly 4,000 new jobs for Victorians and boost the state’s economy by up to $6.7 billion by 2030.
The initiative is backed by the Government’s $515 million investment to deliver the biggest ever transformation of the waste and recycling sector in the state’s history.
Acting Minister for Environment Lily D’Ambrosio says the program will make recycling easier for Australians.
“The four-stream recycling system will work alongside our new Container Deposit Scheme to make it easier than ever for Victorians to recycle their glass, so that it can be turned into new products,” she said.
“Our new household recycling services will maximise our recycling capacity, create new jobs and divert 80 per cent of waste from landfill by 2030, while helping to reduce emissions by 50 per cent”
