New Kerbside Bins

This page is about the Victorian Government's plans to standardise waste across Victoria, and the steps Council is taking to adhere to state legislation.

For specific information on FOGO (the third, green-lidded bin), click here.

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Your Waste Is Changing

The state government is standardising household recycling across Victoria. This includes the introduction of a four-bin waste and recycling system. This is part of the states obligation under the new Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021. A "service standard” will set the benchmark for all councils across Victoria.

The Service Standard is still being finalised.

Households that receive waste and recycling services from local councils will have access to a new standardised four stream system with separate services for:

• Glass recycling
• Food organic and garden recycling
• Mixed recycling
• General Rubbish

The new Service Standard will also outline type of waste that can go into each bin, so that all council areas are the same across all of Victoria. The transition to this new system is underway.

For further information on the standard household recycling visit Standardising household recycling across Victoria

The Container Deposit Scheme was also introduced as part of the work that is transforming Victoria’s waste and recycling system.  

Summary of waste changes in Wellington Shire:

• Container Deposit Scheme: Active
• New black-bodied bins for recycling and waste: Complete
• Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO): Third bin rollout May-June 2026, with service to commence from 6 July, 2026.
• Glass Bin: Due mid-2027

If you have a waste or recycling question, you can get answers to any tricky questions online by asking one of Council’s waste experts. Please use the button below to submit your question.

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Important information regarding your kerbside bin collection service

We are planning for significant changes to the waste collection service in Wellington Shire over the next few years. As part of this, new black-bodied bins replaced all rubbish and recycling bins across the Shire during January and February 2024. FOGO bins were rolled out across Wellington Shire during May and June 2026, with collection to begin from 6 July 2026. The change standardised bin lid colour across all households with kerbside collection, aligning with Victoria’s recycling policy.