Plan to radically change food rubbish collection in Victoria

Councils may be pushed to introduce kerbside food waste collection under a state government scheme to dramatically reduce rubbish sent to landfill.

Glen Eira mayor Jamie Hyams putting out food
scraps in the green waste bin for kerbside collection. 

The option is currently being considered as the Andrews government sets out key proposals to reform Victoria’s waste-collection system, which was thrown into crisis after China stopped accepting low-grade recycling material.

About a quarter of local councils already recycle food waste but a paper released by the state government proposes a major expansion of the service.

Read the story from The Age by Benjamin Preiss - “Plan to radically change food rubbish collection in Victoria.”