New bins on the way to Geelong

LOCAL residents are being told to keep an eye out for bright red and lime green bins dotted around Greater Geelong in coming weeks.

Bins across the City of Greater Geelong will begin being transitioned to Victorian four-bin standards over this period.

Under state government legislation, all councils will need to move to a red for general rubbish, yellow for mixed recycling, lime green for combined food and garden organics, and purple for glass.

The move will not change what residents can put in their bins for now but will reduce the cost to ratepayers of the transition to the new standards required by 2030.

These requirements are aimed at improving recycling outcomes and reducing bin service and colour confusion across the state.

Mayor Trent Sullivan encouraged all residents to refresh their recycling knowledge.

“Putting the right thing in your bins will save you money through rates and waste charges, while also protecting our environment from the impacts of waste,” Mayor Sullivan said.

“Recycling in particular has changed recently, so it’s worth taking a few moments to check you’re recycling correctly.”

All new City-issued bins and bin repairs for garden and rubbish bins will carry the bright red and lime green lids from late this year.

Bins will also be made with up to 70 per cent recycled plastic content.

A purple bin for glass will be implemented by 2027, until then, residents can continue to put glass in their yellow recycling bins.

Residents can find out more about the changes and what goes in each of their bins at geelong.link/waste