Victorians could get six bins to help solve recycling crisis

Infrastructure Victoria suggests households be given bins for general waste, organics, plastics, glass, metals, paper and card

Residents in Victoria could soon have as many as six bins for waste and recycling, under a proposal by Infrastructure Victoria to deal with the state's recycling crisis.

Around 35% of all waste produced by households in Victoria in 2017-18 ended up in landfill, according to evidence from Sustainability Victoria, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Victorian Auditor-General's Office.