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What is the four-stream waste system in Victoria?

Victoria's four-stream reform concerns household services: glass, food and garden organics, mixed recycling and general rubbish. It is not an identical bin prescription for every commercial premises.

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Victoria's four-stream reform concerns household services: glass, food and garden organics, mixed recycling and general rubbish. It is not an identical bin prescription for every commercial premises.

What to check

  1. For household collection, check the council's actual rollout, capacity, frequency and acceptance rules.
  2. For business collection, map your own materials and service agreement instead of copying a household poster.
  3. In mixed-use buildings, distinguish household eligibility from retail and office collection.
  4. Keep signs aligned with the actual service; lid colour does not establish material acceptance.

Source context

State guidance describes purple glass, lime-green FOGO, yellow mixed-recycling and red rubbish lids, with local service variation. Victorian Government: Standardising household recycling across Victoria.

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