MORNINGTON Peninsula ratepayers could avoid higher costs associated with the state government’s proposed four-bin waste system, after councillors voted unanimously to remove a glass bin rollout plan. At their meeting on 17 March at Mount Eliza Community Hall, Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors considered how to implement the government’s waste reform legislation, which aims to standardise recycling and waste services across Victoria. The full reforms would introduce a four-bin system with consistent lid colours across the state, designed to reduce confusion and improve recycling rates, including bins for general waste, mixed recycling, food and garden organics (FOGO), and glass recycling. Victorian…
Sunday, March 29
