For years, Victoria has been in a waste crisis, with recycling stockpiled or exported instead of being recycled and reused right here.

Building a world-leading recycling industry right here in Victoria would create jobs while protecting our rivers, oceans and sea life. We can lead Australia in transforming waste and building a local industry.

Our waste and recycling wins include:

• Campaigning for and securing a ban on single-use plastic bags in Victoria
• A 10 cent refund on bottles and cans by 2023, which will save thousands of recyclables from landfill and waterways
• A separate glass recycling bins for households which is being rolled out across the state
• A ban on single use plastic cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers, straws, cotton bud sticks, and polystyrene food and drink containers (by 2023)
• A government plan to use recycled materials in roads and infrastructure
• Funding to grow our recycling industry.

I'm fighting for: 

• Upgrading and building dozens of recycling factories and composting facilities
• A phase-out of more unnecessary single-use plastics, like plastic wrap on fruit and veggies
• Mandatory targets for the use of recycled materials in packaging
• Funding for projects that create a reusable culture, such as repair centres and refill stations
• Stopping toxic waste incinerators, which harm our health and create pollution and toxic ash

Read more about the Greens’ plan to revolutionise waste and recycling in Victoria here.