Purple-lid bins will be put out and emptied for the first time across Baw Baw Shire this week.
Council is encouraging residents to place glass bottles and jars into the glass recycling bin - delivered between June and August - ahead of the first collections.
Beginning yesterday (Monday), collections will occur once every four weeks.
To find out your bin collection schedule, download the Baw Baw Waste App, visit council's website or pick up a hard copy of the waste guide and map from customer service centres in Drouin and Warragul.
Items that can go in the purple-lid bin include: glass bottles of beer, wine, soft drink and olive oil bottles; glass jars of pasta sauce and condiment jars from jams, spreads and preserves; and, glass bottles and jars for medicine and toiletries.
Broken glass bottles and jars can be placed in the bin.
Residents are encouraged to rinse all jars, remove all lids or corks, and place items in the bin loosely - do not bag the glass. Labels can be left on.
Items that can't go in the purple-lid bin include: drinking or wine glasses; window glass, fish tank glass or glass doors; Pyrex or glass containers; bakeware or ovenware; ceramics or stonewear; perfume bottles; light bulbs; mirrors; and, vases. These items melt at higher temperatures and cannot be recycled in the same process.
Council said the new glass recycling bin will help improve recycling quality and keep unnecessary waste out of landfill.
When broken glass is found in yellow-lid recycling bins, all other items such as cardboard and paper cannot be recycled due to contamination. This often results in recyclable materials going into landfill.
By putting your glass bottles and jars in a separate glass recycling bin, more glass can be kept out of landfill and recycled into products like new glass bottles and jars, and even new road base, council says.
All Victorian councils were required to introduce a separate glass recycling bin by the state government. Baw Baw Shire said the new service will not impact the ratepayer waste charge.