Residents within select apartment developments in Belconnen and Tuggeranong will be the next households to trial food and organic waste bins.
The ACT government's FOGO - food organic and garden organic - trial will be expanded to more than 1000 additional households.
The food waste collection pilot has been operating across 5300 homes in Belconnen, Bruce, Cook and Macquarie since 2021.
Residents say having a dedicated food waste bin has changed their habits, with one saying it has led him to buy more fresh produce and less packaged food.
Expanding the program to apartment dwellers would provide useful insights to inform the eventual Canberra-wide FOGO roll-out, Minister for City Services Tara Cheyne said.
"Data collected will also provide insights to help improve waste management practices for multi-unit developments as a whole," she said.
The ACT government had previously promised to roll out FOGO services to all Canberra households by 2023, but the program has been delayed until at least 2026.
A large-scale FOGO processing facility must first be built.
The pilot program has been successful so far, with a 2023 audit finding those with FOGO bins had significantly reduced the amount of food scraps going into landfill.
Ms Cheyne said the scheme had diverted 3475 tonnes of food and garden waste from landfill and turned it into compost.
"This supports a circular economy within the ACT and reduces the amount of harmful greenhouse gas emissions that come from our landfill," she said.
Households included in the expanded scheme will be notified of their involvement via a letter and information sessions in the coming weeks.
Participating households will then receive a kitchen caddy with compostable bin liners and a light green-lidded FOGO bin will be added to their building's shared waste enclosure.
The government said there would be no changes to regular bin collections within the expansion areas.
