Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’

Victoria’s opposition leader Jess Wilson says if elected in November, a Liberal-National government would require all councils to collect general rubbish every week. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The Victorian Liberals have vowed to restore weekly rubbish collections if they win November’s state election, with leader Jess Wilson describing the current fortnightly system in her local area as “disgusting”.

Thirty-three Victorian councils have switched general rubbish collections from weekly to fortnightly, with a similar shift occurring in other states.