The council's contractor sent recycling to a different processor, Cleanaway, last month to test contamination levels and determine if it could accept the material.

Moyne Shire mayor Daniel Meade said that had resulted in kerbisde yellow bins now being recycled, thanks to residents' efforts to reduce contamination.

"Based on the loads received during the past six weeks, the estimated overall contamination level is now below 12 per cent and practically glass free," Cr Meade said in a statement.

"We are certainly on the right track to achieve our zero glass target, with recent loads containing less than one per cent glass."

The contents of yellow bins had not been successfully recycled since July 2019, firstly due to processor SKM collapsing and this year due to incorrect items contaminating papers and plastics sent to Australian Paper Recovery.

Victorian councils are adapting after a recycling crisis that began in 2018 party due to China banning waste importation.

Moyne Shire was one of the first in the state to roll out a successful glass-only bin this year, with the state government mandating all Victorian councils provide a glass-only system by 2027.

Cr Meade reminded residents that only materials that could be processed in Australia should go in the yellow bin.

"This includes only plastics with the recycling symbol 1 or 2, paper, cardboard, aluminium and steel cans," he said.

"Soft plastics, long-life and tetra-paks cannot be recycled in Australia and so they go in the red landfill bins."

More information about the correct use of the four kerbside bins is online.

Have you signed up to The Standard's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in the south-west.