Victorians might have to separate their rubbish into six different bin crates in a bid to fix the state's recycling woes.

On Monday, a report from Infrastructure Victoria said one of the "best practice" solutions was to separate at least five types of materials into rubbish crates.

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These include organics, plastics, paper and card, glass and metals.

Homes would still need a regular waste bin too, bringing the total number of bins to six.

Currently, households generally have three bins from green, mixed and household waste. File image Credit: Getty

Currently, households generally have three bins from green, mixed and household waste.

But Infrastructure Victoria's Elissa McNamara said it was important to look at what is "reasonable" to roll-out.

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A four bin system might be more likely and the crates could be stackable like systems used overseas, she said.

"More separation of waste at the household level is very helpful," she said.

A four bin system might be more likely and the crates, similar to milk crates, could be stackable like systems used overseas. File image Credit: Getty

"At a minimum, we need to separate our food waste and glass from other recyclables and then that going to landfill ... four different streams."

A deposit container scheme has also been signalled as another solution, despite the government repeatedly saying such would not be implemented in Victoria.

Chevron Right Icon 'At a minimum, we need to separate our food waste and glass from other recyclables.'

The report also floats the idea of better support for local councils to roll-out a more consistent approach to sorting and collecting waste.

Thy City of Darebin local council has already implemented a food scraps and green bin into their kerbside collection mix, while Hobsons Bay City Council will collect glass in a separate bin.

Victorians nearly doubled the total waste generated between 2000 and 2018 to 13.4 million tonnes a year, from 7.4 million tonnes, the interim report said.

- With AAP