Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Bin

Green Bin

Accepted

Vegetable peelings
Fruit scraps
Egg shells
Tea bags
Coffee grounds
Fallen leaves and fruit
Cereal, pasta and bread plus cake and pastry items
meat scraps, fat and bones including chicken
grass clippings, prunings and weeds
Fish scraps and bones
Office paper, newspaper and cardboard
Pizza boxes clean or with food scraps
Paper towel
Tissues
Paper plates
Serviettes or napkins
Pet hair or fur
Fruit stones e.g. peach stones and avocado seeds
Dead animals
Dead flowers
Dairy items such as cheese
All leftovers

Wood: untreated (less than 30cm long x 15cm wide)

Compostable caddy liners - Australian Standard (AS4736) only. 

 

 

FOGO Tips:

  • Put ALL food waste in your green food and garden waste bin to be collected weekly

  • Put your FOGO waste bin out on the verge the night before collection every week even if it is not full

  • If your waste bin is missed or damaged please phone JR Richards Waste Hotline on 1300 883 163

  • Use a kitchen caddy to capture food scraps from cooking and preparing food

  • Use a piece of paper towel or newspaper in the base of a kitchen caddy to sop up small amounts of liquid or moisture 

  • Place a layer of leaves of lawn clippings to bin before putting in food scraps to reduce odours and soak up moisture 

  • Any extra paper or cardboard recycling that won’t fit into the yellow lidded recycling bin can be placed in the food and green waste bin

  • Place leftover meat, prawn shells and similar food scraps in the freezer until collection day to reduce odours

  • Drain excess liquids from food scraps before putting them into your kitchen caddy or kerbside FOGO bin

  • Empty your kitchen caddy frequently and keep it dry

Look up when your waste will be collected here....

Waste and Recycling Calendar

 

   
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