FOGO - The Collective Challenge

As a community our collective challenge is to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and one of the best ways we can do this is compost our food waste rather than throw into our garbage bin that ends up in landfill (which are now reaching capacity).

The Federal Government has committed to halving the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030. To do this, they have introduced Food Organics & Garden Organics (FOGO) collection service where households can throw their food waste into their FOGO bin, which is sent to a composting facility and turned into high quality soil re-purposed across farms and local parks.

Many councils across Melbourne have already started a FOGO collection services, including Bayside, Maribyrnong, Kingston, Darebin, Stonnington, Moonee Valley, Boorondara, Casey, Frankston and Monash.

The Federal Government has set a target to provide all households with a FOGO bin by 2023. If you’re still waiting, contact your local council to ask about a timeframe for your area. Hopefully, it’s not too far away.

For more information, click here to read The Australian Government’s National Waste Policy Action Plan