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City plans to put the FO in FOGO

The City of Bayswater will work towards introducing a Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) waste system

City plans to put the FO in FOGO
Aug 29 2019

The City of Bayswater will work towards introducing a Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) waste system next year, following Council's decision to develop a Position and Action Statement for Waste Management. The City will ask the community for feedback in November.

Under the FOGO system, food waste would be accepted along with garden waste in the green-top bin.

Mayor Dan Bull said Bayswater was proud to be an environmentally conscious City.

"The City of Bayswater was one of the first local governments to adopt a three-bin system 20 years ago when we introduced a garden organics bin. We've already got the GO in FOGO.

"Residents are used to putting organic garden waste in their green-top bin; the only change is that food waste will now be accepted too.

"Organic material, including food organics and garden organics, makes up over half of all household waste. Instead of ending up in landfill, this valuable material will be turned into nutrient-rich compost under the FOGO system.

"The City will work with the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council on an education program to provide residents consistent and clear guidelines around what can be placed in their FOGO bin."

The direction is in line with the State Government's Waste Strategy, released in February 2019, which highlights the three-bin FOGO model as the preferred waste management approach for the State.

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