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FOGO for Sporting Clubs and Community Groups

FOGO is here!

The City has moved to a Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) waste service as part of a state-wide program (since March 2021). You are now able to place food organics and other compostable items in your FOGO kerbside bin (lime-green lid) along with garden waste. The waste in the FOGO bin will be turned into compost, instead of being taken to landfill, which will reduce greenhouse gases and minimise future landfill costs.

Which clubs and groups will get FOGO and when?

If your sporting group or community association has been services provided by the City of Bayswater, with a kerbside collection with wheelie bins, you will move to FOGO. Delivery of kitchen caddies have commenced in March, and you should have received information about FOGO with your kitchen caddy and compostable bin liners. There is information below on how to order kitchen caddies.

Your bin sizes and bin collection day is the same, but the frequency of collections have changed:

  • the FOGO bin (lime-green lid) is collected every week, instead of fortnightly

  • the general waste bin (red lid) is collected fortnightly, instead of weekly

  • the recycling bin (yellow lid) is continued to be collected fortnightly.

The red and yellow lid bins will be collected on alternate fortnights: 

Week One: FOGO bin and Recycling bin. Week Two: FOGO bin and general waste bin.

What are our options?

Depending on the setup of your club or community group the new FOGO system may work well for you, for example if you have a canteen and are able to train your staff and volunteers to separate compostable FOGO waste out from non-compostable items such as plastic food packaging. This could be seen as a positive environmental action for your organisation.

However we understand this would not work for everyone, and some clubs or community groups would prefer to stay with a weekly general waste collection.

Your options are:

  • Option 1 - Move to the new FOGO service in March, or
  • Option 2 - Engage a commercial waste company to deal with your waste from March onwards, and discontinue your service with the City.

More details of each option are provided below.

Please note, there is no option to 'opt out' of moving to FOGO. The WA State Government requires all councils and residents in the Perth and Peel regions to adopt the FOGO waste system by 2025. The early adoption of FOGO in 2021 is part of the City’s ongoing commitment to reduce waste and greenhouse gases.

Option 1 - Move to the New FOGO Service

This is the default option, so if you take no action you will automatically move to the FOGO bin service during March 2020. Your general waste bin (red lid) will start being emptied fortnightly, and your FOGO bin (lime-green lid) will start being collected weekly. The recycling service will remain fortnightly, with recycling bins collected on the alternate week from the general waste bins.

To assist you in using the FOGO service, the City can provide some of these items (on request):

  • A FOGO kerbside bin (240L capacity with lime-green lid) - If you don't currently have a FOGO kerbside bin, we recommend you order one from the City as soon as you can.
  • One or more kitchen caddies (7L capacity) and two rolls of compostable caddy liners, for use in your canteen or kitchen to collect food scraps - Learn more about using your kitchen caddy 
  • Larger (35L capacity) compostable caddy liners - ideal for your existing larger bins, for transferring waste to your FOGO kerbside bin.

There is no additional cost to access these items, if you are currently using a City of Bayswater kerbside waste collection service.

Moving to the FOGO service - I want to...

Request a new 240L FOGO bin

Please complete an online form on Engage Bayswater, or contact the City's Waste Management team on 9272 0605 or waste@bayswater.wa.gov.au  

Request a kitchen caddy and/or compostable liners

Please complete an online form on Engage Bayswater, or contact the City's FOGO team on 9272 0964 or fogo@bayswater.wa.gov.au  

Request a bin repair or replacement

If you currently have a green waste bin with an older-style brown lid, you can order a replacement lid. Or if your bin has an insert and vent holes we will replace it with a new lime-green lid FOGO bin. There is no fee for these. To place your order, please contact the City's Waste Management team on 9272 0605 or waste@bayswater.wa.gov.au

View the FOGO Frequently Asked Questions Speak to someone about FOGO

To ask questions or provide feedback about the new FOGO service, please contact the City's Waste Education Officers on 9272 0964 or fogo@bayswater.wa.gov.au The Officers may be available to come out and give a short presentation on FOGO for your staff, volunteers and/or members, if resources permit. 

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Option 2 - Engage a commercial waste company to deal with your waste

If you find a weekly general waste bin collection to be essential to your operations, you have the option of cancelling the current bin services provided by City of Bayswater, and independently engaging a commercial waste company to deal with your waste, from March onwards.

Please note, this option of arranging a private waste collection service is not available for residential properties. In accordance with the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007, the City of Bayswater (as well all other Local Government Authorities) has responsibilities in relation to providing a waste collection service to residential properties.

Option 2 - I want to…

Cancel my current waste collection service

To cancel your current service with City of Bayswater, download and complete the 'Request to Cancel Commercial Rubbish Service' form (172.1 KB), and return it to the City. For assistance, please contact the City's Waste Management team on 9272 0605 or waste@bayswater.wa.gov.au

View the FOGO Frequently Asked Questions Speak to someone about FOGO

To ask questions or provide feedback about the new FOGO service, please contact the City's Waste Education Officers on 9272 0964 or fogo@bayswater.wa.gov.au

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    Option 2 - Engage a commercial waste company to deal with your waste

    If you find a weekly general waste bin collection to be essential to your operations, you have the option of cancelling the current bin services provided by City of Bayswater, and independently engaging a commercial waste company to deal with your waste, from March onwards.

    Please note, this option of arranging a private waste collection service is not available for residential properties. In accordance with the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007, the City of Bayswater (as well all other Local Government Authorities) has responsibilities in relation to providing a waste collection service to residential properties.

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