What goes in the FOGO bin?
Collected weekly
Fill this bin with food or garden organic waste. We’ll provide you with a starter pack which includes a kitchen caddy and compostable caddy liners to help you collect your food scraps.
What can go into the FOGO bin:
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Raw and cooked leftover food (meat, chicken, bones and fish) |
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Fruit and vegetables |
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Bread, cereal, pasta and grains |
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Dairy products |
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Used paper towel, napkins, shredded paper and tissues |
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Food soiled paper and cardboard (fish & chips wrapping, pizza boxes etc.) |
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Tea bags and coffee grounds |
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Grass clippings, leaves, flowers and small pruning's |
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Pet droppings and kitty litter |
What does NOT go into the FOGO bin
The following items will contaminate your FOGO bin and should NOT be placed in it.
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General Rubbish |
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Nappies and Hygiene products |
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Plastic bags and bottles |
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Toiletry items (razors, toothpaste tubes etc.) |
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Plastic bags (only the supplied compostable liners or newspaper to wrap food scraps are to be used) |
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Bricks, sand, soil and rocks |
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Glass or ceramics |
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Hazardous waste, including petrol, gas cylinders, paints, motor oils, garden chemicals and poisons, pool chemicals, cleaners, acids, bleaches and ammonia, medicines and flammable liquids |
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Medical Waste or needles |
You can put food and garden organics into your FOGO bin either in a compostable liner, wrapped in newspaper or loose in the bin.
For further information on how to sort your waste please visit: How to Sort Your Waste