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:

	Raw and cooked leftover food (meat, chicken, bones and fish)
	Fruit and vegetables
	Bread, cereal, pasta and grains
	Dairy products
	Used paper towel, napkins, shredded paper and tissues
	Food soiled paper and cardboard (fish & chips wrapping, pizza boxes etc.)
	Tea bags and coffee grounds
	Grass clippings, leaves, flowers and small pruning's
	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.

	General Rubbish
	Nappies and Hygiene products
	Plastic bags and bottles
	Toiletry items (razors, toothpaste tubes etc.)
	Plastic bags (only the supplied compostable liners or newspaper to wrap food scraps are to be used)
	Bricks, sand, soil and rocks
	Glass or ceramics
	Hazardous waste, including petrol, gas cylinders, paints, motor oils, garden chemicals and poisons, pool chemicals, cleaners, acids, bleaches and ammonia, medicines and flammable liquids
	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