Food organics and garden organics

NSW has mandated FOGO collection services for households by 2030, and for businesses in stages from July 2026.

• Mandate legislation overview
• Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment (FOGO Recycling) Bill 2024
• Exemptions from the FOGO mandates
• Business food waste requirements
• Resources and other support for businesses
• What can and can't go in FOGO bins

Scrap Together is an education program to help households make the most of their FOGO service.

• Scrap Together – FOGO education program
• Starting Scraps Micromex Social Research Summary Report (PDF 1.2MB)
• Scrap Together Grants
• Scrap Together evaluation report (PDF 2MB)

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• Food Rescue Rebates
• Organics Processing Advisory Service

Applications now closed

• Circular Markets Grants
• Go FOGO Grants
• Scrap Together Grants
• Organics funding programs concluded
• Food Rescue Grants
• Business Food Waste Partnership Grants

Find out more about organics funding.

61 councils in NSW are going FOGO. There are many FOGO case studies and FOGO grant projects.

• NSW FOGO snapshot (PDF 204KB)
• NSW FOGO services map and council list
• Food waste infographic (PDF 90KB)
• Resource recovery order - compost (PDF 128KB)
• WCRA C&I industry survey report May 2025

Understanding the performance of kerbside waste and organics recycling services.

• Analysis of NSW Food and Garden Bin Audit Data 2023 (PDF 2MB)
• Analysis of NSW Green Lid Bin Audit Data Report 2020 (PDF 2.3MB)
• Analysis of NSW Red Lid Bin Audit Data Report (PDF 2.3MB)
• Analysis of NSW Food and Garden Bin Audit Data 2018 (PDF 1MB)

The EPA commissions and conducts research to guide and support our programs and inform our decision making.

• Compostable plastics in green waste
• Research on FOGO
• Fact sheets and report: Emissions of food waste recovery technologies
• Food organics in hospitals (PDF 420KB)

Check out these NSW guides to best practice.

• NSW best practice guide to FOGO
• NSW guide to food waste recovery in multi-unit dwellings (PDF 5MB)
• Fact Sheet: Carbon credit income from FOGO (PDF 240KB)
• Manual: Carbon credit income from FOGO (PDF 1.4MB)

Find out what happens to the recycled products.

• Advancing compost use in the built environment report 2026 (PDF 1MB)
• Compost market potential study summary 2025 (PDF 4.3MB)
• Compost market potential study report 2025 (PDF 789KB)
• Cool Compost shows the benefits of compost to customers.
• Market development grant case studies show multiple benefits and uses for FOGO compost.
• Compost market analysis 2020 (PDF 175KB)

Learn more about FOGO, composting and regulations covering organics recycling in NSW.

• From FOGO masterclasses: over the 6 classes you'll hear from Australian and international speakers on all aspects of FOGO
• Compost Facility Management: a free 8-module online training course covering everything you need to know about commercial composting