Food organics and garden organics

What is FOGO used for?

FOGO is made into quality compost by professionals to a regulated standard.

• Resource recovery order - compost (PDF 128KB)
• Infographic (PDF 90KB)
• FOGO on a page (PDF 204KB)
• Scrap Together – FOGO education campaign

Organics funding

• Love Food Hate Waste
• Food Donation Education
• Organics Collections
• Organics Infrastructure (Large and Small)
• Organics Market Development

Research

Research shows many households are good food and garden recyclers.

• 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)
• FOGO Deep Dive Education Project Community Survey (PDF 2MB)

Councils with FOGO

43 councils in NSW have FOGO, there are many FOGO case studies and FOGO grant projects.

View the NSW Organics Collection services map (PDF 1.9MB).

Regenerating land

Market development grant case studies show multiple benefits and uses for FOGO compost.

How to FOGO?

Guides to implement FOGO services are available (guide 1, guide 2) and studies show FOGO can work in multiunit dwellings.
In many parts of the world FOGO is mandatory.

• NSW guide to food waste recovery in multi-unit dwellings (PDF 8MB)
• Review of Separate Organics Collection Legislation (PDF 857KB)
• Review of International Food Waste Collection Systems in MUDs (PDF 1.75MB)

Skill up!

Learn more about the compost process and regulations covering organics recycling in NSW.

• Composting for professionals video: a 15 minute introductory module on what happens to the green lid bin contents once collected from the kerbside
• Compost Facility Management Free 8-module online training course covering everything you need to know about commercial composting

Get in touch

Want to know more about FOGO or how to make quality compost?