Get the best start and give FOGO a Go’GO
A new 3-bin + caddy starter pack is now available for Mainland residents to purchase at all FRWA Depots. Featuring a half-priced green FOGO* bin and a free kitchen caddy, the 3-bin pack encourages residents in green FOGO-zoned townships to put their food waste in green bins.
A delivery service is also available on the Fleurieu Mainland for an additional fee. Please contact our Customer Service team on 8555 2467 (Mon-Fri 8.30 am to 4.00 pm) to arrange and pay a delivery.
3 bin + caddy starter pack contents:
- 240 L lime green-lidded FOGO* bin (half-price)
- 140 L red-lidded landfill bin
- 240L yellow-lidded recycling bin
- Kitchen caddy (free)
- Price $198.50 (valued at $247)
* Green FOGO bin collection available in zoned townships.
NB: Kangaroo Island residents completing a new house build: Please contact Kangaroo Island Council to apply for your bins initially supplied by your council.
Less landfill. More compost. Greener planet.
Putting food scraps in the green FOGO bin or home compost pile creates compost and soil for a greener planet and leaves more room in your landfill bin. Food waste in a landfill doesn’t compost; instead, it rots anaerobically (without oxygen), creating methane gas that is more damaging to the ozone layer.
What can go in the FOGO bin?
All this garden and food goodness is made into compost and soil locally by Peats Soil & Garden Supplies at Brinkley.
- Meat, seafood and bones (yes – chicken carcasses, but only loose or in a compostable bag)
- Prawn, oyster and egg shells
- Cheese and non-liquid dairy
- Bread, pasta, rice, crackers etc.
- Vegetables and fruit
- Coffee grounds and paper tea bags
- Garden, weeds and lawn cuttings (keep lid open to dry out condensation and avoid compaction of green waste)
- Pet waste – loose or in compostable bags only (not biodegradable). Cat litter must be marked compostable – not crystals or clay-based
- Hair and nail clippings
- Tissues and paper towel
- Compostable packaging and greasy pizza boxes and takeaway containers
How to get the most of your new bins – and reduce bin theft
We strongly encourage all residents to paint their property number and street name on the front of their bins to discourage bin theft.
Our Kerbside Bins page has lots of further information about bins as well as top tips to make sure your bin gets collected.
