FOGO Three Bin System
From 6 June 2022, Cottesloe is Good to FOGO.
All single residences have changed to a FOGO service, as well as duplexes and triplexes. Residents were sent a letter in early May advising how the change would be implemented. A kitchen caddy and two rolls of compostable liners were delivered to each household in late May 2022, together with your 2022-2023 waste and recycling calendar and a How to FOGO pamphlet. A FOGO sticker was applied to existing lime green lidded bins.
The lime green lidded FOGO bin is collected weekly and your red lidded general waste bin and the yellow lidded recycle bin are collected fortnightly on alternate weeks.
Additional kitchen caddies and rolls of compostable caddy liners can be purchased from the Town reception desk.
Multi-unit dwellings will gradually transition to FOGO starting late 2022. Apartment and strata property residents who are interested in changing to the FOGO 3 bin system, should email the Town to register their interest. The Town will supply kitchen caddies, FOGO bins and materials to assist residents to make the change. Until your strata complex changes, please continue to place your bins out on the usual schedule.
What is FOGO?
FOGO stands for Food Organics Garden Organics. Residents can now place their food waste into the green bin, thus reducing the amount of waste the Town sends to landfill. The contents from the green bin will be turned into high-quality compost. This will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and have a positive impact on our environment. Under the State Government's Waste Strategy, all metropolitan councils will introduce the new three bin FOGO system by 2025.
Watch this video to see how easy FOGO is
Further details can be found here under FOGO Frequently Asked Questions and on WMRC's website.
If you were unable to attend any of the FOGO information sessions held in May 2022, please click HERE to see a recorded version of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council's FOGO slide presentation for Cottesloe residents.