Food organics and garden organics

What goes in FOGO

Find out about what can and can't go in FOGO bins

• Food
• Garden organics
• Compostable plastic kitchen caddy liners that comply with Australian Standard AS 4736-2006 (for commercial composting)
• Fibre-based kitchen caddy liners (e.g. paper or newspaper)

Scrap Together FOGO education

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)

Organics funding

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• Food Rescue Rebates

Applications now closed

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

Find out more about organics funding.

FOGO NSW snapshot

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

• NSW FOGO snapshot (PDF 204KB)

• NSW Organics Collection services map (PDF 1.9MB)

• Food waste infographic (PDF 90KB)

• Resource recovery order - compost (PDF 128KB)

NSW bin audit analysis

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)

Research

Research shows many households are good food and garden recyclers.

• Find out about research on FOGO
• Fact sheets and report: Emissions of food waste recovery technologies
• Food organics in hospitals (PDF 420KB)

Guides to FOGO

Check out these national and international guides to best practice

• Fact Sheet: Carbon credit income from FOGO (PDF 240KB)
• Manual: Carbon credit income from FOGO (PDF 1.4MB) 
• NSW guide to food waste recovery in multi-unit dwellings (PDF 5MB)
• Guide for better practice FOGO services (PDF 3.76MB)

Compost end markets

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

• Positive outlook for organics markets in NSW (PDF 175KB)

Explore the diverse ways the commercial compost industry is growing through our Cool Compost program.

Learn

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

• 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