Week 9 Collection update.
Melbourne Cup collection week has produced some serious FOGO!!
9.14 tonnes!
Our trial participants have been busy mowing their yards and trimming their gardens this week, and visually we noticed a lot less contamination and a lot more food waste.
This is an amazing effort, and it is great to see that participants are using their compostable bags to give us their food waste.
Our grand total now sits at 64.52 tonnes!
This week we have also filmed a waste characterisation audit to help promote waste separation and highlight the food/organic waste volumes in general waste bins (red bin).
Check out the Quick Stats below to see our FOGO trending data!
The collection system will consist of the following:
The Queensland Government has generously funded the Trial to get data on organics management in Lockyer Valley and to see how much can be diverted from landfill.
As a rule, any waste that comes from a plant or animal can go in your FOGO bin.
The FOGO collection system accepts the following:
Pet waste – IMPORTANT NOTES
Only COMPOSTABLE bags can be used – look for the word ‘compostable’, or the compostable logo or these certifications: AS 5810, AS 4736, ASTM D6400, and EN13432.
Use the FOGO bin for:
Remember:
Use the recycling bin for:
All items should be clean, dry and empty with lids removed and placed in the bin loosely.
The following items should not be placed into your yellow-lidded recycling bin:
Use this bin for:
The following items should not be placed into your red lid general waste bin:
Neil is one of Council's Community Engagement Officers