FOGO A-Z Guide

 Click below to find out what items can go in your green-lid FOGO bin.

A-J

  • Ash from wood fire (cold/inactive) 
  • Baked goods
  • Bones (chicken, fish and other small bones)
  • Branches (<1m long and 35mm thick, i.e. cut with a secateurs/loppers)
  • Breads, cakes and pastries
  • Cereal slops 
  • Cereals and grains 
  • Coffee grounds (no pods or filter paper)
  • Cooking oil and fats
  • Dairy foods
  • Eggshells
  • Flowers
  • Food scraps
  • Fruit fly infested fruit (can be tied up in an AS4736 certified compostable bag)
  • Fruits
  • General garden clippings
  • Grains
  • Grass clippings
  • Jelly

K-P

  • Lawn clippings
  • Leaves
  • Leftovers
  • Lollies
  • Meat (raw, cooked)
  • Meat scraps
  • Nuts & seeds
  • Pasta
  • Poultry
  • Prunings and cuttings

Q-Z

  • Salad and dressing
  • Seafood (including bones and shells)
  • Small branches
  • Spoiled food
  • Sticks 
  • Straw and hay 
  • Take away food scraps
  • Tea leaves (no bags)
  • Thorny branches
  • Tree roots (<1m long and 35mm thick)
  • Vegetables
  • Weeds

 

 

 

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