FOGO waste collection service will be trialed in Belconnen Suburbs
The Food organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection service will be trailed and rolled out in Belconnen suburbs later this year. The programme was established as part of the ACT Government’s attempts to reduce landfill rubbish and transform home leftovers into usable compost.
Canberra’s Chief Minister Andrew Barr stated that the FOGO pilot will allow residents to avoid putting rubbish in landfills and to take everyday climate change action through smarter choices. “About a third of our household garbage bin contents are food waste,” he says, “which currently goes to landfill and contributes to our emissions, and the food waste breaks down in our landfill’s airless conditions and generates methane, an exceptionally potent glasshouse gas.”
The ACT has set a goal of halving glasshouse gas emissions by 2025 and reaching nett zero emissions by 2045, thus lowering emissions from our waste stream is a critical aspect of the government’s climate change strategy. The FOGO service would help Canberrans tackle climate change by reducing waste emissions by up to 30% by collecting valuable organics from landfill.
Homeowners who sign up for the programme will receive an easy-to-use caddy with biodegradable lining for collecting food leftovers. After that, the biodegradable bags can be emptied and garden garbage can be deposited to the FOGO container. Rather of fortnightly collections, green FOGO bins and rubbish bins will be picked up weekly in the experimental suburbs.
Canberrans can expect full implementation of FOGO in 2023, when the FOGO trial will be completed. 92% of Canberrans say they want a full-fledged FOGO collection service in the ACT.
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