Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) Kerbside Collection Trial
Over the period August 2021 to September 2022 over 3000 households participated in a trial kerbside collection of food organic and garden organic (FOGO) waste, or garden organic (GO) waste.
The Queensland Government supported Townsville City, Rockhampton Regional and Lockyer Valley Regional Councils to undertake the trials.
As part of the trial, each council provided an additional bin to a sample of households to test collection frequencies, equipment types and community engagement methods.
The trials successfully diverted hundreds of tonnes of organic waste from landfill. The information gathered from the trials is being used by the Queensland Government and councils to assess the suitably of ongoing FOGO collections in Queensland.
The trials were made possible due to the dedicated waste management teams in the local governments who have been on the ground every day ensuring that their communities embrace new ways of managing their waste.