Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) Kerbside Collection Trial
In 2021, the Queensland Government provided funding to Townsville City Council, Rockhampton Regional Council and Lockyer Valley Regional Council to undertake the organics kerbside collection trial. The trial was designed to assist local governments to deliver garden organics (GO) and/or food organics and garden organics (FOGO) kerbside collection services within their councils, and generate valuable, Queensland-focused data.
The trial was conducted over the period August 2021 to September 2022. Across the three councils, 3241 households participated in the trial, and 1121 tonnes of organic waste was successfully diverted from landfill.
As part of the trial, each council provided an additional kerbside bin to a sample of households to collect GO or FOGO and test collection frequencies, equipment types and community engagement methods.
The Queensland Organics Kerbside Collection Trial: Final report 931.7 KB) summarises the key findings of the trial and identifies learnings that may be used to inform future development of kerbside organics collection services across Queensland.
The trials were made possible due to the dedicated council waste management teams who are on the ground every day ensuring that their communities embrace new and improved ways of managing their waste.
A summary of outcomes from the individual trials undertaken by councils can be accessed below: