As part of our Waste Plan 2020/2021 we are making the Food Organic and Garden Organic (FOGO) service available to all residential properties that currently use the green-lidded garden organic bin.
The three-bin FOGO system commenced roll out in the Perth metropolitan area in 2019. The WA State Government is encouraging the introduction of this best-practice three-bin system throughout all local governments in the Perth and Peel regions by 2025.
Here in the City of Rockingham we want to do our bit to ensure a sustainable future by reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill; in fact our Community’s Vision is: “A quality lifestyle. A sustainable future”, and it's one of our Community Aspirations to be a place of natural beauty where the environment is respected. The City is implementing a FOGO waste collection service in the City of Rockingham by the end of June 2025. This is simply an expansion of the existing three-bin GO (Garden Organic) service which was implemented in 2017.
What is FOGO?
FOGO stands for ‘Food Organics, Garden Organics'. The FOGO system provides residents with more options for separating their waste with the aim to improve waste recovery rates, increase diversion from landfill. Organic waste diverted from landfill means less production of harmful greenhouse gas methane. As this journey progresses we will keep you informed of the changes and how the system works.
The FOGO journey
We are working through all the details of how a FOGO service can be best delivered in the City of Rockingham and will keep you updated on our progress.
FOGO may bring about a change in how you dispose of you waste in your household so we will doing lots of community education to make sure everyone understands their role in helping to reduce waste for the benefit of our environment.
If you have any questions about the roll out of a FOGO service in the City of Rockingham, please call us on 9528 0333 or email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au.