FOGO

FOGO stands for Food Organics, Garden Organics and is a waste collection and processing service. Under the FOGO service you will be able to add food waste along with garden waste to your green-lidded bin for kerbside collection. The contents of a FOGO bin can be turned into compost, mulch and soil conditioner, diverting materials from landfill.

We have delivered over 56,000 FOGO Ready Kits across our City to assist with the transition to the FOGO waste collection service that started on 30 June 2025. 

opens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window If you have not received your kit, please get in touch by emailing your property address through to customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au, and we will arrange to get one out to you ASAP. 

Replacement Compostable liners must meet AS4736 and are available at most major retailers. Make sure you look for the Australian Standard logo.

If you receive a broken or damaged caddy you have until 31 December 2025 to contact our customer service team on 9528 0333 or customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au to report it and we’ll arrange for a replacement to be allocated to you. From 1 January 2026, replacement caddies can be purchased from the City.

No. Once delivered, the FOGO caddy is part of your households allocated bin assets and needs to remain with the property.

Here's some things that can go into your FOGO bin, you can also check out our Bin Collection page, or for amore comprehensive guide of what goes into which bin, visit Materials A-Z – Recycle Right

Using your kitchen caddy is as simple as 1, 2, 3. 

1. If you are using a compostable liner, place it inside the caddy. 
2. Put your food scraps into the caddy.
3. When the caddy is full, empty the contents - including the compostable liner if you used one - into the green lidded FOGO bin. 

Your FOGO waste is collected by the City's contactor, Veolia. It is taken to a sorting facility in Bibra Lake where it is hand sorted to remove contaminants before it is transported to their facility in North Bannister. There it undergoes the composting process including shredding and screening. The end product is a soil conditioner called Vitagro which is available for purchase from various landscape and garden supply retailers. 

The less we send to landfill, the better for our natural environment. 

Did you know that organic food and garden waste makes up almost 50% of what we put into our red bin? With FOGO, food scraps go into our green lid bin, reducing the amount going into the red bin, and reducing what goes to landfill.

FOGO is an expansion of the existing three-bin GO (Garden Organic) service we already offer in our city, and is part of the City's Waste Plan. 

We are joining multiple other local governments that have moved to the FOGO program under the State Government's commitment to have all local governments in the Perth and Peel regions on FOGO by 2025.

The FOGO kerbside waste collection service started in the City of Rockingham on 30 June 2025. 

You’ve been a great sort for years, separating your garden waste and recycling from your general waste. From 30 June it will be time to take the last step in the three bin system - separating your food scraps from your general waste and adding them to your green-lidded FOGO bin along with your garden waste. 

No, FOGO is the standard domestic waste collection service within our City.

You have been provided with an indoor kitchen caddy (5-8 litres capacity) and certified compostable caddie liners (AS 4736-2006) that you can put your food waste in. When the liner is full, simply take it out of the caddy and pop it in your green bin. This will be collected during a weekly kerbside collection and taken to a waste management facility where it will be repurposed into compost, garden mulch and soil conditioner. 

Yes, an additional annual fee will apply for residents who want an extra red bin. It’s currently $256 per annum as at 2025/2026.

If you are already registered for medical waste, your weekly collection service will remain unchanged.

If you, or someone you live with has a medical condition that generates more waste than usual, you can complete an application for an additional 140L red-lidded general waste bin. This form needs a declaration from your medical practitioner and if you qualify, the additional bin will be provided at no cost. 

Visit Form - Walk In Service or Additional Bin for Medical Reasons to download the application form, then return it to the City of assessment. 

Nappies still need to go in the red general waste bin. As this will now be getting collected fortnightly here’s some tips to reduce the odour from nappies:

• Wrap the nappy into itself using the tabs.
• Seal nappies tightly in plastic bags (you can use scented bags) before placing in the garbage bin.
• It's not always practical, but where possible, tip the contents of the nappy down the toilet before putting it in your bin.
• To support our residents in moving away from single use nappies, we have developed a Sustainable Parenting Program that provides our eligible residents with cloth nappy and menstrual product subsidies.
• Reusable cloth nappies are a great option. Whether using them part-time or full-time, they can save space in your red bin and reduce the odours, their also great for the environment! 

Not initially, as high-rise apartment buildings have minimal green/garden space there is not currently an organic waste bin collection service for this type of accommodation/residence. If it is possible for the high-rise/apartment building to implement the FOGO service then a caddy will be provided.

Organic waste makes up approximately 50% of our general waste. As food waste will now be combined with our garden waste, there are some changes to what bin is collected, and when. Here’s the breakdown: 

• 240 litre FOGO Bin (green lid) collected weekly.
• 140 litre General Waste Bin (red lid) collected fortnightly.
• 360 litre Recycling Bin (yellow lid) collected fortnightly.

Your collection day may have changed, check Near Me and enter your address for your most up to date waste collection information.

Making the most of your FOGO bin means you put less in your general waste bin.

If you're sorting your waste correctly, all your food organics should now be going in the FOGO bin which will be collected weekly.

Yes. There will be some changes to waste fees to accommodate the new FOGO service and these will be updated on the City’s website by the beginning of the 2025/2026 financial year.

Under the FOGO Sservice, the number of total bin collections from your property over a two-week period is the same. We’ll still be visiting you to collect your bins four times over the fortnight:

• 240 litre FOGO Bin (green lid) collected weekly
• 140 litre General Waste Bin (red lid) collected fortnightly
• 360 litre Recycling Bin (yellow lid) collected fortnightly.

The City’s domestic waste charge was renamed on the 2025/26 Rates Notice to Standard FOGO Waste Service. This is a compulsory waste service charge applied to all residential properties which receive a FOGO service and is $476. It is $33 higher than last year and is not solely because of FOGO.

The charge for providing a waste service includes a number of components. This includes provision of four tip passes, two green waste verge and one bulk waste verge collections per annum and a weekly waste collection service. It also covers those costs that are not directly tied to waste collection frequency. This includes maintaining infrastructure and operating systems, providing customer support and meeting environmental compliance and State Government landfill levy charges.

While the frequency of red bin collections has reduced, green bin collections (now a FOGO service) have increased.

If you do not have a green-lidded bin at your property, please contactus to arrange delivery of one on 9528 0333 or email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au

Any other product besides certified compostable caddy liners (AS 4736-2006) will result in contamination of your FOGO bin. Biodegradable, plant based or plastic liners are not accepted in your FOGO bin.

Residents can also choose to use no liner and wash out their caddy after emptying contents into their green-lidded FOGO bin.

Landfills are anaerobic environments, meaning they don’t contain oxygen. When food and organic waste starts to break down in landfill, methane gas is produced and the organic waste doesn’t decompose fully. 

The FOGO program diverts a significant percentage of waste from entering our landfill, repurposing it into compost, soil conditioner and mulch, and overall reducing the harmful environmental impacts of general waste.

Most bin odours come from food and organic waste, that’s why we will be increasing your green bin collection to weekly. If you’re worried about your general waste bin smelling on the new fortnightly collection program, here’s some tips to keep the smell away:

• Store it in a shady, well ventilated area if possible.
• Make sure your bin lid closes properly and there are no cracks in the bin sides.
• Consider using odour neutralising products in your bin, such as bicarbonate of soda.

There are a number of parasites and harmful bacteria in dog poo / animal droppings that can survive the composting process. Using compost that has dog poo content is considered a health risk when used in a food garden.

Flies and maggots are attracted to protein that you may be putting into your FOGO bin. Here’s some tips to try and avoid getting maggots in your FOGO bin.

• Make sure the kitchen caddy lid is closed properly when not in use so that it’s air tight
• Drain as much liquid as possible from your kitchen caddy before putting it into your green-lidded FOGO bin
• Freeze meat, fruit and vegetables and put them in your FOGO bin the night before pick up
• Line the outer rim of your FOGO bin with salt or vinegar
• Clean your FOGO bin regularly using warm water and mild soap
• Minimise smells by sprinkling your bin with vinegar or baking soda.

Tips for getting rid of maggots that may be in your FOGO bin:

• Cover them with lime, salt or vinegar
• Spray the top and inside of your bin with vinegar.