Environment Matters - August/Winter 2022

Facts you didn’t know about FOGO

If you live in Ipswich you can now divert your food and organics waste from landfill with an opt-in FOGO bin!

3. LOOK FOR THE LOGO:

FOGO means Food Organics Garden Organics. Here’s some things you might not know about the FOGO kerbside collection service. 1. NEW NAME, SAME BIN: If you have a green waste bin (lime green lid) then great news – you already have a FOGO service! The opt-in green waste service has simply had a re-name to reflect the additional food and organic items it can now take. Did you know that these items are now accepted in your FOGO bin – meat scraps and bones, dairy products, used paper towels and tissues and soiled pizza boxes…and more! That’s on top of your garden clippings and fruit and veggie scraps. 2. HOW FAR CAN YOU FOGO:

There are products such as bags and containers being marketed as ‘biodegradable’. But

before you put it in the FOGO bin look for the seedling logo that means it’s Australian certified compostable. No logo – no FOGO!

4. SMALL COST, BIG WINS:

It’s lest than 25 cents per day to have an opt-in FOGO bin at your house. But the rewards to our environment are huge – last year Ipswich households sent 15,500 tonnes of organic matter to landfill. Let’s divert that today!

Find out more information at Ipswich.qld.gov.au/fogo

Don’t lose it to landfill. Recycle it in your yellow lid bin.

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Ipswich.qld.gov.au/recycling