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Give FOGO a go

Even a Creature of Habit can adjust to a new bin system.
Creature of Habit in their kitchen

What is FOGO?

FOGO stands for Food Organics and Garden Organics. It means the lime-green lidded bin is no longer just for garden waste - it’s now for food scraps too. FOGO will first roll out to houses and smaller residential buildings with up to five units from April 2026. To check whether your property is included in the FOGO rollout, please contact the City of Perth.

Even our Creature of Habit knows new routines can take a little time. That’s why we’ve put together the key things you need to know to get your new habit started.

What’s changing?

There are three main changes to get used to with FOGO.

Food scraps now go in the FOGO bin
Your lime-green lidded bin is now for food scraps, compostable liners and garden waste.

Your new collection schedule 
Your lime-green lidded FOGO bin will be collected weekly. 
The red lidded general waste and the yellow lidded recycling bin are collected on alternating fortnights.

Your red lidded general waste bin is now fortnightly
The standard service is a 140L general waste bin.

 
Green-lid bin


FOGO Bin

Now collected weekly.
For food scraps, compostable liners and garden waste.
Yellow-lid bin


Recycling Bin

Now collected fortnightly.
For accepted recycling items like paper, cardboard, bottles, cans and cartons.
Red-lid bin


General Waste Bin

Now collected fortnightly.
For items that can’t go in FOGO or recycling.

Just remember: If it grows, it goes.

How to get set up for FOGO

Step 1: Set up your kitchen caddy
Residents will receive a free handy kitchen caddy and two rolls of compostable liners. Line your caddy and use it to collect food scraps in the kitchen before emptying them into your FOGO bin (lime-green lid).

Step 2: Learn what's good to FOGO
Get familiar with what can and can’t go in your FOGO bin so items end up in the right place.

Step 3: Check your new collection days
Your lime-green lidded FOGO bin goes out weekly. Your red lidded and yellow lidded bins go out fortnightly.

What goes in the FOGO bin?New bin collection schedule

When will FOGO roll out for my suburb?

  • East Perth, West Perth and Northbridge

    Here's what to expect for your area:

    Week 1  9 and 10 Apr  Delivery of kitchen caddies, compostable liners and information pack. 
    Week 2  13 - 17 Apr 

    FOGO bins delivered to properties that didn't have a green waste service, and existing 240L garden organics bins become FOGO bins. From this point, food scraps can go in the lime-green lidded bin.

    What residents should do: Read the information pack and keep the caddy ready to use in the kitchen. Start using the FOGO bin straight away. 
    Week 3  20 - 24 Apr 

    New 140L red lidded general waste bins are delivered.

    From Wednesday 22 April: Your FOGO bin will be collected weekly, and your red lidded general waste bin and yellow lidded recycling bin will move to fortnightly collection.

    What residents should do: Leave old red lidded bin(s) out on collection day (Wednesday 22 April), until they are removed, this can take up to 3 business days. 
  • Nedlands and Crawley

    Here's what to expect for your area:

    Week 1  9 and 10 Apr  Delivery of kitchen caddies, compostable liners and information pack. 
    Week 2  13 - 17 Apr 

    FOGO bins delivered to properties that didn't have a green waste service, and existing 240L garden organics bins become FOGO bins. From this point, food scraps can go in the lime-green lidded bin.
    Week 3  20 - 24 Apr 

    From Friday, April 24: Your FOGO bin will be collected weekly, and your red lidded general waste bin and yellow lidded recycling bin will move to fortnightly collection.
    Week 5  4 - 7 May  New 140L red lidded general waste bins are delivered. 
    Week 6  8 - 12 May  What residents should do: Leave old red lidded bin(s) out on your usual collection day (Friday, May 12) until they are removed, this can take up to 3 business days. Some households may have two red lidded bins for up to one week during this changeover. 

 

FOGO in your neighbourhood

Our Waste Education team will be door knocking across the City, from mid April to late May, answering your questions and helping you build new FOGO habits. The City will work with residents to ensure the FOGO system works effectively. 

  • Pop-up events (FOGO information, games and activities)
    Nedlands, Megalong Street  3pm | Sunday, 19 April 
    Perth City Farm  8:30 - 11:30am | Saturday, 2 May 
    East Perth, Victoria Gardens  10am - 12pm | Saturday, 30 May 
    Broadway Shopping Centre  Details to come 
  • Door knocking
    Northbridge and West Perth 10am - 2pm | Saturday, 18 April
    East Perth 10am - 2pm | Saturday, 2 May | Sunday, 3 May | Saturday, 23 May
    Crawley 10am - 2pm | Saturday, 9 May
    Nedlands 10am - 2pm | Saturday, 16 May 

Small habit, bigger impact

  • Less food waste in landfill

  • More compost for healthy soil

  • A cleaner, greener City of Perth

Next step: Know what goes in FOGO
A quick check before you toss helps keep FOGO working well.