What goes in the FOGO bin?
If it’s food or garden organics, it belongs here. A quick check before you toss keeps the whole system working well.
FOGO bin (lime-green lid)
A handy tip from our Creature of Habit
If it grows, it goes.
Let’s clean up FOGO for good. Just these three things in your FOGO bin make quality compost:
1. Food scraps, 2. Garden waste and 3. Certified compostable liners.
Let’s clean up FOGO for good. Just these three things in your FOGO bin make quality compost:
1. Food scraps, 2. Garden waste and 3. Certified compostable liners.
Yes — put these in your FOGO bin
Food organics
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Garden organics
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Only use certified compostable liners for your FOGO bin
Compostable liners with AS 4736 seedling logo
Standard plastic bin linersIn the habit of tossing some things in the wrong bin?
Check below to see where non-FOGO items belong.
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Recycling bin (yellow-lid)
Use your yellow lidded bin for non-organic items that can be recycled in Western Australia. Ensure all recycling is clean, dry, empty and loose (not in bags).
- Unshredded paper
- Newspaper and cardboard
- Aluminium or steel cans
- Plastic bottles
- Containers or paper cartons that are not long-life/silver-lined (i.e. milk, juice)
- Glass bottles
- Containers with lids off
- Hard plastics (i.e. punnets from berries or yoghurt containers)
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General waste bin (red-lid)
Use your red lidded bin for items that can’t go in FOGO or recycling, such as:
- Nappies
- Hygiene and sanitary products
- Damaged textiles
- Pet waste and litter
- Hair and fur
- Plastic bags
- Disposable cutlery
- Polystyrene
- Food-soiled packaging and meat trays
- Tissues and paper towel
- Compostable packaging and utensils
Need extra support with the change?
If your household is experiencing special circumstances which may qualify for alternative arrangements, then please contact the City.
Our Waste Education team can provide additional guidance, resources and site visits to support waste sorting at your property.
