Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO)
Waverley's FOGO trial
Council is trialling a Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection service across four suburbs in Waverley. Trial households are putting food scraps in the green bin combined with garden organics. This bin is now collected weekly, and its contents are turned into compost.
By 2030, all councils across New South Wales must provide a FOGO service, as outlined in the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041. The feedback received during this trial will help Council deliver a FOGO service for all Waverley residents in 2027.
Waverley’s FOGO trial started in October 2024 and was expanded in August 2025.
Who is in the trial?
Around 3,000 households in Bondi, North Bondi, Rose Bay and Bronte have been included in the trial. Please refer to the table of streets included in the trial in the Frequently Asked Questions.
If you have not received a FOGO starter pack and your street is not listed below, your household is not in the trial.
No additional households can be included in the trial service.
Useful resources
- All residents in the trial area were provided with a FOGO starter pack, which included a kitchen caddy, compostable liners and how-to guide.
- You can order some FOGO resources, including compostable liners, online, or collect them from our Customer Service Centres. See FOGO resources and order form for more information.
- Read these interviews with our FOGO binfluencers, James and Deborah, and get inspired to give FOGO a go.
- Watch our informative video series to find out more about using the service, cleaning your bin/caddy and to discover top tips.
If you have any questions about the FOGO service, please email fogo@waverley.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 9083 8000.
Frequently Asked Questions
| Suburb | Street name |
|---|---|
| Bondi | Anglesea Street Avoca Street Bennet Street Birrell Street Coulton Street Ewell Street Grove Street King Street Martins Avenue New Street Ocean Lane Ocean Street (North & South) Orr Street Stephen Street Watkins Street Watson Street |
| Bronte | Albert Street Brae Street Evans Street Lugar Street Pacific Street Rose Street Violet Street Virgil Lane Yanko Avenue |
| North Bondi | Frederick Street Gould Street Knowles Avenue Midelton Avenue Murriverie Road Waratah Street |
| Rose Bay | Chaleyer Street Onslow Place Onslow Street Owen Street The Avenue William Street |
If you don’t see your street listed above but you received a FOGO starter pack in either October 2024 or August 2025, and your bins are put out for collection in one of the above streets, you are in the trial. Contact us if you are not sure.
Simply line your kitchen caddy using compostable liners, then start putting your food scraps in the caddy. Once full or before your collection day, empty it into the FOGO wheelie bin. The green-lid wheelie bin is collected weekly, on the same day as the red bin.
Yes, please!
- Fruit and vegetable scraps (stickers removed)
- Cooked food (including expired food)
- Leftover food (no containers)
- Meat, seafood & bones
- Dairy & eggs (including eggshells)
- Bread, cereals, rice & pasta
- Coffee grounds & loose-leaf tea
- Small branches & garden cuttings
- Weeds & grass clippings
- Leaves & flowers
No, thanks!
- Plastic
- Packaging (even if it says compostable)
- Nappies
- Pet waste
- Tea bags
- Wood building material
- Glass & metal
- Textiles & old clothing
- Rocks, soil & large branches
- Paper towel & tissues
Only use Council-supplied liners or liners that have the ‘seedling logo’ and the code ‘AS 4736’ printed on them. The seedling logo is a symbol that the product’s claims of biodegradability and compostability have been independently checked. Find out more here.
Store your liners in a cool, dark place, such as a kitchen cupboard. The liners are designed to break down, so exposure to excessive sunlight will accelerate this.
You can store your food scraps in any container or jar of your choice. We suggest storing them away from direct sunlight, or in the fridge or freezer if you have space, in the compostable liner.
That’s fantastic! The FOGO service is a commercial compost so can process a larger amount of garden organics and ‘harder to compost items’ such as dairy, meat, bones, bread, grains and citrus. This means you can use it alongside your home composting or chicken food. We suggest keeping these items in your fridge or freezer until collection day to avoid attracting pests.
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