FOGO Collection

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From September 2025 fortnightly Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collections have been introduced in Burnie, joining other Councils in the Cradle Coast region, alternating with Landfill and Recycling kerbside collections 

Did you know? An audit found that around 40% of Burnie’s kerbside waste was food and garden organics. When sent to landfill, this material breaks down and produces methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. As an added incentive, the State Government has introduced a landfill waste levy, which not only encourages waste diversion but also funds innovation initiatives to reduce future waste.

♻️ Turning Waste into Opportunity! 🌱

By collecting FOGO separately where we live, work, and play, Burnie can divert around 1,250 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year, cutting emissions, saving on levy costs, and creating a cleaner, greener future for our community.

Let's go FOGO!

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Can I use bin liners?

No bags - Loose is lovely and layer up! 🍉🍊🍌🍞🍖🥚🦐🌿🍁🍂🥬🪵

To keep our FOGO (Food Organics & Garden Organics) compost clean and safe, please do not use any bin liners.

Simply place your scraps loose into a container or paper bag and then empty them directly into your FOGO bin.

Why no liners? While some bags and bin liners are marketed as “compostable,” they may still contain microplastics that contaminate the compost, reducing the quality.

Tips for easier FOGO handling:

  • Line your kitchen caddy with a paper towel or newspaper.
  • Place newspaper or cardboard at the bottom of your FOGO bin to prevent waste from sticking.

 

⚠️ Please note: All bagged FOGO waste will be rejected at the contamination sorting stage.

Let’s keep chemicals and plastics out of our compost. Thank you for helping us turn your scraps into high-quality compost!

 

How do I use my FOGO bin? What Goes In?

Loose is Lovely! Layer up!

Tip food scraps from your reusable kitchen container, or paper shopping bag, straight into the FOGO bin.

Food Waste:

✅ All vegetable, fruit and food scraps, including citrus and onions
✅ Cooked, spoiled or raw food
✅ Meat, bones, seafood, eggs, eggshells,
✅ Dairy, milk, cheese, yoghurt 
✅ Bread, rice, cakes, pasta
✅ Coffee grounds, loose tea
✅ Soiled paper, tissues, shredded paper
✅ Food-soiled cardboard takeaway, pizza boxes and paper bags

Garden waste: 

✅ Lawn clippings, leaves, flowers, weeds (including noxious) 
✅ Veggie patch scraps, small branches 
✅ Prunings, small branches (under 30cm long & 10cm thick)
✅ Untreated wood chips, sawdust


If in doubt, leave it out!

💡 Pro Tip: Line the bottom of your bin with newspaper, a paper bag, or cardboard to soak up any leaks and prevent waste from sticking to the bottom.

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I already compost at home. Why do I need FOGO?
Even if you already compost, have a worm farm, feed food scraps to your dogs and chickens
 
FOGO bins complement home composting by handling: 

✔️ Seasonal or larger quantities of garden organics
✔️ Weeds
✔️ Larger garden waste items that take longer to break down

✔️ Food scraps that are harder to compost at home, such as dairy, meat, bones, bread, grains, citrus, seeds, pips, and kitchen oils 

 

What Stays Out of my FOGO bin?

Contamination in FOGO can harm the people who sort it by hand. Sharp objects, plastics, or hazardous items put workers at risk of injury, illness, and stress.

NO GO FOGO - Please do not put these in your FOGO Bin:

❌ No Bags – not even compostable bags.
All bags are rejected because we can’t be sure what they are made from, or what’s inside. Bags may introduce chemicals or contamination, affecting soil quality.

Materials for the Waste Centre
🚫 Soil, large branches, heavy logs
🚫 Concrete, rocks, ceramics
🚫 Metals
🚫 Treated timber, gravel, rocks, or building materials 
🚫 Fireplace Ash 

Materials for your Recycle Bin
🚫 Recyclable materials, glass, tins, foil

 

Materials for your Landfill Bin
🚫 Tetrapaks (e.g. milk, juice cartons)
🚫 Cling wrap, Plastic wrappers, grease-proof paper
🚫 Textiles

Products containing traces of plastics or chemicals 
🚫 Biodegradable liners or containers
🚫 PLA #7 takeaway containers 
🚫 Tea bags or coffee bags/filters

Biosecurity pathogens or health risk Items
🚫 Pet waste or kitty litter
🚫 Dead animals or roadkill
🚫 Nappies and Sanitary products

 

ℹ️ If in doubt, keep it out and pop it in your landfill bin.

 

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Where can I buy the compost made from FOGO waste?

Dulverton Organic Compost is available for sale from retail outlets across Tasmania:

Cape View Nursery
15385 Bass Highway, SOMERSET
Ph: (03) 6435 1391

Complete Quarry and Landscaping
5 Massy-Greene Drive, SOUTH BURNIE
Ph: (03) 6464 0739

Dig This Landscape & Garden Supplies
201 Stony Rise Road, DEVONPORT
Ph: (03) 6424 2400

Edwards Landscaping & Supplies
6 Lewis Street, WYNYARD
Ph: (03) 6442 1747

GW Landscaping Supplies
804 South Road, PENGUIN
Ph: (03) 6437 0700

Kelpomix
4a Formby Road, DEVONPORT
Ph: (03) 6424 8108

Walters Contracting 
6192 Frankford Road, EAST DEVONPORT
Ph: (03) 6427 9051

West Park Plants Plus
63 West Park Grove, BURNIE
Ph: (03) 6431 9730

 

Dulverton Organic Compost can be purchased in bulk, direct from the Dawson Sidings Road facility. Minimum quantities apply with capacity to cater for orders over 1,000m3.

Won't my FOGO bin smell?

Not if you follow these few handy tips:

🧊 Freeze meat & seafood scraps, then bin them on collection day
📰 Use paper to wrap scraps and line bin
🧽 Use a sprinkling of bicarbonate soda to deodorise your bin
🌿 Layer food waste with garden clippings
💦 Rinse your bin regularly & keep it dry
🕶️ Keep your bin in the shade where possible

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