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A-Z HOW TO FOGO GUIDE

A-Z: WHAT GOES IN YOUR FOGO BIN?Your comprehensive guide to a range of items that can go in your FOGO bin!

REMEMBER - IF IT GROWS, IT CAN FOGO.

Yes – these items can go in your FOGO bin A to J

Branches under 10cm in diameter

Bread - crusts, stale or mouldy

Butter Cardboard – greasy, dirty

or oily Cereal slops Cheese Chicken bones, skins

and scraps Coffee grounds Compostable green

liners with the certified compostable AS 4736 symbol

Certified compostable AS 4736

Compostable packaging, certified compostable AS 4736

Cooking oils and fats Dairy products Egg cartons Egg shells Expired food

(not in packaging) Feathers Fish and chips paper Fish – bones, skin and

scraps Flowers Fruit – peels, cores,

seeds and scraps Garden waste Grass clippings Grains, nuts and seeds Hair – human or pet Junk mail

K to Z Kitty litter – clay or

paper based, no plastic Leaves Leftover food Milk – small amount

with shredded paper to absorb

Meat bones Meat skin Meat scraps raw or

cooked Mouldy food Nails – human and pet Napkins, serviettes and

tissues Palm fronds and palm

tree nuts Paper bags Paper plates Paper – shredded, dirty

or oily

Pet Waste - not in plastic or degradable bag.

Pizza boxes - dirty or oily

Plant cuttings Rice – cooked or

uncooked Sauces, condiments and

relishes Shells – seafood and

nuts Tea bags and tea leaves Timber (only untreated,

unpainted, uncoated, <10cm in diameter)

Toilet roll, paper towel and cardboard inners

Twigs and sticks Vegetables – peels,

cores, seeds and scraps Weeds Yoghurt

No – these items can’t go in your FOGO bin Biodegradable and degradable bags Clothes Leather products – bags, shoes and

other Dirt, rocks, soil and building

materials Garden hoses and tools

General waste Liquids, oils and chemicals Nappies Packaging – food tins, sauce bottles,

bread bags, yoghurt tubs, etc. Plastics, glass and metals Pot plants

Plastic bags Recyclable items Textiles – bedding, cleaning cloths

and carpet Treated timber and lattice Large logs and branches over 10cm

in diameter

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