Lets scrap together to recycle food waste

Recycled food waste will provide quality compost for growing more food

The four-part education campaign takes a light-hearted approach to help households make the most of their service to recycle more food waste into quality compost.

Forty-three councils in NSW now provide a FOGO service to their residents, so food waste can be recycled alongside garden waste in their green lid bins.

“The Scrap Together campaign takes food waste recycling to the next level,” EPA Organics Manager Amanda Kane said.

“A trial of the Scrap Together campaign in three council areas was a great success. After learning all food scraps can be composted, residents put more food in the FOGO bin rather than the red bin.

“It follows research that shows people really like the service, but some residents weren’t sure what they could put into the green lid bin and what happens once it was collected.

“They also learnt how the resulting compost is also great for the environment because it’s used to improve soil quality on local farms.”

The Scrap Together campaign explains what to do, how to keep out contaminants and keep caddies and bins fresh. It was tested in three FOGO Council areas over three months and resulted in 10% more food being recovered in the green lid bin and less contamination. Read more about the program design, grants and detailed results, .

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