Wyndham’s aim to have every household using food organics and garden organics (FOGO) bins by early next year has progressed.
The contract to supply and roll out all of the FOGO bins and caddies to the remaining houses that do not have them was awarded to Mastec Australia Pty Ltd (Mastec) during a council meeting on March 25.
The move would bring Wyndham in line with the state government’s current standards that requires all councils to roll out green-lid FOGO bins to all households that receive a council waste service by the end of June 2027
Mayor Mia Shaw said food and garden waste makes up 46 per cent of household waste sent to landfill in the area and that under the new system all this waste will be diverted from landfill to a commercial composting facility.
“It will be transformed into nutrient-rich compost, which will help fertilise local farms and promote a more sustainable future,” she said.
“I also encourage all residents who currently have the green lid bin to put all their food waste into it and help our community lower what goes to landfill.”
