ACT food scraps collection program expanding but Canberra-wide rollout facing delays
ABCA food and garden organics collection scheme that kicked off in more than 5,000 Canberra homes in 2021 is being expanded to some multi-unit developments, but it is behind on delivery. ACT City Services Minister Tara Cheyne says the FOGO program had to take a back seat to replacing Canberra's recycling facility. ACT Minister for City Services Tara Cheyne said having a recycling facility for Canberra was "really critical", with the capital's recyclables currently being transported to Sydney. "So that's been the focus over this term since that very unfortunate fire, and that has meant that FOGO and the facility have had to take a little bit of a back seat," she said. "We'll start to roll those out over the coming weeks as people are made aware of which complexes are invited but I think it's going to be a really nice way of transitioning into a future of FOGO within the ACT," she said.
History of this topic
'FOGO' processing plant opens in Tasmania's north-west in a bid to keep food and garden waste out of landfill
ABCMaggots to munch on Sydney residents' food scraps as councils look for solutions to organic waste
ABCMore time for waste: Western Sydney councils seek deadline extension on 2030 FOGO bin rollout
ABCFOGO system 'overwhelmed' by plastics as industry urges public to get behind rollout
ABCFOGO bin restrictions limit waste items for green bins in NSW under new EPA regulations
ABCFOGO bin waste piling up as WA council battles to save organics from landfill
ABCACT partners with federal government to build new composting and recycling facilities
ABCHow FOGO bins are diverting waste away from landfills and towards the garden
ABCFood waste collection service to be rolled out across Canberra if ACT Labor re-elected
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