Food waste
Food waste should be placed in your general waste bin. However, there are many options that offer better environmental outcomes such as composting or worm farming. Food waste cannot go in ACT green garden waste or recycling bins.
Disposal options
- Home compost bin, bokashi bin or worm farm.
- If you are participating in the Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) service then you can place food scraps into your FOGO bin
- For commercial food rescue and collection of perishable and non-perishable foods consider contacting a food rescue organisation in your area:
- OzHarvest Canberra Food Rescue or email canberra.info@ozharvest.org
- Communities at work food rescue program or email admin@commsatwork.org
- For commercial volumes of food scraps contact:
- Place in your general waste bin.
Additional information
- The ACT Government provides information on how to reduce your food waste at home with inspiring ideas, recipes, facts and resources.
- The Canberra Environment Centre provide information on composting and food waste reduction and sell a range of composting systems at a reduced price.
- Visit the Everyday Climate Choices website for more information on composting.
Why?
When food waste gets sent to landfill it decomposes without oxygen. This produces methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. It also wastes valuable nutrients and energy that could be reused.
Related items
This may include organic waste; food waste; food scraps; vegetable scraps; bones; butter; cake; bread; compost; compostable; composting; leftovers; fruit scraps.