All Australian households set to receive a new garbage bin to help sort waste

All Australian households set to receive a new garbage bin to help sort waste
All Australian households set to receive a new garbage bin to help sort waste

Households across Australia are set to receive another garbage bin in a bid to further separate different forms of waste. 

Known as FOGO (Food Organics Garden Organics), the green bin may be strictly reserved for garden organics, or also allow food organics which are then composted, depending on which part of the country you live.

The new bin comes in addition to the red and yellow bins commonplace across Australia - which are for household waste and and glass bottles respectively.  

According to news.com.au, the federal government has committed to providing all households with a FOGO bin by 2023 - but the rollout so far has been slow, with the responsibility left in the hands of local councils. 

Randwick City Council in Sydney's east, set the tone after introducing the FOGO bins in March this year. Residents went on to successfully divert 1,400 tonnes of food and organic waste from going to landfill. 

Some residents in Victoria have four bins for their waste, with the newest addition the purple top (right) for food and garden organics

Some residents in Victoria have four bins for their waste, with the newest addition the purple top (right) for food and garden organics

In South Australia, residents have three bins - the red top is for waste, the yellow for recycling and green for organics (pictured)

In South Australia, residents have three bins - the red top is for waste, the yellow for recycling and green for organics (pictured)

NSW typically separates its rubbish into compost (left), recycling and landfill (right)

NSW typically separates its rubbish into compost (left), recycling and landfill (right)

Below is a breakdown of how garbage bins are currently allotted to each state and territory across Australia.

NSW

Most households are given a general waste bin (red lid), recycling bin (yellow lid) and garden vegetation bin (green lid). 

Some households may also have a maroon-lidded bin for food scraps, for residents in the Inner West and City of Sydney council areas.

Victoria

As well as general waste, recycling and FOGO bins, many Victorian households also have a fourth, purple glass-only bin. The first Australian state to do so, the new bins have been rolled out

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