All Australian households to get a new bin trends now
Households across Australia are set to receive another 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.
Unlike your average compost bin, all foods can be placed into the green-top bins, including meat and bones.
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.
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.
For most councils in NSW, food waste can only be placed into the red-lid bins which are directed to landfill.
Randwick City Council in Sydney's east, set the tone after introducing the FOGO bins in March last 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
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)
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).
In councils like the Inner West, where some households have four bins (a red landfill bin, a yellow recycling bin, a green garden waste bin and a purple food waste bin) the purple bin will be removed, with the green bin transitioning into a
