According to our waste audits, the average Whitehorse garbage bin contains approximately 47% of food waste and approximately 50% organic waste, which is a

Answers to your Food Organics and Garden Organics Service (FOGO) Service frequently asked questions.

We want you and your neighbours, colleagues and classmates to feel confident about getting recycling right. If you are unsure of how to dispose an item, visit

Since July 2022, we have been accepting food scraps into the existing lime green-lid organics bin. This includes raw and cooked food, as well as meat and bones

All food businesses and community groups that sell food from a temporary or mobile food premises such as a market stall, festival stall, food truck or coffee

Spring is in full swing and treating us with sunny days. But warmer temperatures can make your food waste decompose faster inside the kerbside bin and kitchen

In Whitehorse we landfill over 27,000 tonnes of waste a year, that’s approximately the same weight as 216 blue whales! By reducing, reusing, recycling and

Whether you’re decluttering or moving out, residents are entitled to two FREE booked hard waste collections per financial year to dispose of bulky, broken

Whitehorse News - March 2023 Thanks to everyone who is using Council’s food and garden organics service to keep food waste out of landfill. If you have a bin

The Waste Service Charge is not an extra charge on top of rates. The cost of waste and recycling services has been separated from the general rates and itemised