Get ready for your FOGO and glass bins

Starting from Monday 3 November 2025, the City of Ballarat will introduce a Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) and Glass recycling kerbside collection service.

Let’s go FOGO!

• From November, residents will be able to add food waste to their FOGO (current green waste) bin with the lime green lid.
• Food organics includes fruit and vegetable scraps, raw and cooked meat and bones, citrus, leftovers, seafood, shellfish shells and eggshells.
• Diverting food waste into your FOGO bin will free up space in your general household waste bin and keep it out of landfill.
• Your FOGO will be recycled and turned into compost while reducing the amount of food waste sent to landfill.

A clear solution – Recycle your glass

• Every household across the municipality will soon receive a 140 litre purple lid glass collection bin.
• This bin is for glass bottles and jars only such as soft drink, juice, water, beer, wine pasta sauce, jams and condiments jars.
• Put lightly rinsed, empty glass bottles and jars into the bin loose, NOT in bags.
• The introduction of a new purple lid glass bin is more convenient for residents and increases the likelihood of diverting glass from landfill. 

Throughout September and October, residents will receive the following: 

• Kitchen caddy. Use your kitchen caddy to collect your food scraps, which you can then add to your FOGO (current green waste) bin with the lime green lid
• Caddy liners suitable for composting
• A new lime green lid bin for the properties who don’t already have the green waste service
• A new 140 litre purple-lid glass bin, and
• An information pack explaining the new services, including what can and cannot be included in your FOGO and glass bins.