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Food waste

Each year Australians waste around 7.6 million tonnes of food across the food supply chain. To look at it another way, this equates to $965 worth of food waste a year for the average household in NSW.

While some food waste is unavoidable, some small changes at home can lead to less food waste while reducing your grocery bill.

Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) trial

In October 2024, Waverley Council introduced a Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) service, starting with a one-year trial. Around 2,000 households included in the trial are being encouraged to place food scraps into their green organics bin along with garden waste. These materials are being collected and processed into compost at a commercial facility. Find out more about the FOGO trial.

Waste is a challenge we all share, and by offering new, convenient services like FOGO, Council is working with the community to combat waste and protect the environment.

Composting

If you're still waiting for the FOGO service, you can try your hand at composting and wormfarming – Council offers heavily discounted compositing equipment via Compost Revolution. Otherwise, you can use the Peels app to find out where you can donate your food scraps to a community compost.

For some great tips to help you minimise food (and money) waste, visit Love Food Hate Waste.

Workshops & events

Council regularly hosts fun events and workshops that are designed to help residents waste less food, save money on groceries and learn food preservation skills. Visit Second Nature for more information and to register.

Stay in the loop about upcoming environmental workshops and events by signing up to Second Nature.