MORE households than ever before will soon have access to the Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling with the City of Swan, Shire of Mundaring and Town of Cambridge rolling out the three-bin system.

The system is a crucial part of WA’s waste avoidance and resource recovery strategy 2030 and is supported by the state government's $20 million Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program, and is improving recycling and reducing waste, with participating local governments achieving a recovery rate of 56 per cent.

That's compared to 39 per cent for those with the Food three-bin Go FOGO system and 14 per cent for those with the two-bin system with 250,000 households in WA to soon have access to the three-bin system.

The system is currently available to Town of Cambridge and Shire of Mundaring residents with City of Swan to stage its rollout as part of a transition to the FOGO system.

It's expected nine more local governments in Perth will introduce FOGO by June 2026.

City of Swan Mayor Tanya Richardson said the city was excited to introduce a new three-bin kerbside collection system, including a FOGO bin, to households.

“We're committed to promoting sustainable consumption and reducing waste production and FOGO will help us achieve this by separating waste materials at the source.

“Currently, each residential property in our city puts about 850kg in its general waste bin every year, and over half is organic material.

“This new system aligns with the state government's waste strategy, and more importantly, it will protect our natural environment for future generations.”

Environment Minister Reece Whitby said local governments statewide were excited to adopt the Food Organic, Garden Organic three-bin system.

“They're doing their bit to avoid waste, improving recycling rates, and ultimately doing what's right for WA's environment,” he said.

“While this is an important milestone, I want to see even more local governments listen to WA households and get on board with this system.”

Shire of Mundaring President Paige McNeil said the FOGO service aligned well with the shire’s long-term strategic plan to preserve its natural assets now and into the future.

“Shire of Mundaring introduced the new FOGO service to its communities from July 1 to help greenhouse gas emissions and save valuable space in landfill,” she said.

“The quality testing results for the Shire of Mundaring's FOGO collections have been promising, showing minimal contamination levels.

“This outcome reflects positively on those in our community who are transitioning their waste to FOGO.”

To find out more, head to www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/programs/view/food-organics-and-garden-organics