Kitchen caddies and liners FAQ's

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Can I use compostable bags not provided by Council in my caddy?

No. Not all liners are created equal; some biodegradable or compostable products take longer and require different conditions to break down than others.

We will provide you with the right kind of compostable liners for use in your kitchen caddy. The liners Council provides meet the Australian Standards of AS4736 and AS5810 and are coloured bright green.

If you choose to line your caddy with bags, you must only use the Council provided compostable liners. Paper towel or newspaper is also acceptable to line your kitchen caddy.

Your current roll of compostable liners should last around 6 months if you change them 2 – 3 times a week.

Additional liners will not be available until early 2024. Delivery of additional liners for use in FOGO kitchen caddies has been delayed. Council has a very limited stock of liners at the moment while we wait for further stock to arrive

You can also use paper towel or newspaper to line the bottom or simply wash the caddy.

 

Do I have to use liners in my kitchen caddy?

No.

We are providing compostable liners for your convenience, but you can use paper towel or newspaper to line your caddy if you prefer. However, if you do choose to line your caddy with bags, you must only use the Council provided green compostable liners.

Your current roll of compostable liners should last around 6 months if you change them 2 – 3 times a week.

Additional liners will not be available until early 2024. Delivery of additional liners for use in FOGO kitchen caddies has been delayed. Council has a very limited stock of liners at the moment while we wait for further stock to arrive.

You can also use paper towel or newspaper to line the bottom or simply wash the caddy.

 

 

 

How do I get more compostable kitchen caddy liners from Council?

The compostable liners provided by Council are approved for use in the FOGO kitchen caddy.

These liners meet the required Australian Standard AS4736. The lime-green colour of the liners meets our composting partner’s requirements.

We supplied an initial roll of 75 caddy liners to every household. The initial roll of 75 caddy liners is expected to last the average household 6 months (to April 2024.)

We recommend changing the liner in your kitchen caddy on average 2 to 3 times a week. This will ensure your Council supplied liners last for the expected 6 months.

 

If you have run out of liners

You can use your kitchen caddy with or without a liner

  • The handle makes for ease of carrying to the FOGO bin.

  • The caddy is dishwasher safe and can be cleaned.

  • You can choose to line the caddy with paper towel or newspaper

 

Garden items like leaves, sticks and twigs can be used in the bottom of the FOGO wheelie bin.

  • This will help prevent food waste from sticking to the bottom.

  • The wheelie bin can be hosed out as needed.

 

A limited stock of caddy liners are available for collection from our Community Links.

Please note: Further stock of liners for the use in FOGO kitchen caddies is expected in February 2024. 

 

 If you require additional accessibility options please contact our Customer Experience team on 1300 368 333.

 

 

How do I separate food scraps from waste in my kitchen?

As part of the new service you will get a 7 litre kitchen caddy and a roll of compostable liners delivered to you between August and September 2023.

Data shows we are more likely to remember to recycle our kitchen scraps if we have a kitchen caddy nearby.

We recommend storing your caddy on your kitchen bench or under the kitchen sink for easy access.

Simply line the caddy with the liners provided by Council, collect your food scraps, and empty it into your FOGO bin for collection.

If you would prefer to use your own container that is completely fine, if you do choose to line your caddy with bags, you must only use the Council provided green compostable liners.

How do I use the kitchen caddy liners?

Three simple steps:

  1. Line the kitchen caddy with the 100% compostable caddy liners supplied by Council.
  2. Place food scraps and indoor plant cuttings into the caddy until almost full.
  3. Take your caddy to your kerbside FOGO bin, twist the top of the bag closed and place into the FOGO bin.

We recommend emptying your caddy every 2-3 days for best results with the liners.

 

My caddy liners are faulty - they are falling apart

The caddy liners you have been provided with are designed to break down and this will be speeded up if contents are particularly wet, hot or left in the caddy for too long.

To avoid spillages in the house when emptying your caddy, it is advised to:

  • take the caddy out to your FOGO bin to be emptied,
  • when possible, try to reduce the amount of fluid from the food waste before it goes in the caddy and 
  • replace the liner about 3 times per week.

If these solutions do not work for you, you may prefer to line your caddy with kitchen towel or newspaper.

Why can’t I use other compostable bin-liners?

A special type of compostable bag is supplied to all FOGO bin users free of charge to ensure that the correct materials are going into our FOGO bins. Please only use the council supplied compostable caddy bags to ensure that our FOGO materials is not contaminated. Other plastic bags, even those that claim to be compostable, may not compost in the system that processes our FOGO materials. It will then become contamination, rendering the FOGO material as unsuitable for compost.

If you would prefer to not use the compostable bags provided by council to line your kitchen caddy, that is ok. You could use paper towel as an alternative, or go without a liner altogether a liner and wash your caddy regularly. 

 

 

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