At the recent new Bridgewater Bridge opening celebrations in June, there was a stand where the community could chat to Brighton Council staff about all things Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO).

Community members were invited to guess the number of recycled paper clips in a jar to go into the draw to win a home compost bin. The lucky winner was Deb Clark from Brighton who dropped by the Council offices recently to collect her bin. Deb will now be turning her kitchen scraps into soil gold at home. Don’t forget that your FOGO bin (the one with the bright green lid) helps you to dispose of organic waste if you can’t compost at home, like meat, vegetable scraps, eggshells, pet fur and pet waste, along with weeds, plants and bigger twigs and branches if you don’t have access to a mulching machine.

For more information on Brighton Council’s FOGO collection service visit www.brighton.tas.gov.au/property/fogo or if you would like to learn more about home composting, download the free booklet from Hobart City Council’s website titled ‘Home Composting in Hobart’.