Getting food and garden waste out of landfill is one of the easiest and most effective ways we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly – not only does organic waste take up valuable landfill space, when it rots in landfill it creates a very potent greenhouse gas called methane.

Governments and industry around the world have joined together to reduce methane emissions as part of a Global Methane Pledge, with the United Nations Environment Program declaring that “Cutting methane emissions is the best way to slow climate change over the next 25 years”. Local governments, for their part, have been rolling out FOGO – a Food Organic Garden Organic kerbside bin service where organic waste is collected and converted into valuable compost for farmers. Brighton Council offered FOGO to residents and schools in 2021, and now, thanks to an extension of Veolia’s collection service, a commercial FOGO service is now available in Brighton.

Brighton businesses are encouraged to do their part to reduce methane emissions and sign up for a FOGO service. To find out more, contact Veolia’s Operations Manager Chris Dickinson at 6244 0003 or chris.dickinson@veolia.com.