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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 619 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 June 2019 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — FOOD ORGANICS AND GARDEN ORGANICS BINS

619. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Environment:

I refer to the joint media release of the Minister for Environment and the Premier of 10 February 2019 entitled ''New Three-bin system the centrepiece of Waste Strategy'', in which they announced their plan that by 2025, all Perth and Peel households will be using food organics and garden organics—or FOGO—bins.

(1) How many local governments and all other monitored waste collection organisations in Western Australia are currently providing and collecting FOGO bins?

(2) What is the total amount of FOGO waste being collected in Western Australia?

(3) What proportion of the FOGO waste collected is being recycled, and what products is it being recycled into?

(4) What total amount and proportion of FOGO waste is being used to produce compost?

(5) What proportion of the FOGO waste collected is going into landfill in Western Australia?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) Five local governments are currently providing and collecting food organics and garden organics—or FOGO—bins. They are Cities of Melville and Bunbury, and the Shires of Collie, Capel and Donnybrook–Balingup. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation does not collect or require this information from other waste collection organisations.

(2)–(5) Consolidated statewide data on the amount of FOGO material being processed in Western Australia is currently unavailable. This information is being collected as part of the 2017–18 local government waste and recycling census, which is due to be released later in 2019.