2022 EAT Festival, Sapphire Coast NSW

EAT FESTIVAL IS A WASTE WISE EVENT

EAT Festival is a waste wise event.  We use only recyclable packaging and we offer green lid FOGO bins at the festival as well as the usual yellow lid recylable bins and red lid bins for waste.  The FOGO service allows food scraps to be added to the green lid organics bin, so it can be professionally recycled into compost. Here in the Bega Valley, we are lucky to have had a FOGO service since 2018 to recycle our food and garden organics into compost for our residents and businesses.  Did you know? In the first 4 years of FOGO, the BVSC have diverted thousands of tonnes of food and garden organics from landfill!! 


What you CAN put in the green (Fogo) bin!


  • Garden prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves and flowers 
  • Food waste and leftovers, cooked or raw (no plastic or cardboard containers!) 
  • Fruit, vegetables and peel 
  • Meat, cooked or raw (including bones) 
  • Seafood (prawn heads, oyster shells, fish bones) 
  • Dairy (milk, cheese, cream, yoghurt) 
  • Eggs and eggshells 
  • Coffee grinds and tea leaves 
  • Certified Compostable caddy liners that comply with Australian Standard AS 4736-2006 (look for the seedling logo only) 

Paper towel or newspaper used to line your FOGO caddy

What you CAN'T put in thegreen (Fogo) bin!


  • Plastic bags, cling wrap, plant pots or trays or any other hard or soft plastic 
  • Glass bottles or jars 
  • All metal including tins and cans 
  • Timber, building rubble such as concrete and bricks 
  • Takeaway coffee cups, teabags and containers (including cardboard and certified compostable) 
  • Food packaging (including cardboard and certified compostable) 
  • Bamboo or timber cutlery 
  • Baking paper (including certified compostable) 
  • Paper towel, serviettes, tissues 
  • Nappies, medical waste or anything unsafe 
  • Vacuum cleaner dust, washing machine or dryer lint 

Pet poo, kitty litter or pet poo bags (including certified compostable) New Paragraph

MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CORRECT BIN WHEN YOU ARE DISPOSING OF YOUR WASTE AT EAT FESTIVAL !!

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