We’ve made changes to the way we distribute FOGO kitchen caddy liners
To support the initial roll out of the new FOGO service, City of Melbourne delivered FOGO caddy liner bags to residents for five years. While this assisted with the positive adoption of the service, there have been challenges with rolls of liners going to waste.
It’s not necessary to line your FOGO caddy, but if you’d like to you can line it with a paper bag, newspaper or paper towel.
City of Melbourne residents can also collect a pack of compostable liners at no charge from the service counter at one of the following centers:
- Customer Service Centre at Melbourne Town Hall
- City Library
- East Melbourne Library
- Kensington Town Hall External link
- Library at the Dock
- North Melbourne Library
- Southbank Library
- naarm ngarrgu Library
- Kathleen Syme Library
You will need to bring along something that proves you live in the City of Melbourne, like a driver licence or utility bill. Collection is limited to a single pack per customer.
Want to buy your own liners?
You can use liners purchased elsewhere, but they must be green and display the certified compostable symbol and code AS4736 or AS 5810.
This is because not all types of compostable caddy liners are accepted in City of Melbourne’s FOGO bins. Liner bags available at supermarkets and hardware stores are of varying quality and specification. While being marketed as FOGO bags, some are not compostable (biodegradable and compostable are different) and take too long to break down with our composting processes. This can lead to a poor end product that is not suitable for reuse.
Residential waste collector change
From 1 July 2025, as part of the acquisition, Cleanaway External link will take over the waste contract as the residential waste collector in the City of Melbourne.
There will be no changes to your collection dates or service as a result of this change, and we are working closely with Cleanaway to ensure a smooth transition from day one. Residents who have their bins collected by Council may notice Cleanaway trucks starting to collect bins over the coming months.
If you have any questions about this change or need to report an issue, contact us on 03 9658 9658 or our website.
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