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10 October, 2024
Are you getting ready to GOGO?
City of Moreton Bay has begun delivering garden organic (GO) bins to approximately 120,000 households. If you’re eligible, yours will be on its way or you’re eagerly awaiting the start of collections.
Here’s some tips to get you off to a great start with your GO bin:
Never bag your garden organics Just like your recycling bin, keep your garden organics loose. Empty your grass catcher, bucket of weeds or branches straight into the bin. Any bags - plastic, paper, compostable or otherwise - are contaminants that increase processing costs to Council and ratepayers.
Don’t be fooled by compostable or biodegradable packaging Compostable and biodegradable packaging are basically the same as garden organics, right? Wrong! Never put these materials in your GO bin. These products might be good for your home composting, but will contaminate the nutrientrich, moisture retaining compost your garden organics becomes at City of Moreton Bay’s composting contractors.
Know the dos and don’ts of disposing of your garden organics City of Moreton has a list of materials perfect for your GO bin. Knowing what goes in and what stays out isn’t hard.
- Branches cut down to size? In it goes.
- Leaves and garden trimmings? Absolutely.
- Grass clippings, weeds, plants and flowers? Throw them in.
Where it could get tricky are the materials that feel like they belong but absolutely do not. Potting mix, soil, compostable packaging, plant pots and manure are all found in your garden, but absolutely do not go in your GO bin.
Want to know more? Visit moretonbay.qld.gov.au/GO
