❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the government on FOGO participation rates and funding for local governments. The response details current participation and funding programs, highlighting infrastructure investment.
AnsweredQoN 1494Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WASTE MANAGEMENT — FOOD ORGANICS AND GARDEN
ORGANICS
1494. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to question without notice
1078 regarding food organics and garden organics, which was answered on
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, and note that this is National Recycling Week.
(1) What percentage of metropolitan
local governments are currently participating in FOGO?
(2) What percentage of households
across the metropolitan area are currently participating in FOGO?
(3) What
percentage of costs towards FOGO is the state government contributing to
participating local governments for —
(a) FOGO set-up; and
(b) FOGO operations?
ORGANICS
1494. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to question without notice
1078 regarding food organics and garden organics, which was answered on
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, and note that this is National Recycling Week.
(1) What percentage of metropolitan
local governments are currently participating in FOGO?
(2) What percentage of households
across the metropolitan area are currently participating in FOGO?
(3) What
percentage of costs towards FOGO is the state government contributing to
participating local governments for —
(a) FOGO set-up; and
(b) FOGO operations?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the
following answer.
(1) Thirty per cent of Perth
metropolitan local governments currently provide FOGO services.
(2) Approximately 16.4 per cent of households in the
Perth metropolitan region have access to FOGO services.
(3) (a) Costs to
implement three-bin FOGO services are highly variable. Payments of $15 and $25
a household are made available to local governments participating in the state
government's Better Bins Plus: Go
FOGO program, which is primarily spent on caddies and compostable liners ,
as well as on householder education.
(b) The state
government does not make payments to local governments for FOGO operations. The
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is delivering a grants program
that includes $5.625 million in state funding to support three new organic
recycling infrastructure projects. These
three recycling infrastructure projects will divert up to 275 000 tonnes of
FOGO waste from landfill each year
and convert it into compost. The grant funding is matched by the commonwealth to provide a total of $11.25 million through a food waste for healthy soils
program.
of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the
following answer.
(1) Thirty per cent of Perth
metropolitan local governments currently provide FOGO services.
(2) Approximately 16.4 per cent of households in the
Perth metropolitan region have access to FOGO services.
(3) (a) Costs to
implement three-bin FOGO services are highly variable. Payments of $15 and $25
a household are made available to local governments participating in the state
government's Better Bins Plus: Go
FOGO program, which is primarily spent on caddies and compostable liners ,
as well as on householder education.
(b) The state
government does not make payments to local governments for FOGO operations. The
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is delivering a grants program
that includes $5.625 million in state funding to support three new organic
recycling infrastructure projects. These
three recycling infrastructure projects will divert up to 275 000 tonnes of
FOGO waste from landfill each year
and convert it into compost. The grant funding is matched by the commonwealth to provide a total of $11.25 million through a food waste for healthy soils
program.
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