The $20 million Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program is an initiative of the Government of Western Australia, delivered by the Waste Authority. The program supports local governments to provide better practice three‑bin kerbside collection systems, including a dedicated bin for food organics and garden organics (FOGO).
Better Bins Plus supports a headline commitment in Western Australia’s Waste avoidance and resource recovery strategy 2030 (waste strategy) to roll out a consistent three‑bin kerbside collection system, which includes separation of FOGO from other waste categories, by all local governments in the Perth and Peel regions by 2025.
The Waste Authority’s Better practice FOGO kerbside collection guidelines describe better practice three‑bin kerbside collection services, including mobile garbage bins, kitchen caddies and liners, complementary measures and actions to support markets for FOGO-derived materials. Better Bins Plus provides funding to local governments that deliver kerbside services consistent with the guidelines.

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Better Bins Plus is supported by the WasteSorted Toolkit, which helps local governments and regional councils communicate with residents about how to sort their waste correctly.
Better Bins Plus funding is accessible to all local governments in Western Australia.
Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO participants
Local governments participating in Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program are:
- the cities of Albany, Bayswater, Belmont, Bunbury, Fremantle, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Melville, Nedlands, Perth, Rockingham, Subiaco, Swan and Vincent
- the shires of Augusta-Margaret River, Collie, Dardanup, Esperance, Harvey and Mundaring
- the towns of Bassendean, Cottesloe, East Fremantle and Mosman Park.
Local governments delivering FOGO services but not currently participating in Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program are:
- the shires of Capel and Donnybrook-Balingup and the Town of Cambridge.
Western Australian Local Governments Providing three bin FOGO kerbside collections
1) Local Governments participating in the State Government's Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO grant program
Local government |
When rollout commenced/ planned |
Households covered |
Grant funding total (Better Bins Plus) |
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City of Bunbury |
May 2013 |
15,597 |
$210,907 |
Shire of Collie |
Apr 2016 |
3,900 |
$58,500 |
City of Melville |
Jul 2019 |
42,891 |
$623,805 |
Town of East Fremantle |
Jul 2019 |
3,263 |
$47,304 |
Shire of Harvey |
Aug 2019 |
10,800 |
$158,250 |
City of Fremantle |
Aug 2019 |
15,952 |
$167,893 |
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River |
Sep 2019 |
7,363 |
$102,600 |
Town of Bassendean |
Jul 2020 |
7,317 |
$105,990 |
City of Bayswater |
Mar 2021 |
31,122 |
$447,240 |
Shire of Dardanup |
Sep 2021 |
5,014 |
$140,507 |
City of Albany |
Jul 2021 |
15,986 |
$247,542 |
City of Vincent |
Nov 2021 |
17,996 |
$462,450 |
Town of Cottesloe |
Jun 2022 |
3,268 |
$45,302 |
City of Nedlands |
Nov 2022 |
8,407 |
$209,777 |
City of Subiaco |
May 2023 |
8,347 |
$74,715 |
Town of Mosman Park |
Aug 2023 |
3,044 |
$45,660 |
City of Belmont |
Feb 2024 |
17,872 |
$295,440 |
City of Swan |
Jul 2024 |
13,306 |
$1,047,030 |
Shire of Mundaring |
Jul 2024 |
14,826 |
$370,000 |
City of Kalamunda |
Sep 2024 |
23,203 |
$348,045 |
Shire of Esperance |
Jun 2025 |
4,965 |
$124,125 |
City of Joondalup |
Jul 2025 |
62,369 |
$976,320 |
City of Perth |
Dec 2025 |
1,246 |
$28,700 |
City of Rockingham |
Dec 2025 |
57,400 |
$861,000 |
TOTAL BETTER BINS PLUS: Go FOGO |
395,454 |
$7,199,102 |
Local government |
When rollout commenced/ planned |
Households covered |
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Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup |
Nov 2014 |
1,247 |
Shire of Capel |
Apr 2018 |
6,431 |
Town of Cambridge |
Jul 2024 |
11,371 |
Shire of Peppermint Grove |
May 2025 |
613 |
TOTAL FOGO HOUSEHOLDS |
19,662 |
Applications now open
The sixth funding round opened Saturday, 1 July 2024 and will close at midnight WST, Sunday 30 June 2025.
Applications started in a financial year must be submitted by the end of that financial year – otherwise a new application will need to be started and submitted in the next financial year.
Contact the Program Coordinator to discuss your local government FOGO project and be given access to the SmartyGrants application form.
Grant funding improvements
The Waste Authority actioned improvements to the Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program to encourage delivery of better practice three-bin FOGO collection services by local governments.
These improvements included:
- increasing payments to $25 or $15 per household for all approved projects, with the higher amount being provided to local governments that have not received funds from the earlier Better Bins program
- providing top-ups to existing Better Bins Plus project payments to a combined maximum of $25 or $15 per household, conditional on the funding being used to improve the performance of existing FOGO services, supported by approved project plans.
In addition, the grant applications window is now open year-round so that local governments can apply when it best suits their planning needs.
For further details please see the Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO - Funding guidelines updated in October 2023.
Relevant documents
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Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO – Funding guidelines
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Better practice FOGO kerbside collection guidelines
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Better practice guidance: Pathways to maximising the FOGO system
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Investigation to support Better Practice Kerbside Collection (2025) – Rawtec Report