Bathurst Regional Council has successfully concluded its ‘Let’s Get Our Scrap Together’ campaign, launched on 1 September 2025 with funding from the NSW Government and delivered in collaboration with NetWaste and eight other regional councils.
Mayor Cr Robert Taylor noted the campaign aimed to raise awareness and encourage community participation in Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling.
“Over the past five months, Council has engaged with more than 500 community members about food and garden organics recycling through two vibrant pop-up displays – one at the spectacular Junklandia show at BMEC and another at the annual Bathurst Christmas Market,” he said.
“As part of the ‘I Love FOGO’ extension of the campaign, Council distributed 40 kitchen caddies for food scrap collection, shared more than 600 educational resources including FOGO magnets and stickers as a gentle reminder to keep your food and garden scraps out of landfill, and achieved nearly 4,500 views across digital platforms, amplifying the important message of sustainable waste practices,”
Community feedback during the ‘Let’s Get Our Scrap Together’ campaign highlighted strong support for FOGO, with residents sharing comments such as:
• “I love my green lidded bin for all my food scraps,” and
• “I love FOGO because it protects our world”.
Mayor Cr Robert Taylor extended appreciation to the Bathurst community for their outstanding support throughout the campaign.
“A sincere thank you to everyone who engaged in our ‘Let’s Get Our Scrap Together’ initiative. Together, we are maximising the effectiveness of Council’s waste management services, increasing resource recovery, and significantly reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill,” remarked Mayor Taylor.
