Beyond the Kerbside - Green Waste and FOGO Presentation (Gungahlin Library)

In-person presentation

07 Jul 2025

Want to find out what happens to your food and garden waste once it has been collected from the kerbside?

In this free one-hour presentation, you'll learn how the ACT Government's green waste service and FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) pilot is helping to reduce waste to landfill by getting organics out of the landfill bin and turning it into valuable compost.

If you have questions about this presentation, please contact the Education Team at JJ's Waste and Recycling by emailing actgreenwaste@jjwaste.com.au.

Event Info

07 July

10:30am - 11:30am

Free / In-person

Gungahlin Library - Training Room 2
Gozzard Street
Gungahlin ACT 2912

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