Compost

Make the most of your locally produced compost. Check availability and order compost.

Make the most of your locally-produced FOGO compost, available at Merimbula, Eden, Wallagoot and Bermagui, Waste and Recycling Stations for purchase or exchange your waste voucher for compost.

The compost is made from your FOGO bin kerb collection plus garden waste bought into the Waste and Recycling Centres. The green waste is shredded and composted through a process that meets the EPA’s standards for composts.

  • Always call to confirm if compost is available at each site before arriving.
  • Compost will be loaded by BVSC machine operators.
  • All loads are required to be secured and covered with a tarpaulin before leaving the site. Please note we are only able to load compost up to the carrying capacity of your trailer and vehicle. It is your responsibility to comply with all road regulations.

Waste and Recycling Centres with compost

  • Merimbula - Compost available
  • Bermagui - Compost available
  • Eden - Compost available
  • Wallagoot - Compost available

Cost

  • Compost $42.00 per cubic metre
  • Compost $31.50 per cubic metre (>3 cubic metres)

Ordering compost

Do you need to order bulk compost? Please contact Customer Service on 6499 2222 for further information or complete our Compost Order Form.

Order your compost now

Although the Bega Valley’s FOGO compost contamination rates are among the lowest in Australia, the quality of the end product is reliant on people ‘choosing the right bin’. We decontaminate the FOGO waste by hand and have several other separation techniques the compost goes through as part of processing, but there are limitations on what we can remove. Broken glass and small pieces of plastic are particularly difficult to remove. We are continually improving our processing systems to enable us to remove contaminants, and Council delivers community education programs which aim to inform, educate, and inspire people to keep their FOGO bins contamination free.

We don’t recommend using FOGO compost to top-dress lawns.

View ‘FOGO Compost Tips and Application Guide’ fact sheet. Download here(PDF, 682KB).

Health warning

  • This product contains micro-organisms
  • Keep product moist and avoid breathing in dust or mists by wearing a particulate mask
  • This product is made from the contents of the community’s green FOGO bins and has a low risk of containing contaminant materials such as plastic/glass chards/stones/metal sharps
  • Metal sharps could include nails, screws, or wire or hypodermic syringes
  • Wear appropriate gloves and footwear as a precautionary measure
  • Wash hands immediately after use

Compost Disclaimer:

  1. Bega Valley Shire Council produces compost that must meet the NSW Environment Protection Authorities resource recovery Order and Exemption. This Order & Exemption (The Compost Order 2016) ensures that the proper assessment and characterisation of waste that is intended for application to land has been managed in such a way to protect not only the environment and human health, but also to protecting the current and future uses of land on which the compost has been applied.
  2. Compost produced by Bega Valley Shire Council is made up from garden waste dropped off by the community to our transfer stations and your FOGO Kerbside Collection Service. Given these outside feedstock sources, the final product may contain glass, metal or plastics.
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