Recycling at school
FOGO at school
Council is providing Inner West schools with the unique opportunity to access the residential food organics, garden organics (FOGO) service.
Schools in the Inner West local government area can access up to two wheelie bins to compost food scraps generated in classrooms, staffrooms and kitchens. Register your interest by sending the details
of your Principal or coordinating teacher to rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
See the mayor's letter about FOGO in schools (PDF 224.3KB) for more information.
Composting and worm farming
Check out our guides and tips for composting and worm farming.
Compost bins and worm farms are available for purchase from local hardware and nursery stores and from online suppliers. There are also a number of low-cost, larger-scale compost bin designs (usually made with recycled materials) available on the internet that may suit your school. Council subsidies for composting products from Compost Revolution are available to residents only. Schools are able to order directly from Compost Revolution online.
Recycling
Council does not currently offer recycling for schools. Council is responsible for residential waste and recycling collections which are funded from the domestic waste charge in annual Council rates. Council cannot provide services to non-residential properties such as schools unless it was on a user pays basis.
Return and Earn
Return and Earn is a NSW recycling scheme that allows anyone who returns an eligible drink container to an approved collection point to receive a 10 cent refund.
Check out our website for links to school Learning Resources.