Waste Collection Changes across NSW Health Hospitals
Thursday 19 February, 2026
HealthShare NSW (HSNSW) has advised the HSU of upcoming changes to food organic waste management in NSW Health Hospitals. This is your opportunity to have a say on how this affects you.
- The NSW Government’s Environment Protection Agency has mandated that businesses and institutions implement Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) waste collection services, with large food waste generators required to have source-separated food organics collection in place from 1 July 2026.
- HSNSW claims the addition of Food Organic bins would have little impact on staff but deliver significant environmental and community benefits such as keeping food waste from landfill.
- A dedicated team has been established to manage this transition and will work closely with each local health district.
For more information, see the below links:
It is important for union members to lead this discussion. Please send your feedback to
restructure@hsu.asn.au by COB 2 March with subject line
HSNSW Food Organic Waste Collection Changes.
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