Gooi makes composting your food waste as easy as throwing it in the bin — weekly doorstep collection, no mess, no effort. Since 2023 we've collected ~56,742kg of organic waste.
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Three easy steps. No bin juice, no guilt, no landfill.
We drop off your gooi bucket with compostable liners, ready to fill.
Toss in fruit, veg, coffee grounds and eggshells as you cook.
He loops your neighbourhood weekly, and your scraps become compost, not landfill.
Most of your kitchen, actually. Here's the quick cheat sheet.
Weekly collection service
Longer plans, lower price. Cancel anytime.
From R180/mo
Total: R1080
+ R200 starter kit
Up to two 5L bags a week — perfect for the average home.
From R240/mo
Total: R1440
+ R300 starter kit
A full 25L bucket weekly — for big families & avid juicers.
Prices shown are per month, paid in full upfront for 1, 3 or 6 months — the longer you commit, the less you pay. Skipped collections aren't charged, and starter kits are available from R200.
The gooi bakkie loops Cape Town once a week.
Click a suburb on the map, or learn about gooi in your suburb for the full list.
Heads-up: boundaries are indicative; if you're on the edge we'll confirm your day.
Don't see your suburb? — we're expanding weekly.
If your address isn't on our route yet, please leave your details so we can get to you soon! You can also spread the word to your neighbours to help the compost movement grow.
What our community says
We love composting our waste, and Alfred is the sweetest man.
It's been so helpful and has really made composting so much easier and more convenient!
Alfred is always on time and always so kind and with a happy smile.
Get in touch!
We offer flexible commercial collection tailored to your needs — weekly or multiple collections per week, volume-based pricing on 45L buckets, and contract lengths from 3 to 12 months.
Get in touchWeekly doorstep pickups around Table Mountain, Tuesday to Thursday depending on your suburb — check the map above or drop your details below if you're not on the route yet.
Fill it with your fruit and veg scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells and the rest of what's on our "what you can gooi" list as the week goes, then leave it out on your collection day. Alfred swaps it for a clean one.
Yes — your scraps go to partner farms and projects like Soil for Life and Streetscapes, where they're composted and put back into growing food, not left to rot in a landfill.
Yes, there's no lock-in beyond the plan length you choose. Manage or pause your subscription anytime from your account.
The Western Cape is working toward diverting organic waste from landfill by 2027. Signing up now means you're already ahead of it — and helping prove the system works before it's mandatory.
