Canberra's Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection program was expected to be rolled out city-wide in 2026, but construction of an appropriate processing facility has taken a back seat to replacing the ACT's recycling centre.
Waste facility to spend half a million dollars dealing with stockpiled food, garden waste
A waste facility run by a regional council in south-west WA is spending big money to process 25,000 tonnes of "legacy" compost material it has been looking to get rid of since mid-2022.
Photo shows A red bin, a yellow bin and a green binLuisa used to throw kilos of food scraps into landfill each week. Now she's part of a possible solution
An Australian trial hopes to tackle the "staggering" amount of food waste generated by apartment dwellers by trialling the use of dehydrator machines that turn food scraps into fertiliser.
Photo shows Luisa with Rob and their two kidsSouth Australian invention helps recycle organic waste in Qatar, for a sustainable FIFA World Cup
Peats Group, in partnership with three Qatari companies, will be using BiobiN to compost all the organic waste from the stadiums at the World Cup.
Photo shows A man or Arab appearance wearing a white robe and head dress with another man in front of hydroponic cropsThe problem with 'home-compostable' plastic bags
Most certified "home-compostable" plastics do not fully break down in home compost bins, a citizen science project finds.
Photo shows A dirty white plastic bag that's beginning to disintegrateCalls for better composting regulations in NSW as plastic bans take effect
A small business owner in NSW says the ban on some single-use plastic items enforces the need for better regulations around compostable packaging alternatives after they were banned from the green FOGO bin by the EPA recently.
Photo shows A man with a beard holding a plate with food in a cafe kitchenAlex's compost club connects neighbours while saving food scraps from landfill
It started with just one bucket. Now, this "very passionate composter" has diverted 300kg of scraps from the dump and the neighbourhood is reaping the benefits.
Photo shows A woman stands smiling while holding two lemons in the foreground.Compostable nappies used to be a pipedream but this NSW council has proved their viability
A successful compostable nappy trial on the NSW far south coast could help solve a major waste problem in Australia and across the world.
Photo shows A baby in a compostable nappyFOGO a no-go in Alice Springs after $250k spent on trial
Alice Springs Town Council decides its green waste collection service is "not viable" after spending $250,000 on a trial.
Photo shows Wall mural of Cookie Monster holding chocolate chip cookie and sprite bottle. Four bins in front of the wall.Year of the worm? How 2020 saw Tasmanian compost worms sales soar
Tasmanian commercial compost worm farmers say, due to COVID-19 and a renewed interest in gardening, sales "more than doubled" last year.
Photo shows Man, blurred in the background, holding up two handfuls of compost worms.This Canberra start-up is using coffee to reduce landfill and transform lives
Have you ever wondered what happens to old coffee grinds? This social enterprise has just the solution, and it is reducing the ACT's landfill by 50 tonnes and providing work experience for more than 30 people with disabilities in the process.
Photo shows A man stands holding a shover next to a large pile of sawdustMassive free-range chicken farm slashes costs with sustainable solar power and composting
This 10-million-bird chicken farm has slashed its power bill and reduced its CO2 emissions by 1,500 tonnes after installing one of agriculture's most extensive solar and battery systems.
Photo shows Rows of chicken sheds with solar panels on the roofs.Coronavirus is changing the way we recycle — but it's not all bad news
Some sustainability initiatives have been pushed to the side as we deal with coronavirus, but in homes across the country people are still thinking of the environment as they adapt their lives.
Photo shows Brook Clinton standing in front of some compost piles, smiling.What does a ban on single-use plastics actually look like?
Hobart will become the first city in Australia to ban single-use plastics from next year. The question is how will it work?
Photo shows Plastic cutleryHow compost and garden waste set off a fire that burned for days
We are all doing the right thing putting our compost and garden waste in the green bin, right? Well, yes, but that is only the start of a story that can end in disaster.
Zero-waste living sounds great, but this is what it actually looks like
This Canberra family has only put out the garbage twice in the past year, and they want to make it less. This is what living waste free looks like for them, a university student, and a single mum.
Photo shows Mike and Dominique are surrounded by veggies, green things growing and chickens.Can you compost citrus and onion? Gardening Australia's Costa says yes
Are citrus fruits, bread and onions able to go in your compost? How about cardboard and coffee grounds? The guru of all things gardening, Costa Georgiadis, answers all your composting questions.
Photo shows An orange tree in Gayndah.These two entrepreneurs are shaking up workplace coffee culture
Their not-for-profit sells specialty Ugandan coffee direct to Sydney workplaces and circulates profits back to Ugandan communities — all while eliminating coffee waste along the way.
Photo shows Three men holding up another man against a backdrop of rolling lush green hills.Insects turn waste into food for livestock
Insects turn waste into food for livestock at Canberra-based company Goterra.
Has Video Duration: 53 seconds.Could insects solve the worlds waste problems? Olympia Yarger of GoTerra thinks so.
Could insects be the solution to the world's sustainability problem, turning waste into food for livestock and humans?
Maggots could be answer to world's waste problems
Could insects be the solution to the world's sustainability problem, turning waste into food for livestock and humans?