Organics
The Australian Organics Recycling Industry – At a Glance
Australian Organics Recycling Association The Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) is the peak industry body and national voice for businesses across the organics recycling supply chain. AORA envisions a future where recycling and reuse of organic materials within a circular economy is widely understood and supported by all Australians. AORA works to facilitate an operating […]
Key Decision Makers to Tackle Nation’s Most Urgent Issues at 2023 AWRE Summit
Australia is waste deep in a resource recovery crisis and there’s never been a more urgent time for the Resource Recovery sector to come together. Australia’s Waste and Recycling Expo has expanded its Summit program in response to industry demand and will bring together 250 Australian key decision makers to participate in the Summit’s program […]
Loop Organics: Closing the Loop
“The NSW EPA targets of zero organics into landfill is just around the corner, so we all need to be planning now,” said Loop Organics Director, Lisa Rawlinson. While Loop is predominantly focused on liquid waste, the company has invested in a major composting facility in the Hunter Valley to support its food manufacturing clients. […]
WasteMaster converts and recycles organic waste as a beneficial resource
Addressing both the extremely damaging effect that organic waste has on the environment, and the seemingly unrestrained wastage of valuable resources such as water, Green Eco Technologies (GET) has developed an innovative and sustainable organic waste processing system, the WasteMaster, to tackle these global problems. The WasteMaster system takes positive action to prevent damaging emissions, […]
Australia set to launch with new Rocket Composter
The Rocket Composter, from UK waste-to-energy solutions provider Tidy Planet, is ready to be used at a community farm in Fish Creek , Victoria.
Combating Compost Confusion
Peak industry bodies recently collaborated on cutting the confusion over compostable plastic packaging, easing consumer pressure on brands.
Halving food waste by 2030
Each year, over seven million tonnes of food is wasted in Australia, costing the economy an estimated $20 billion. At the same time, more than 1 in 5 Australians have experienced some form of food insecurity.
ORG becomes the first to certify under GECA’s national Waste Collection Services standard
We’re thrilled to announce that Organic Recycling Group (ORG) has become the first business in Australia to be certified under GECA’s national Waste Collection Services (WCSv1.0i-2018) standard.
Compost producers, are you selling compost to Vegetable Growers?
The horticultural market for compost is huge. In Australia, there are 10,000 fruit and vegetable farms on approximately 400,000ha. At least 120,000ha are used to grow annual crops such as vegetables.
Waging War on Food Waste
In Australia, nearly four million people experience food insecurity. And if that figure isn’t a reflection of a growing crisis, well consider this; over five million tonnes of perfectly good food ends ups in landfill every year. Yep, five million tonnes!