It's been 12 months since we introduced weekly collection for food and garden waste bins (green-lid bins). We know this was a significant change, but thanks to the community's efforts, the results have also been significant.
Over the past year, we decreased the volume of material sent to landfill by more than 9000 tonnes.
In that same time, the amount of food and garden waste sent to the compost facility increased by almost 8900 tonnes.
A detailed waste audit of 250 households' bins also found that more than half of the food waste thrown out is being correctly disposed of in the green-lid bin. This is more than double the amount of food waste in green-lid bins prior to the change.
Finally, a kerbside inspection of 21,000 green-lid bins found that approximately 90 per cent had the correct items inside.
Improve your food and garden waste
A common issue we found in the household bin audit was the type of liners being used for food waste.
Lining your food waste caddy can reduce smells and keep your caddy cleaner. However only certified compostable liners are accepted in your green-lid bin.
Always check the packaging of your liners features both of these two things:
Must be labelled "compostable"
Must have exact seedling logo (below).
