Facility Fully Operational

23 May 2024

Our new, state-of-the-art organics processing facility is now complete and fully operational.

The project included the installation of the innovative Modular Aerated Floor (MAF) composting technology, a storage shed and associated road works and fencing.

The MAF system uses a series of pipes installed underneath the compost piles to aerate the compost and speed up the process, turning food and garden waste into rich compost in 12 weeks.

Since launching the kerbside Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) collections in August 2021, we've aimed to divert over 1,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year. In the first two years, we successfully recovered 1,167 tonnes and 1,666 tonnes, reducing household landfill waste by 20%.

This new facility allows us to process and repurpose organic waste locally. By improving how residents sort their waste, we can ensure that more than half of our household rubbish is transformed into soil conditioning products for agriculture and horticulture. Continuous improvement in waste sorting habits from our community will help us achieve this goal.

We are currently trialling the compost in council parks and cemeteries, with plans to make it available to residents in the future.