FINAL WASTE PLAN 2023 - 2028 · Attachment 2: Draft Waste Plan proposed actions

2. Organic Waste
The community survey revealed 85% of respondents are concerned about organic compostable
material currently going into landfill. Just over 70% of respondents either support or strongly support
the idea of diverting food waste from the landfill general waste bin.




The actions proposed in the Draft Waste Plan to support organic waste management include, but
are not limited to the following, as outlined in Table 2:

                            Table 2: Actions Relating to Organic Waste
 Action Item            Action Details
 1.1 Food Waste         Continue to progress food waste treatment investigations inclusive of, but not limited
                        to, the following technologies: In-Vessel Composting and Anaerobic Digestion.
                        Convert food waste into energy and/or compost including establishing markets by
                        promotion and education.
 1.2 Food Waste         Review bin infrastructure and collection frequency (residential and commercial) to
                        support food waste infrastructure.
 1.3 Food Waste         Implement a food waste campaign to reduce food waste at the source.
 3.1 Garden Waste       Continue to investigate improvements to the processing of green waste to enhance
                        the value of the end product (e.g. compost) from the y 14,890T/year4 green waste
                        that is currently being mulched.
 3.2 Garden Waste       Continue to support and promote community composting and worm farming
                        workshops
 3.3 Garden Waste       Review bin infrastructure and collection frequency (residential and commercial) to
                        support infrastructure and capture rates.




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