AORA

Soil
 AORA, News

AORA – healthy soil for healthy cities

Soil took centre-stage on 5 December 2025 as soil and compost advocates around the world rallied to celebrate World Soil Day. Led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the theme, “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities”, highlighted the role soil plays in creating greener, more resilient and livable cities, improving public health and fighting climate change. Read More
Knot
 AORA, FOGO, FOGO, News

To knot or not to knot

The rollout of FOGO (Food Organics Garden Organics) around the country is not without challenges and concern, especially from the perspective of the Australian Organics Recycling Industry (AORA). Key to these concerns from the industry is the potential for greater levels of contamination that comes with the introduction of food organics. Historically, garden organics has been a relatively clean feedstock stream and has posed only relatively minor concern in relation to contamination. There is still contamination concerns from garden organics from plastics (e.g., potting mix bags, plastic plant pots) and other unwanted waste materials. While unwelcome, these have proven relatively easy to manage (but shouldn’t be present nonetheless). Read More
Criterion Underwriting
 AORA, News

Criterion Underwriting and AORA band together

The waste and recycling industry is one of the most complex, highly regulated and risk exposed sectors in Australia. From managing large-scale recycling operations to handling hazardous materials, operators face unique challenges that require more than just off-the-shelf insurance solutions. This is where Criterion Underwriting steps in to deliver bespoke, purpose-built insurance policies that recognise the realities of operating in a high-pressure environment. Read More
contaminant
 AORA, FOGO, News

AORA – taking on one contaminant at a time

There’s an old adage that the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. I cannot help but think that this has correlation to organics recycling and contamination – is it time to solve contamination, one contaminant at a time? Do we need to start focusing attention and action on specific contamination problem areas, providing focus and attention to specific items instead of broadly speaking of contamination as a wide-ranging issue and hoping that will help solve the myriads of issues? Read More
AORA, Latest News, Litter

A transition to certified compostable PLU stickers

An agreement has been reached between the fresh produce industry and composting organisations to accelerate the transition to certified compostable PLU (Price Look Up) stickers. This intent was reached at a meeting in Niagara Falls, Canada, on October, 1 with the discussions leading to the agreement to develop a multi-phase framework to support this transition through the development and adoption of a global standard for compostable PLUs. Read More
AORA harmonisation
 AORA, Opinion

AORA looks into state harmonisation

The Australian Organics Recycling Industry (AORA) is currently reviewing its position paper on Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO). This review has been undertaken to ensure the Australian organics recycling industry has a clear guidance framework for the key issues and considerations for recycled organics throughout the transition from household Garden Organics (GO) collections to the mandated FOGO collections, and the delivery of Food Organics (FO) and FOGO collections for businesses by 2030 (as per the National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019 – updated 2022 – Action 6.04). Read More