Compost

Anaerobic Digestion
 Anaerobic digestion, Compost, Opinion, Wastewater

Anaerobic digestion and composting – a collaboration success story

Driven by legislation in California (SB1383) in 2022, Santa Barbara County’s Anaerobic Digester Facility (ADF) began operating to generate renewable energy from the organic portion of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). This waste was processed and recovered at the County’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) located at the Tijiguas Landfill. At the ADF, the organic material underwent a 28-day anaerobic digestion process. Read More
Organics mandate
 Compost, FOGO, FOGO, Opinion

Unlocking $81 million for councils to lead organics recovery

By: Ilan Levy Nadelsticher
The New South Wales (NSW) Government is taking a big step toward a circular economy. A new mandate regarding organics requires all Councils to offer a Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) service by 2030. Businesses (supermarkets, cafes, universities, and hospitals etc), are required to have a food waste collection service, with a staged implementation beginning in 2026. This move is meant to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills, particularly in Greater Sydney, where landfill space is expected to run out by 2030. The goal is to either turn food and garden waste into useful compost for farms, parks, and sports fields through composting, or generate electricity via anaerobic digestion (AD). Read More
Commercial food
 Compost, Features, FOGO, Food Waste

Commercial food waste collections coming to NSW

The NSW Government is going to mandate commercial food waste collection (COFO). This is excellent for NSW, and the Minister Penny Sharpe and Premier Chris Minns are to be congratulated for this reform. For those of you who don’t know what we’re talking about, from July 1, 2025 large food waste generators will need to have a dedicated food waste collection system. Food waste will no longer be able to go to landfill. Food waste in landfill is a massive greenhouse gas generator, contributing most of the 11 million tonnes of greenhouse gases released from landfill each year. That is equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3 million cars. Read More