Recycling waste into compost reduces landfill

We all have food and kitchen wastes to deal with. Do we continue to discard them as rubbish in landfills or can we recycle them?

Rubbish in landfill harms the environment. You can recycle your wastes at home to safeguard the environment while creating compost for your plants.

Why is recycling food waste important?

Landfilled food waste rots and emits methane, a greenhouse gas which traps 84x more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Methane intensifies global heating, so a swift methane emission reduction is important.

Groundwater contamination is another problem with landfills. Food waste in landfills releases water which picks up heavy metals, pharmaceuticals and other contaminants as it flows downwards. This polluted liquid, or leachate seeps through soil and contaminates our underground water sources.

Australian waste statistics are staggering. Households generate 2.5 million tonnes of food waste per year, and most of it (92%) goes to landfills.

Recycling significantly reduces damage to the environment by household rubbish.

The rewards of recycling at home

Recycling food and kitchen waste at home is effective in reducing planet-heating emissions from two sources - directly from the waste in landfill as well as from heavy vehicles collecting, transporting and burying the rubbish.

You'll also reduce groundwater pollution by having less waste rotting and producing landfill leachate.

Lastly, recycling waste at home rewards you with soil goodness that breathes new life into your garden.

Bioverter is designed to make home composting simple, and in particular, easy to recycle wastes from your kitchen into useful compost for your plants. You can now routinely recycle your everyday wastes into a steady stream of compost while protecting the environment.