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Recycling & Composting

Are coffee cups recyclable

Team Compost Connect, 29 November 2023

Are Coffee Cups Recyclable? Australia uses and disposes of an est...

Recycling & Composting

Contamination in Composts

Team Compost Connect, 15 November 2023

The Growing Problem of FOGO Contamination (And What You Can Do About It) Food Organics and Garde...

Recycling & Composting

Home Compost Bin Options

Team Compost Connect, 15 November 2023

Different Types of Compost Bins (and How To Choose One) When speaking of composting, many of us ...

Recycling & Composting

How to Compost at Home?

Team Compost Connect, 14 November 2023

How To Make Compost – Your At Home Guide Composting isn’t as hard (or as messy) as it’s often be...

Recycling & Composting

What Is Composting?

Team Compost Connect, 13 November 2023

Ever wondered about the remarkable process that turns kitchen scraps, garden waste and other organic...

Recycling & Composting

WRITE Solutions Australia: What Happens To Your BioCup?

Team Compost Connect, 17 October 2023

When you use compostable cups, they are intended to be disposed of responsibly through composting. C...

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Adelaide: A Composting Success Story

Team Compost Connect, 30 June 2023

Adelaide: A Composting Success Story Adelaide has emerged as a shining example of successful compos...

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MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL: Diverts 2,000kg of Waste Monthly

Team Compost Connect, 11 January 2023

In the age of corporate social responsibility, more and more emphasis is being plac...

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University of Technology Sydney to Phase Out Single-Use Plastic

Team Compost Connect, 09 January 2023

A precedent has been set by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) with their ef...

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Taronga Zoo’s Sustainability Practices & How They Have Achieved Net Zero Emissions

Team Compost Connect, 09 November 2022

Taronga Conservation Society Australia is leading the way by reducing waste at thei...

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UNIVERSITY OF New South Wales: Accelerates Waste Management Goals

Team Compost Connect, 09 November 2022

The ChallengeWaste management and its impact on the environment is a concern for mo...

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CURTIN UNIVERSITY: Takes Action on Campus Sustainability Efforts

Team Compost Connect, 07 November 2022

Students always strive to maximise their educational experience and that includes w...

News

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARDS: BioPak Wins for Compost Connect 2022

Team Compost Connect, 01 November 2022

Announced at The Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence in Sydney, BioPak won the award for their ...

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EDEN PARK: Stadium Diverts Nearly 4 Tonnes of Waste in Single Event

Team Compost Connect, 01 November 2022

Since the onset of the pandemic, the entire world has been restricted to attending ...

News

BioPak Wins WasteMINZ’s Awards For Excellence Product Stewardship Award 2022

Team Compost Connect, 27 September 2022

What is WasteMINZ?WasteMINZ is the largest representative body of Aotearoa New Zealand's waste, reso...

Recycling & Composting

Taronga Zoos Are Reducing Waste By Composting

Team Compost Connect, 13 September 2022

Taronga Conservation Society Australia is leading the way by reducing waste at thei...

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DEEJAYS: Zero Waste Catering for Schools

Team Compost Connect, 09 September 2022

Deejays catering provides zero waste catering for schools in New Zealand. They pack...

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RUNDLE MALL: Launches Australia’s Largest Green Bin Trial in a Retail Precinct

Team Compost Connect, 01 September 2022

Clear signage on the bins enable customers to easily recycle or compost their waste. Image sourc...

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COMMONWEALTH BANK: Tackling Lunchtime Food Waste

Team Compost Connect, 20 July 2022

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is one of Australia’s largest employers. They...

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UNIVERSITY OF SUNSHINE COAST: Leading the Way in the War on Waste

Team Compost Connect, 07 June 2022

The University's OSCA composting machine transforms organic waste into nutrient-ri...

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Australia’s first zero-carbon streetfood kitchen launches in Melbourne

Team Compost Connect, 18 May 2022

In an Australian first, Melbourne has become home to the new, revolutionary, zero-...

Mission

Compost Connect Turns One!

Team Compost Connect, 16 May 2022

We launched Compost Connect in May 2021 with a dream to help the foodservice industry conquer our wa...

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Zambrero UK has joined Compost Connect

Team Compost Connect, 12 May 2022

With over 200 restaurants across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Ireland, and the United ...

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APCO: Closing the Loop on Compostable Packaging with Compost Connect

Team Compost Connect, 09 May 2022

As Australia continues to work towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets, many questions have been...

Composter Profile

Table To Earth

Team Compost Connect, 26 April 2022

How did Table to earth begin? TabletoEarth is a small start-up business whose mission is to p...

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NEIL PERRY: Launches Australia’s First Composting Network Compost Connect

Team Compost Connect, 21 April 2022

Australia’s first ever composting network, Compost Connect, launches to tackle the...

Composter Profile

Suez

Team Compost Connect, 20 April 2022

How did Suez begin?From the inauguration of the Suez Canal through the revolutions of personal hygie...

Composter Profile

SOILCO

Team Compost Connect, 20 April 2022

How did Soilco begin?SOILCO commenced operations in 1984 as Shoalhaven Sand Soil & Gravel and th...

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Forest Green Rovers Football Club

Team Compost Connect, 14 April 2022

As a result of compostable packaging supplier, BioPak confirming a landmark deal with Forest Green ...

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MATT WHILEY: Never Wasted Zero Waste Bar

Team Compost Connect, 07 April 2022

Global bar consultant and bartender, Matt Whiley, has joined forces with Compost Connect’s zero ...

Composter Profile

Reclaim

Team Compost Connect, 07 April 2022

How did Reclaim begin? Reclaim is a family-owned business, which started in the 1970s off the...

Composter Profile

ORG

Team Compost Connect, 25 March 2022

Why do you do what you do? What is your mission and vision for the future?We see a...

Composter Profile

Jeffries

Team Compost Connect, 18 March 2022

How did Jeffries begin?The Jeffries family arrived in South Australia in 1842 and s...

Composter Profile

Greenwaste To Zero

Team Compost Connect, 17 March 2022

How did your business begin?We bought the business two years ago, it was an existi...

Composter Profile

Goterra

Team Compost Connect, 04 March 2022

How did Goterra begin?Our Founder Olympia has a farming background and she started...

Composter Profile

Eco Passive

Team Compost Connect, 02 March 2022

How did your business begin?After many years as a thought bubble, and waiting for ...

Composter Profile

Easy Earth

Team Compost Connect, 24 February 2022

How did Easy Earth begin? Easy Earth is the ‘5th child’ of Whanganui locals, Derek and Sarah ...

News

What Governments in Australia Are Doing to Support Composting

Team Compost Connect, 23 February 2022

In line with the National Waste Strategy target to halve food waste by 2030, the Federal Governm...

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FISHBOWL: The Bespoke Bagasse Bowl

Team Compost Connect, 17 February 2022

The ChallengeFishbowl was started in 2016 by 3 university students looking to chang...

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Corio Waste Management

Team Compost Connect, 15 February 2022

How did Corio Waste Management begin?Corio Waste Management was established in 1996 by Ken Dickens a...

Recycling & Composting

What Is Industrial Composting?

Team Compost Connect, 11 February 2022

If you don’t really understand what industrial composting is — you’re not alone! Industrial composti...

Composter Profile, Uncategorized

Compostaway

Team Compost Connect, 03 February 2022

How did Compostaway come about? We were investigating the use of compostable packaging for pr...

Composter Profile

B Alternative

Team Compost Connect, 28 January 2022

How did B-Alternative come about? A few years ago, Director Jace Rahilly became increasingly frus...

Composter Profile

Auscan Worm Farms

Team Compost Connect, 25 January 2022

How did Auscan Worm Farms begin?Auscan Worm Farms is a small local business that s...

Club Members, Recycling & Composting

Padre Coffee

Team Compost Connect, 19 January 2022

Padre Coffee are specialty coffee roasters, wholesalers and retailers. As one of Melbourne’s first-e...

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CALIPRESS: COMPOSTING IN-STORE

Team Compost Connect, 12 December 2021

There’s truly something special about Cali. That’s the message you get when you walk into a Cali...

Partnerships

Tourism Noosa Launches Composting Trial With Seven Local Cafés & Resorts

Team Compost Connect, 12 November 2021

In partnership with non-for-profit composting initiative Compost Connect, seven bu...

Mission

Why We Started Compost Connect

Team Compost Connect, 09 November 2021

Backed by the government and powered by industry, Compost Connect is a not-for-pro...

Composter Profile

Write Solutions Australia

Team Compost Connect, 26 August 2021

How did WRITE Solutions Australia come about? WRITE Solutions came about from our founders' m...

Mission

Compost Connect to Tackle Food Waste Crisis

Team Compost Connect, 22 July 2021

New Zealand has a new composting network An online platform that connects foodservice businesses wi...

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NIC WATT: Tackles Food Waste With Compost Connect

Team Compost Connect, 01 July 2021

New Zealand has a new composting network, an online platform that connects foodser...

Recycling & Composting

Biodegradable vs Compostable Food Packaging

Team Compost Connect, 13 April 2021

The difference between biodegradable and compostable packaging may not be immediately obvious, but t...

Recycling & Composting

Environmental Benefits of Compostable Packaging

Team Compost Connect, 13 April 2021

The linear model of consumption for traditional packaging materials is your basic take, make and was...

Mission

Compost Connect & Circular Economy

Team Compost Connect, 13 April 2021

Currently, a third of all food produced globally each year is thrown away. In monetary terms, this a...

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SEALIFE AQUARIUM: Reducing Waste with BioPak

Team Compost Connect, 21 March 2020

Aquariums celebrate the natural wonders of the marine world and champion the protection of marin...

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MASSEY UNIVERSITY: Closing the Lid on Landfill

Team Compost Connect, 05 August 2018

Like most educational institutions, Massey University has abundant food and beverage options ava...

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MELBOURNE ZOO: Zero Waste by 2019

Team Compost Connect, 24 May 2017

We are very proud to be a part of Zoos Victoria's goal to be completely waste-free ...

Resources

Are coffee cups recyclable

Contamination in Composts

Home Compost Bin Options

How to Compost at Home?

What Is Composting?

WRITE Solutions Australia: What Happens To Your BioCup?

Adelaide: A Composting Success Story

MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL: Diverts 2,000kg of Waste Monthly

University of Technology Sydney to Phase Out Single-Use Plastic

Taronga Zoo’s Sustainability Practices & How They Have Achieved Net Zero Emissions

UNIVERSITY OF New South Wales: Accelerates Waste Management Goals

CURTIN UNIVERSITY: Takes Action on Campus Sustainability Efforts

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARDS: BioPak Wins for Compost Connect 2022

EDEN PARK: Stadium Diverts Nearly 4 Tonnes of Waste in Single Event

BioPak Wins WasteMINZ’s Awards For Excellence Product Stewardship Award 2022

Taronga Zoos Are Reducing Waste By Composting

DEEJAYS: Zero Waste Catering for Schools

RUNDLE MALL: Launches Australia’s Largest Green Bin Trial in a Retail Precinct

COMMONWEALTH BANK: Tackling Lunchtime Food Waste

UNIVERSITY OF SUNSHINE COAST: Leading the Way in the War on Waste

Australia’s first zero-carbon streetfood kitchen launches in Melbourne

Compost Connect Turns One!

Zambrero UK has joined Compost Connect

APCO: Closing the Loop on Compostable Packaging with Compost Connect

Table To Earth

NEIL PERRY: Launches Australia’s First Composting Network Compost Connect

Suez

SOILCO

Forest Green Rovers Football Club

MATT WHILEY: Never Wasted Zero Waste Bar

Reclaim

ORG

Jeffries

Greenwaste To Zero

Goterra

Eco Passive

Easy Earth

What Governments in Australia Are Doing to Support Composting

FISHBOWL: The Bespoke Bagasse Bowl

Corio Waste Management

What Is Industrial Composting?

Compostaway

B Alternative

Auscan Worm Farms

Padre Coffee

CALIPRESS: COMPOSTING IN-STORE

Tourism Noosa Launches Composting Trial With Seven Local Cafés & Resorts

Why We Started Compost Connect

Write Solutions Australia

Compost Connect to Tackle Food Waste Crisis

NIC WATT: Tackles Food Waste With Compost Connect

Biodegradable vs Compostable Food Packaging

Environmental Benefits of Compostable Packaging

Compost Connect & Circular Economy

SEALIFE AQUARIUM: Reducing Waste with BioPak

MASSEY UNIVERSITY: Closing the Lid on Landfill

MELBOURNE ZOO: Zero Waste by 2019

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