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Cooking for Change: The Circular Economy in Action
Team Compost Connect, 06 August 2024

A Creative Zero Waste Cooking Event Is a Shining Example of How Rescuing Food and Composting Can Tac...

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News, Recycling & Composting
What To Do With Food Scraps Without Composting at Home
Team Compost Connect, 17 June 2024

Composting is an essential practice to help mitigate climate change, enrich soil health, and build a...

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News, Recycling & Composting
New Research Highlights The Success Of South Australia’s Composting Industry
Team Compost Connect, 22 May 2024

A new research study highlights how South Australia is successfully composting their food waste and ...

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Success Stories
RAC Arena: Showcasing Sustainability
Team Compost Connect, 08 January 2024

RAC Arena is on track to become one of the most sustainable entertainment venues in Australia, takin...

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News
What Governments in Australia Are Doing to Support Composting
Team Compost Connect, 30 November 2023

What Governments in Australia Are Doing to Support Composting There are so many reasons to love com...

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Success Stories
Womadelaide: A Composting Success Story
Team Compost Connect, 30 November 2023

WOMADelaide: How a World-Class Festival and Sustainability Can Exist in Harmony WOMADelaide is a wo...

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Success Stories
Adelaide: A Composting Success Story
Team Compost Connect, 30 November 2023

Adelaide: Leading the Composting Charge A true quiet achiever, the City of Adelaide has been workin...

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Recycling & Composting
Are coffee cups recyclable
Team Compost Connect, 29 November 2023

Australia uses and disposes of an estimated one billion coffee cups every year (source). If these...

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Recycling & Composting
Compostable versus biodegradable packaging
Team Compost Connect, 28 November 2023

Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging – What’s the Difference? We’ve all seen it: products or ...

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Recycling & Composting
What are the different types of composting
Team Compost Connect, 25 November 2023

Different Types of Composting Methods There are two main types of composting methods – home compost...

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Recycling & Composting
Recycling vs. Composting
Team Compost Connect, 24 November 2023

Compostable vs Recyclable: Which Is Better for the Environment? Ever wondered which packaging produ...

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Recycling & Composting
Benefits of Composting
Team Compost Connect, 15 November 2023

Benefits of Composting: Why Is It So Important? Want to know how soil and compost can reverse clima...

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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 Garden O...

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Recycling & Composting
Does Food Waste Breakdown In Landfills?
Team Compost Connect, 15 November 2023

What Happens to Food Waste in Landfills? From the surface, sending food waste to landfill may seem ...

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Recycling & Composting
Composting Tips
Team Compost Connect, 15 November 2023

Composting Tips for a Thriving Compost Pile Starting and maintaining a compost doesn’t have to be h...

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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 ...

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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 belie...

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Recycling & Composting
What Goes in a Compost Bin
Team Compost Connect, 14 November 2023

Composting is like nature’s version of recycling. It transforms food scraps, garden waste and oth...

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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...

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Recycling & Composting
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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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...

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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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Success Stories
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 ...

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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...

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Success Stories
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 their zoos in Syd...

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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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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-...

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News
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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Success Stories
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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Mission
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...

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Our Composters
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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Success Stories
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...

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Our Composters
Suez
Team Compost Connect, 20 April 2022

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

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Our Composters
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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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 ...

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Our Composters
Reclaim
Team Compost Connect, 07 April 2022

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

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Our Composters
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...

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Our Composters
Jeffries
Team Compost Connect, 18 March 2022

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

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Our Composters
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...

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Our Composters
Goterra
Team Compost Connect, 04 March 2022

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

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Our Composters
Eco Passive
Team Compost Connect, 02 March 2022

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

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Our Composters
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 ...

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Success Stories
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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Our Composters
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...

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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...

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Our Composters, Uncategorized
Compostaway
Team Compost Connect, 03 February 2022

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

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Our Composters
B Alternative
Team Compost Connect, 28 January 2022

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

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Our Composters
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...

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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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...

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Success Stories
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 businesses in th...

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Mission
Why We Started Compost Connect
Team Compost Connect, 09 November 2021

Compost Connect was launched in May 2021 and has quickly grown to almost 400 membe...

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Our Composters
Write Solutions Australia
Team Compost Connect, 26 August 2021

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

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News
Compost Connect Expands to New Zealand
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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Success Stories
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...

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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...

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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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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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Success Stories
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 ...

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