{"id":4395,"date":"2022-02-11T16:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?p=4395"},"modified":"2022-03-01T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T22:58:13","slug":"what-is-industrial-composting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Industrial Composting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4395\" class=\"elementor elementor-4395\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f51c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f51c53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f962854\" data-id=\"f962854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22aa830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22aa830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you don\u2019t really understand what industrial composting is \u2014 you\u2019re not alone! Industrial composting, or commercial composting, is an industry that promotes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/circular-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circular waste system<\/a> by diverting organic waste from landfill and transforming it into valuable resources, like nutrient-rich compost.<\/p><p>Here at Compost Connect, we believe that industrial composting can help our planet to thrive again. That\u2019s why we spoke with Lachlan <a href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffries<\/a>, Executive Director of Jeffries, about the key differences between industrial composting and home composting, and how we can all play a role in creating a circular economy.<\/p><p>As a proud Compost Connect Partner \u2014 and a fifth-generation, family-owned organics recycling business \u2014 Jeffries has provided high-quality compost, soil and mulch to farmers, landscapers, viticulturalists, businesses and home gardeners around South Australia since 1842.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbb7333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbb7333\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59555dc\" data-id=\"59555dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cca0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5cca0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"different-types-of-industrial-composting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a21f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a21f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#different-types-of-industrial-composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of industrial composting<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#industrial-and-home-composting\">The difference between industrial and home composting<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#what-can-we-compost-at-home\">Composting at home<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#composting-fit-into-circular-economy\">Composting and the circular economy<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#council-offer-composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Council composting<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4acffb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4acffb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2cf717\" data-id=\"d2cf717\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c05d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c05d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the different types of industrial composting?<\/h2><p>Industrial composting facilities create the perfect environment for organic material to decompose into nutrient-rich compost! The entire process, which can take anywhere from six weeks to six months, is dependent on measured inputs of nitrogen-rich food organics and carbon-rich garden organics \u2014 also known as \u2018FOGO\u2019 waste \u2014 plus moisture, oxygen, and heat. There are three main industrial composting methods: windrow, static pile, and in-vessel composting (IVC).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6237d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6237d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34dc4cf\" data-id=\"34dc4cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d7f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63d7f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Windrow Composting<\/h3><p>Windrow composting is one of the most common ways to process a high-volume of organics. The organic material is arranged into long rows (windrows) and turned regularly, which exposes the organic matter to optimal amounts of air, heat and moisture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673b287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"673b287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Windrow-composting-facility.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4399\" alt=\"Jeffries industrial composting facility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Windrow-composting-facility.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Windrow-composting-facility-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Windrow-composting-facility-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9623f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9623f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92e99c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92e99c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f678417\" data-id=\"f678417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5087806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5087806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Static Pile Composting<\/h3><p>Static pile composting works by mixing organic matter with loose, dry materials like wood chips, shredded paper and compostable packaging, which allows air to travel through the compost pile. Sometimes, the compost piles are placed over pipes that stimulate airflow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b0f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2b0f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aerated-Static-Pile.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4400\" alt=\"Static pile industrial composting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aerated-Static-Pile.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aerated-Static-Pile-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aerated-Static-Pile-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2607d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e2607d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a82be4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a82be4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a9a5e0\" data-id=\"0a9a5e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6932cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6932cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>In-Vessel Composting<\/h3><p>IVC is quite different to windrow and static pile composting. As the name suggests, the entire IVC process takes place in a large vessel which measures and controls the temperature, moisture and oxygen levels. The IVC method is optimal to decompose smaller amounts of organic matter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5600895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5600895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"industrial-and-home-composting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b3a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95b3a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/In-Vessel-Composting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4401\" alt=\"In-Vessel industrial composting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/In-Vessel-Composting.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/In-Vessel-Composting-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/In-Vessel-Composting-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd24ac4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd24ac4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc70da3\" data-id=\"bc70da3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a20a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a20a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is the difference between industrial composting and home composting?<\/h2><p>According to Lachlan Jeffries, there are a few key differences between industrial composting and home composting. The first main difference is the desired outcome of the process. \u201cA commercial composter is trying to optimise the conditions to create a saleable product in the quickest period of time, whereas in our backyard, it\u2019s really just letting that process work by itself,\u201d Lachlan says.<\/p><p>To do this, industrial composting facilities typically shred the FOGO waste, compostable packaging and other organic materials to speed up the entire process.<\/p><p>\u201cA commercial composter can generally compost a much broader range of materials than what you can do in a home composting system,\u201d like meat, grease, bones, and PLA bioplastic products. \u201cWith commercial composting, the equipment handles the material so there\u2019s more aggression in breaking the material up, as well as allowing the compost process to break it down,\u201d he says.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca8194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0ca8194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-can-we-compost-at-home\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2a4bb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2a4bb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69e6fa2\" data-id=\"69e6fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e83b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39e83b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-industrial-composting-facility.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4589\" alt=\"Jeffries industrial composting facility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-industrial-composting-facility.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-industrial-composting-facility-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-industrial-composting-facility-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0c70e9\" data-id=\"c0c70e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b754a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8b754a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plus, industrial composting methods \u201creach a much higher temperature, so it\u2019s much more effective in eliminating weed seeds and pathogens, whereas in your backyard it\u2019s more simple or low-risk materials that you\u2019re going to put in your compost,\u201d says Lachlan.<\/p><p>Once Jeffries collects and processes the organic matter, it\u2019s laid out in windrows on top of forced aeration pads. The organics remain there for several weeks until the required levels of heat, air and moisture are achieved. From there, the compost is screened through Jeffries\u2019 state-of-the-art Recycled Organics Sorting System (R.O.S.S.), which removes inorganic materials like metal, glass, and plastic to produce clean, consistent, high-quality compost!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8b8618 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8b8618\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1197594\" data-id=\"1197594\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae03e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae03e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What can I compost at home?<\/h2><p>Composting your food scraps and garden waste at home is a fantastic way to divert organic materials from landfill and create nutrient-rich compost in the process. Costa Georgiadis \u2014 the host of ABC TV&#8217;s Gardening Australia \u2014 is a home composting expert!<\/p><p>To get started on your home composting journey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homestolove.com.au\/how-to-start-composting-3767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says Costa<\/a>, &#8220;you could choose a smaller system, like a Bokashi bucket, or investigate whether your council allows kitchen scraps in your green waste bin. If not, ask them why not\u201d. Or, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/compost-takeaway-packaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compost Club Members Map<\/a> to see if your council already offers a compost pickup service.<\/p><p>Home composting, much like industrial composting, requires a balance of \u2018green\u2019 food scraps, \u2018brown\u2019 garden waste, plus heat, moisture and oxygen. &#8220;For every quantity of fresh green kitchen waste you put in, you should add twice as much dry waste,&#8221; says Costa.<\/p><p>Once you&#8217;ve got a good mix of organic materials, &#8220;turn the compost once every week to 10 days. If you have a tumbler model, that&#8217;s pretty simple. When you&#8217;re finished, just give it a light sprinkle of water. Your garden will thank you no end,&#8221; says Costa.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, though, not everything can go in your home compost bin! Some certified compostable takeaway items \u2014 like BioPak\u2019s Bioplastic cups, bowls and cutlery \u2014 are made with a bioplastic lining called Polylactic acid, or PLA. It\u2019s a polyester derived from renewable biomass, typically from fermented plant starch, such as corn, cassava, sugarcane or sugar beet pulp.<\/p><p>When placed in commercial composting conditions, PLA will break down within eight to twelve weeks. Other items like meat, fish, dairy and grease are not suitable for home composting as the smell can attract vermin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4049609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4049609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"composting-fit-into-circular-economy\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b3fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80b3fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Costa-Georgiadis-Australian-landscape-architect-and-compost-enthusiast.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4402\" alt=\"Costa Georgiadis, Australian landscape architect and compost enthusiast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Costa-Georgiadis-Australian-landscape-architect-and-compost-enthusiast.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Costa-Georgiadis-Australian-landscape-architect-and-compost-enthusiast-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Costa-Georgiadis-Australian-landscape-architect-and-compost-enthusiast-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ccfad1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ccfad1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b415c08\" data-id=\"b415c08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dbb88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9dbb88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How does industrial composting fit into a circular economy?<\/h2><p>Not everyone has the luxury or space to have their own veggie garden! In fact, around 10% of Australians live in apartments, which means that they don\u2019t have the space for a backyard compost pile or bin. There\u2019s also a growing disconnect between the food we consume, the waste we produce, and where it ends up.<\/p><p>Here at Compost Connect, we believe there\u2019s an opportunity to re-educate our population about the importance of diverting FOGO waste away from landfill and into industrial composting facilities.<\/p><p>This is because industrial composting creates value from an organic resource and prevents FOGO waste from rotting in landfill. \u201cOrganic material going to landfill is not only lost as a resource, it also creates methane, which has a significant impact on our climate. I think we get that picture now,\u201d says Lachlan.<\/p><p>In addition to this, \u201cI think the thing that we\u2019re starting to learn about more \u2014 and it\u2019s becoming more of a mainstream term now \u2014 is the circular economy. If we\u2019re fortunate enough to be in a city like Adelaide, or many municipalities across Australia, we can play a role in that circular economy. We can make decisions about what we consume and where it gets reused or recycled, and we can choose to put our garden waste and our food scraps into our green bin for compost. Then, that resource can be put to great use \u2014 either back into home gardens, or to a commercial grower,\u201d says Lachlan.<\/p><p>Industrial composting isn\u2019t just good for the environment \u2014 it&#8217;s good for our economy, too. According to Lachlan, \u201cthere\u2019s three times more jobs created from a recycling system than a linear landfill system, which means we\u2019re all playing a role in meaningful job creation. Many of the Jeffries\u2019 team really enjoy that they\u2019re playing a role in creating value from an organic resource that was once discarded and sent to landfill\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f084723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f084723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"council-offer-composting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719bccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"719bccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-food-organics-recycling-truck.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4403\" alt=\"Jeffries food organics recycling truck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-food-organics-recycling-truck.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-food-organics-recycling-truck-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jeffries-food-organics-recycling-truck-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73fcf21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73fcf21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63aaa5f\" data-id=\"63aaa5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62fcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d62fcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Does your council offer composting?<\/h2><p>Luckily, many councils across Australia now offer composting services and FOGO bins to their residents. Diverting your own FOGO waste from landfill means that you\u2019re actively playing a part in our circular economy and contributing to a sustainable waste system!<\/p><p>You can check to see if your council is composting on this page \u2014 plus, you can show your support for your local Compost Club Members by dropping in for a coffee or a bite to eat. By supporting Compost Club Members and venues that use certified compostable packaging instead of single-use plastics, you\u2019re helping to create a sustainable, waste-free foodservice industry.<\/p><p>Please help us in our mission to grow access to organic recycling and instigate widespread change. You can even sign our petition and tell your council you want them to start composting. We can make a global impact \u2014 all by making changes at the local level!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don\u2019t really understand what industrial composting is \u2014 you\u2019re not alone! Industrial composting, or commercial composting, is an industry that promotes a circular waste system by diverting organic waste from landfill and transforming it into valuable resources, like nutrient-rich compost. Here at Compost Connect, we believe that industrial composting can help our planet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recycling-composting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Is Industrial Composting? - Compost Connect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We speak to Lachlan Jeffries about the benefits of industrial composting and how we can all play a role in creating a sustainable, circular waste system.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is Industrial Composting?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you don\u2019t really understand what industrial composting is \u2014 you\u2019re not alone! Industrial composting, or commercial composting, is an industry that\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Compost Connect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/compost.connect.global\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-11T05:00:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-28T22:58:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Industrially-Compostable-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Is Industrial Composting? - Compost Connect","description":"We speak to Lachlan Jeffries about the benefits of industrial composting and how we can all play a role in creating a sustainable, circular waste system.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Is Industrial Composting?","og_description":"If you don\u2019t really understand what industrial composting is \u2014 you\u2019re not alone! Industrial composting, or commercial composting, is an industry that","og_url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/","og_site_name":"Compost Connect","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/compost.connect.global","article_published_time":"2022-02-11T05:00:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-02-28T22:58:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Industrially-Compostable-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"What Is Industrial Composting?","datePublished":"2022-02-11T05:00:52+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-28T22:58:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/"},"wordCount":1403,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Industrially-Compostable-logo.jpg","articleSection":["Recycling &amp; Composting"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/","url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/","name":"What Is Industrial Composting? - Compost Connect","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Industrially-Compostable-logo.jpg","datePublished":"2022-02-11T05:00:52+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-28T22:58:13+00:00","description":"We speak to Lachlan Jeffries about the benefits of industrial composting and how we can all play a role in creating a sustainable, circular waste system.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Industrially-Compostable-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Industrially-Compostable-logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"Industrially-Compostable-logo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-industrial-composting\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Is Industrial Composting?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/","name":"Compost Connect","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#organization","name":"Compost Connect","url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/favicon.png","width":64,"height":64,"caption":"Compost Connect"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/compost.connect.global","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/compost.connect\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/compost-connect-anz\/?viewAsMember=true","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtgcy1jAvBtxfzKbfqUMBZQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4395"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4634,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395\/revisions\/4634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}