{"id":4917,"date":"2022-04-21T11:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T01:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2022-04-21T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T01:33:34","slug":"neil-perry-composts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/neil-perry-composts\/","title":{"rendered":"NEIL PERRY: Launches Australia\u2019s First Composting Network Compost Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4917\" class=\"elementor elementor-4917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c491ecb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c491ecb\" 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-fa10865\" data-id=\"fa10865\" 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-5aa664c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5aa664c\" 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\/04\/NEIL-PERRY.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4921\" alt=\"NEIL-PERRY\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NEIL-PERRY.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NEIL-PERRY-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NEIL-PERRY-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-528debe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"528debe\" 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-bd5cb56\" data-id=\"bd5cb56\" 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-6d47051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d47051\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c02cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c02cac\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia\u2019s first ever composting network, Compost Connect, launches to tackle the nation\u2019s food waste crisis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia\u2019s first national composting network is launching this month, an online platform that connects foodservice businesses with industrial composters nationwide. Developed by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BioPak and backed by Neil Perry, the network aims to reduce the one million tonnes of organic waste created by Australia\u2019s foodservice industry every year, which is the weight of nearly 19 Sydney Harbour Bridges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perry, who will be using the service for his new sustainably focused restaurant, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.margaretdoublebay.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margaret<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, opening in Double Bay this June, has grave concerns for the future of Australia and is calling for others in the hospitality sector to take accountability for the waste they bring into the world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perry explains, \u201cI\u2019m scared for what the world might look like for my children and children\u2019s children. If we don\u2019t act now, we\u2019re going to end up in a really awful situation. Sadly, it&#8217;s unsurprising that the foodservice industry creates so much waste, however, we still have the opportunity to change this if we make transformations now.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a country, we need to re-think our processes and start thinking of the bigger picture. We need to work together to address the problem, reduce organic waste and contribute to achieving a better society for future generations. 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