East Gippsland Shire: Mallacoota – Kitchen to Compost
Posted under: Mallacoota’s landfill is close to its end of life and kerbside green waste collection is transported 230 km to Bairnsdale for mulching prior to composting at Dutson Downs, a further 96 km away. In 2011 East Gippsland Shire Council undertook a trial in Mallacoota to remove kitchen organics from the municipal waste stream by adding them to the kerbside green waste bin and having them composted on a local farm using VRM Biological compost accelerants. The trial was enthusiastically supported by the Mallacoota community and with a successful composting outcome the community lobbied the Council for the collection and processing of organics to be continued on a permanent basis. This project has reduced waste to landfill reduced transportation and associated greenhouse gas emissions and created a partnership between Council and the community.