Waste minimisation - reducing waste

Cut waste, save costs

Waste. It’s a five letter word that invades every aspect of our lives and can prove harmful to the environment – not to mention the hip pocket.

Bundaberg Regional Council is declaring war on waste and is calling on the community to join the fight.

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Love Food Hate Waste

Bundaberg Regional Council has joined forces with WRAP and their initiative Love Food Hate Waste. Visit their website to discover some simple hacks, tips and guidance to make the most of your food at home. Find out why it’s so crucial that we all do our bit to save our food from the bin and protect our beautiful planet at the same time.

War on waste audit

A recent waste audit of three wheelie bins, randomly selected from Bundaberg Region households, revealed almost three quarters of what we’re disposing of doesn’t need to go to landfill.

The audit sorted the contents of the bins into four main categories – general waste, recyclables, organic (food) waste and green waste.

With a total weight of 37.25kg, just 27% of the contents of the three bins should have been destined for landfill. The rest could have been recycled, mulched or composted.

Only 3.3kg of waste that was generated needed to be disposed of to landfill

16% of the waste bin was made up of material that should have been placed in the yellow-lidded recycling bin

Organic waste, or food waste, accounted for 28% of the contents of the bins

Green waste, which could have been composted, made up the largest portion of the bins at 29%