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The fight against green ‘waste’: how a Victorian community came together to create garden gold

The Guardian Environment Saturday 04 July 2026, 00:00 UTC By James Norman 1 min read
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Kitchen scraps and garden waste can be a valuable resource. But some communities are forgoing the Fogo bin and collecting their own compostChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected] is a rising stink around rubbish removal in Australia.

Kitchen scraps and garden waste can be a valuable resource. But some communities are forgoing the Fogo bin and collecting their own compost

  • Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint

  • Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected]

There is a rising stink around rubbish removal in Australia. Councils around the country are looking for ways to divert more organic waste away from landfill.

Australians generate about 14.6m tonnes of organic waste each year – mostly garden clippings, food scraps and timber. About half of it is collected from households in kerbside bins.

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