An organic recycling company has urged Western Australia to tighten its waste laws so more food and garden waste is turned into compost for farms instead of going to landfill, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Greg Watts, chief executive of C-Wise, which runs a composting site at Nambeelup south of Perth, accused the state government of relying on landfill while farmers pay high prices for fertiliser. WA Waste Authority figures show 2.7 million tonnes of waste went to landfill in 2024-25.
Watts said only about two-thirds of Perth's metropolitan councils offer food and garden organics bins, and that recent rule changes mean items such as tea bags and paper towels must now go in general waste. He also pointed to unsaleable grain and dead poultry as resources that could be composted. A Narrogin farmer said he now uses the firm's compost.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
