The compostable waste from kitchens and gardens is collected in the university town of Sydney in the green bio bins and transported to the composting plant in the district. There, biogas is obtained from them before they are processed into high-quality compost. The rubbish removal Sydney service can take care of such matters.
Non-Compostable Waste
So that composting works and the product can then be used as a valuable fertilizer in gardening and landscaping, it must not contain any foreign substances that do not rot, such as:
- Plastic bags
- Plastics of all kinds
- Stones
- Cans
- Metals
- Baby diapers
- Flower pots
- Rubber
- Leather items
- Rubbish
- Vacuum cleaner bags
- Coal ash
- Cigarette butts
This non-compostable waste belongs with the exception of plastic bags or plastics, cans and metals, which all belong in the yellow bag) in the residual waste.
Tips for Collecting Organic Waste in the Kitchen:
Pre-sorting containers the city of Sydney has a pre-sorting container available for all users of the organic bins free of charge for collection in the kitchen these are delivered together with the organic bins. Replacement vessels are available from the customer center. Bio waste collection good feasible in paper bags or wrapped in newspaper please never in plastic bags not even in the so-called compostable plastic bags.
“Please don’t.”
Please do not use plastic bags as a collection container for your kitchen waste under any circumstances. Although plastic bags are waterproof and therefore practical for collection in the kitchen, they are not compostable. Plastic admixtures have already made entire truckloads of valuable organic waste unusable for composting. After all, re-sorting is time-consuming and can only be done by hand – therefore expensive and uncomfortable for the staff. For this reason, whenever possible, you should also remove plastic stickers from fruits and vegetables before throwing the trays into the organic waste because these also lead to an entry of plastic into the compost material and, in the long term, to the formation of micro-plastics.
What About Organic Bags Made From “Biodegradable Plastics”?
The organic bags made of “biodegradable plastics” offered in the shop, which are declared as “compostable”, are not suitable for the composting plant. They do have the advantage of locking in moisture and at the same time remaining tear-resistant. But precisely this stability becomes a problem in the composting plant because the material does not decompose in the course of the composting process. The bags have to be sorted out, which hinders the process.
The bags do not do well in the ecological balance either: resources are used again for growing the plants from which the starch is obtained e.g. potatoes or corn. Conventional maize cultivation in particular is also known for its high use of pesticides. From an ecological point of view, organic bags made of biodegradable plastics are therefore generally not advisable.
Newsprint as an Insert in the Pre-Sorting Container
If organic waste is collected in a plastic bag or in a plastic bag in the kitchen, please empty the contents loosely into the organic waste bin and throw the plastic bag into the general waste.
Not enough space in the organic waste bin? Use leaf sacks. If lawn clippings or autumn leaves do not fit on your own compost or in the organic waste bin, you can buy so-called leaf sacks (100 l) for 0.60 dollars or piece. You can simply put this next to your organic waste bin on the day of collection. If there is not enough space in the organic waste bin, property owners can also apply for additional organic waste bins free of charge from the financial services department, informally by postcard, fax or e-mail.