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Commercial compost creates healthier green spaces and better sporting fields. By using and encouraging the procurement of compost, councils can divert valuable resources from landfill while helping to reduce emissions.
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How the City of Newcastle is working to reducing waste and recycle food and garden organics. (01:57)
How the City of Newcastle and the Centre for Organic Research and Education conducted a successful trial using compost in stormwater biofiltration (4:04)
How food and garden organics recycling can divert waste from landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (09:51)
How compost has added benefits including increasing infiltration and storing more soil moisture. (11:09)
How development control plans need to be changed to encourage the use of recycled materials in biofilters for new developments. (12:52)
How councils across the Hunter region are implementing a circular economy procurement project to help procure more recycled organics products. (18:17)
About the Guests
Carol Duncan, Councillor, City of Newcastle
Eric Love, Chairman, Centre for Organic Research and Education
Tim Askew, Regional Policy and Program Manager, Hunter Joint Organisation
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