Compost Recycling Soil coolseat

"FOGO": failure or success?

"FOGO": failure or success?

“ I appreciate that the Inner West Council is taking action against the growing problem of food and garden organics, but is this the best option for Australia or even Earth?“

And the garbage collector gets paid twice; once by the ratepayer via council, again by the ratepayer when they buy compost (if the waste is turned into compost).

Renee Patricio, U.S. intern with Sustainable House, compares U.S. and Australian food waste solutions.

With a primary focus on data analysis, Renee’s assessment is data-driven and, sorry, Oz, but local councils and state governments here in Oz seem to be controlled by, and delivering truckloads of money to, garbage collectors.

I have to do something for Earth every day

I have to do something for Earth every day

“It has not only become socially acceptable for our leaders to lie, it is more or less what we expect them to do. You and I have been given the historic responsibility to set things right. Together, we can do the seemingly impossible. But make no mistake, no one else is going to do this for us. This is up to us here and now. You and me.” Greta Thunberg, Glastonbury Festival, England, June 2022