New research suggests municipalities could improve recycling and composting rates by changing how often they collect garbage and organics.
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In South Africa, landfill practices impose a huge burden on the economy, environment and communities.
When food scraps and garden clippings are sent to landfill, it’s not just a waste of nutrients and water. The rotting organic matter trapped in landfill produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Using leaves for local food packaging is beneficial for health and the environment.
Most food waste still goes into red bins of mixed waste bound for landfill. It’s using up precious landfill space and harming the environment when it could produce valuable compost and biogas instead.
The roadmap predicts that by the 2030s, the sector could boost Australia’s annual GDP by around A$10 billion, create 26,200 jobs and reduce emissions by about 9%.
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Research Fellow, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Retired Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Associate, University of Nigeria
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Professor and Director Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Waste Management, The University of Queensland
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