Recycling has become commonplace, the yellow and red recycling bins are part of our daily lives. However do you know the journey of your waste? Does it go to landfill or is it re-purposed? How does compost fit in and what can you easily do to be more efficient with our resources.
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted about recycling and compost with Renae McBrien from the Tarragindi Community Garden.
For a deep dive...
Visit the Tarragindi Community garden website, there's loads of info on what you can grow, pests and even how to start your own community garden.. perhaps even get some starter worms from Renae. Here's another website on the steps on starting your own community garden or find another established community garden or compost hub near you.
Learn more about Brisbane's 'Towards Zero Waste Strategy', what is a Circular Economy or about Brisbane's Landfills.
Ready to begin composting? Here's where you can claim your $100 rebate on your worm farm from Brisbane City Council's Compost Rebate Program. Still need to decide which compost method is best for you - Various Compost Methods and some tips on worm farms as well as balancing your compost’s Greens (nitrogen) to Browns (carbon).
Everything you need to know about compost worm species and black soldier fly larvae.