ORGANIC WASTE
Australia produces 7.6 million tonnes of food waste across the supply and consumption chain each year.
2.5 million tonnes (30 per cent) is created in our homes
2.3 million tonnes (31 per cent) in primary production
1.8 million tonnes (25 percent) in the manufacturing sector
Australians recycled 1.2 million of food waste, recovered 2.9 million tonnes through alternative uses for the food waste and disposed of 3.2 million tonnes.
ORGANIC WASTE
14.2 Million tonnes of organic waste produced 2016 and 2017 (does not include paper & cardboard, leather, textiles and rubber).
Organics are particularly problematic in landfills as they give rise to leachate, gas and odour and pest animal populations.
PAPER AND CARDBOARD WASTE
About 5.6 Mt of paper and cardboard waste was generated in 2016-17, or 229 kg per capita.
About 60% was recycled and 40% was sent to landfill.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Circular economy is a real buzz word at the moment and rightly so. Composting closes the cycle removing waste from landfill and recycling it into a valuable resource providing plant nutrients and beneficial microbes, helping the soil store carbon and water, and reducing the requirements for artificial fertilisers. But what if we can go one step further?
TECHNOLOGY
OSCA Technologies are industry leaders in sustainable solutions for organic waste processing and utilisation. The research and development undertaken by OSCA ensures OSCA systems are at the forefront of developments.
OSCA utilises Life Cycle Thinking to ensure the systems they manufacture have minimal impact on the environment over their entire life cycle. They are designed to be energy efficient, utilise materials that are sourced locally and can be recycled at the end of life, are designed for longevity and disassembly.
COMPANY
OSCA Technologies’ goal is to push boundaries into the eco-positive arena. That is, give more back to the environment than is taken, becoming net-positive in all aspect of the environment.
In these endeavours OSCA:
- collects all the water it uses on-site
- generates all the energy they utilise
- processes all organic waste on site
- Reduces and avoids where possible waste, and where it cannot be avoided,
- Recycles ALL waste coming to site including paper, soft and hard plastics, metal, etc.
- Uses all natural products on-site
- Grows food and plants which encourage bees and wasps
- Provides land, cultivating a green corridor for wildlife. We have kangaroos, wallabies, numbats, possums, and a multitude of native birds, insects, bats and other wildlife currently happily residing on-site