however a cost comparison of the methods had household, the cost per household of full not been completed at the time of writing. implementation would be considerably lower and there is an option to recoup some cost through the sale of compost. The CSU project indicated council could offset costs by up to $30 per tonne Council staff undertaking training on composting of compost produced. Lessons Learnt: The pilot trial in the The (former) Department of Environment, Climate REROC region suggests recycling of Change and Water NSW contributed $30,000 to organics collected at kerbside can the project, while REROC Waste Forum result in high recovery rates and is likely to be committed the remainder of funds. Although viable even for the small communities of the analysis of final results has not yet been reported, member councils. Although the financial analysis the trial was budgeted at $110 per household to is yet to be reported, the approach was well implement the main elements such as collection, accepted by the communities and produced a processing and education (but excluding high quality compost product. research, evaluation, and consultancy fees). Although the councils’ estimated current cost of sending organic waste to landfill is $44 per
however a cost comparison of the methods had not been completed at the time of writing. Council staff undertaking training on composting The (former) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW contributed $30,000 to the project, while REROC Waste Forum committed the remainder of funds. Although analysis of final results has not yet been reported, the trial was budgeted at $110 per household to implement the main elements such as collection, processing and education (but excluding research, evaluation, and consultancy fees). Although the councils’ estimated current cost of sending organic waste to landfill is $44 per household, the cost per household of full implementation would be considerably lower and there is an option to recoup some cost through the sale of compost. The CSU project indicated council could offset costs by up to $30 per tonne of compost produced. Lessons Learnt: The pilot trial in the REROC region suggests recycling of organics collected at kerbside can result in high recovery rates and is likely to be viable even for the small communities of the member councils. Although the financial analysis is yet to be reported, the approach was well accepted by the communities and produced a high quality compost product.
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