Government to spend $151m to boost council food and garden waste service for more than 3 million people in the state’s south-east
government is buying residents more than a million bins in a bid to kickstart council organic waste collection.
The deputy premier, Steven Miles, said the state government would spend $151m to slash the cost of rolling out food and garden organic waste collection services.The announcement will expand bin services for more than 3.25 million people in the state’s south-east corner, stretching as far as Noosa. “Organic resources can be processed into high-value compost, mulch and soil products that can be used for a range of things, like tree planting, soil improvement, and revegetation projects.”
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