Over 9million kgs of food scraps kept out of landfill!

Written By Zoe McKewen

Ka pai Tāmaki Makaurau! Well done, Auckland! You’ve kept 9 million kilograms of food scraps out of landfill.

Instead of going to waste, your food scraps have been turned into renewable energy and liquid fertiliser. See the full journey below

Food scraps facts:

  • More than 440,000 food scraps bins delivered.

  • Currently on track to collect over 35,000 tonnes of food scraps annually.

  • Already seeing a reduction in the weight of refuse in kerbside rubbish bins.

Zoe McKewen
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