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Published on 04 August 2025
At this week’s Council meeting, Councillors endorsed the continued implementation of the food and garden organics service.
Following the program’s successful first twelve months, Council Officers reviewed the service, consulted the community and determined that the service had significantly reduced landfill disposal and increased the Shire’s landfill diversion rate to 57.3 per cent.
Mayor, Cr Don Henderson, said that we need to continue to invest in sustainable, affordable solutions that will positively benefit our Shire.
“The kerbside food and garden organics service is a way for residents to sort their waste and divert organic materials from landfill. We must continue to support initiatives like this, that benefit the community and the environment in the long run,” said Cr Don Henderson.
“By placing food scraps and garden trimmings into the green bin and recyclables in the yellow bin, residents are diverting waste from landfill and contributing to a circular economy,” he said.
Since the lime-green lidded bins were rolled out to the kerb, 1,264 tonnes of kerbside organic material has been collected and processed at the Creswick Transfer Station. The material has been turned into compost, using an in-vessel composting system, which is being used on trees and parks across the Shire as part of a project funded by Sustainability Victoria.
Council will continue to support targeted education and engagement activities that support the community to maximise their use of the food and garden organics service. Similarly, Council hopes to explore various uses for the compost more broadly across operations as well as giving compost to the community.
Positively, there has been no increase to the annual waste service charge for kerbside collections, and the 5,600 households using the organics collection will receive a $40 reduction to the cost of their bin in the upcoming 2025/26 rates notices.
For more information on Council’s food and garden organics service visit our Organics page.