- Home
- What's happening
- News
- Knox recycling efforts a huge success
Since introducing changes to our waste collection services, and adopting more sustainable waste management practices, Knox has significantly reduced the amount of food waste going to landfill. Compared to 2023 (47%), 28% of Knox's waste is going to landfill with 72% now being recycled or processed into new products.
Why does our food waste matter?
Recycling food scraps is an easy way for householders to actively make a positive difference to our environment. By sending less food waste to landfill, we are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimise the effects of climate change. The scraps can also be repurposed into organic material such as compost, soil, and mulch and used to sustain our parks, gardens, nurseries, and farms
Food waste reduction success in Knox
Up until recently, 43% of Knox’s waste that went to landfill was food. In July 2023, we introduced a weekly food and garden bin collection service which encouraged our community to recycle their food scraps, adding them to their green garden bin for weekly collection. The success of this service change and the efforts of the Knox community has resulted in the diversion of over 1,000 tonnes of food waste from landfill each month. That’s equivalent to 571 cars worth of food waste! Additionally, collected food is being repurposed into organic material.
Well done Knox – this is an amazing achievement! Thank you to everyone for embracing the waste service changes and developing more recycling habits, contributing to these fantastic results. Let’s keep the momentum going.
Need help?
Finding it hard to manage your waste? Please refer to our website for more information or contact us for further support.
Share
What's happening
- Events, activities and festivals
- Have Your Say
-
News
- A new intersection for Burwood Highway and McMahons Road
- A soaring success for local model aircraft flying group VARMS
- Allergen training for food businesses
- Art installations at Stamford Park (and win a picnic!)
- Check out our new Knox waste trucks
- Christmas and New Year's opening hours 2023
- Cr Susan Laukens elected Knox Mayor
- Detox your home this autumn
- Don’t mind the works on Scoresby Road
- Electoral irregularities
- February fun in Boronia
- Films food for thought
- Fire Danger Period begins Monday 10 January
- Fire Danger Period starts 30 January
- Free school holiday activities at the new Knox Library
- Get back to nature
- HV Jones Reserve Project Update
- Have your say on the future of waste in Victoria
- Help create the future of Koolunga Native Reserve
- Help shape our Community Engagement Policy
- Help us improve local playspaces
- Help us tackle graffiti
- Join the Environment Advisory Committee
- Join us for National Tree Planting Day 2024
- Kindergarten community panel
- Knox Festival Twilight Program
- Knox recycling efforts a huge success
- Learn about composting
- Local play just got more exciting
- Low waste living workshops
- Lower your carbon footprint and reduce energy bills
- Make the 'shift to thrift' this November
- Make your veggie patch thrive
- New home for outdoor dining pod
- New playground at Tim Neville Arboretum now open
- Parking sensors installed in Knox
- Paving the way, sustainably
- Playspace makeover for Tim Neville Arboretum
- Protecting our green areas and significant spaces
- Quarry lake closed due to poor water quality
- Recycling right for National Recycling Week
- Reusable Nappy Workshop
- Revitalising Boronia
- Safer streets for Boronia
- Shining light on Knox and Emerson dog parks
- Shop smarter and reduce your waste
- Storm assistance
- Storm recovery update
- Take time out in nature with Biodiversity Month
- The excitement is building at Stud Park
- Totem-ly awesome
- Arts in Knox
- Major projects and initiatives
- Community groups and volunteering
- Explore Knox
- Event Calendar
- Knox eNews
