What is Compost Connect?

Compost Connect is a composting initiative developed by BioPak, to help connect foodservice businesses to composting services and divert waste from landfills.

From as little as $1 a day, you can divert your food scraps and compostable packaging from landfills and avoid the methane gas this would produce there.

Previously known as the BioPak Compost Service, Compost Connect currently has 18 compost partners, servicing 2,200+ suburbs across Australia and New Zealand. Find your local business composting service below and turn your ‘waste’ into nutrient-rich compost. Businesses who also join the Compost Club to be featured on the Map get extra perks on top of saving the planet!

BioPak supports the adoption of reusables wherever possible, but there are circumstances where reusables are not viable.

Where single-use foodservice packaging is the only viable option, using compostable packaging and implementing an organics waste stream is the most sustainable choice. In the foodservice, industry packaging is often soiled with food residue. This is seen as contamination by the recycling industry, meaning that even if the packaging is technically recyclable, it will actually end up in a landfill.

Composting is a circular economy solution that processes food waste and compostable packaging in the same waste stream. This allows businesses to reduce their environmental impact by diverting waste from landfills instead of having it turned into nutrient-rich compost.

Benefits of composting:

• Composting helps fight climate change by sequestering carbon into the soil and avoiding methane emissions from landfills.
• Compost is nutrient-rich, allowing farmers to grow more food locally without the use of chemical fertilisers.
• Compost is an amazing soil conditioner that helps retain moisture and fight droughts.