Composters

Commercial grade composters are fast becoming an economic solution for businesses looking to reduce their carbon footprint and become more environmentally conscious. This 'triple bottom line' of the three Ps - people, planet and profit has seen a variety of organisations investing in a commercial composter as they look at ways to meet their commitments.

At present, approximately 50% of everyday ruubbish could be composted and returned to the land. when organic rubbish (food scraps and garden vegetation) is buried 'anaerobically (without air) in landfill, it causes a significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

Commercial composter are being used for apartment buildings, hospitals, mining communities, schools and restaurant cooperatives.

A commercial composter can service the equivalent of up to 100 households.

There is an interesting paper called SORTING IT OUT: FOOD WASTE SEPARATION IN LARGE NEW ZEALAND HOTELS: BARRIERS AND INCENTIVES for the Tourisn Research Scholarship Industry Report in October 2012 which details the scale of the environmental problems and solutions.

Read the paper here.