Photos from the New Sydney Bokashi One Factory install:
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Friday, 13 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Bokashi Factory - AUS
Where does your Australian Bokashi Stock come from?
It's made from a controlled recipe, and uses all organic products where possible. We used to make this manually and dry in the sun. Now we use low powered machinery, boosted by solar hot water heating.
It's made from a controlled recipe, and uses all organic products where possible. We used to make this manually and dry in the sun. Now we use low powered machinery, boosted by solar hot water heating.
Monday, 2 July 2012
Parramatta Council's Fab New Waste Solution!
Dissappointingly I received a flyer over the last couple of weeks "Have YOUR Say on Waste Collection". Parra City Waste Survey "Take part in our survey and win one of 10 x $200 gift vouchers from Coles Myer, Bunnings, JB Hi FI" Guys, which company has supported you on this and actually knows the proposed outcomes?
All new services carry a new charge. So, this flyer, is a softner fo ratepayers and what they can expect to see on their next rates review.
Point1, Getting to the point: Option 2: Dispose of food waste in the Garden Organics Bin. Several Sydney councils have gone down this line over the past 5 years. Penrith, Manly area, Eastern suburbs. All seem to be missing the point with regards to recycling food waste in an organic and sustainable way. For example, Penrith council put this in place some 3 years or so ago. Within weeks, customers had rotting food in bins, in the hot summer, outside there addresses, with flys, smells and stenches to deal with. The proposed pickups are not regular enough to guarantee a clean and healthy envoronment around the home.
Point 2, where is the waste going? Nobody ever questions where the waste ends up, they just wear the councils decision and abide by the new rules. Unless the food waste is pastuerised immediately via a large commercial facility and turned into a nutrient rich soil conditioner or pellets (fertiliser) then the process is absolutely useless and will just create methane and gaps in landfil that will be disastrous. My guess (unqualified) is it will be dumped with the rest of our waste. They don't mention in the survey flyer, where the waste goes, or how it will be treated...
A better way to treat your household families food waste is to treat it with EM or bokashi powder, then compost the treated waste in a responsible way, like: heat treating and producing some form of pellets or fertiliser, or digging back through your garden, completing a close to home organic cycle.
I cannot say for sure, but I guess that most of these previous councils schemes have failed already and been shelved. This scheme is only benefitting: the waste contracters and the wholesale suppliers of wheelie bins. Shame on you councils, for wasting ratepayers money on poorly researched schemes.
To get an idea of how the Japanese Bokashi System should work, check out www.bokashi.com.au . EM (Effectictive Microorganisms) are naturally occuring and prevent food waste from rotting or putryfying. Enabling you to re-use you kitchen food waste as a safe and nutrient rich soil conditioner, with no bad smells or bad effects on our fragile environment.
Do you want your smellie rotting food sitting in your compound for up to a week?
Very happy to receive your comments and reply as an exponent on Bokashi use in Australia.
All new services carry a new charge. So, this flyer, is a softner fo ratepayers and what they can expect to see on their next rates review.
Point1, Getting to the point: Option 2: Dispose of food waste in the Garden Organics Bin. Several Sydney councils have gone down this line over the past 5 years. Penrith, Manly area, Eastern suburbs. All seem to be missing the point with regards to recycling food waste in an organic and sustainable way. For example, Penrith council put this in place some 3 years or so ago. Within weeks, customers had rotting food in bins, in the hot summer, outside there addresses, with flys, smells and stenches to deal with. The proposed pickups are not regular enough to guarantee a clean and healthy envoronment around the home.
Point 2, where is the waste going? Nobody ever questions where the waste ends up, they just wear the councils decision and abide by the new rules. Unless the food waste is pastuerised immediately via a large commercial facility and turned into a nutrient rich soil conditioner or pellets (fertiliser) then the process is absolutely useless and will just create methane and gaps in landfil that will be disastrous. My guess (unqualified) is it will be dumped with the rest of our waste. They don't mention in the survey flyer, where the waste goes, or how it will be treated...
A better way to treat your household families food waste is to treat it with EM or bokashi powder, then compost the treated waste in a responsible way, like: heat treating and producing some form of pellets or fertiliser, or digging back through your garden, completing a close to home organic cycle.
I cannot say for sure, but I guess that most of these previous councils schemes have failed already and been shelved. This scheme is only benefitting: the waste contracters and the wholesale suppliers of wheelie bins. Shame on you councils, for wasting ratepayers money on poorly researched schemes.
To get an idea of how the Japanese Bokashi System should work, check out www.bokashi.com.au . EM (Effectictive Microorganisms) are naturally occuring and prevent food waste from rotting or putryfying. Enabling you to re-use you kitchen food waste as a safe and nutrient rich soil conditioner, with no bad smells or bad effects on our fragile environment.
Do you want your smellie rotting food sitting in your compound for up to a week?
Very happy to receive your comments and reply as an exponent on Bokashi use in Australia.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Wheelie bin waste contaminated
Dead dogs, a belt of machinegun bullets, sex toys, marijuana, a hand grenade and a goat - just some of the things Christchurch people put in their yellow wheelie bins. Read More
From Christchurch Press Newspaper NZ. www.press.co.nz
From Christchurch Press Newspaper NZ. www.press.co.nz
Friday, 25 May 2012
LIVING VICTORIA WATER REBATE PROGRAM
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Flyer
A3 Poster
Special Offer Basket Rebate Program Info Page
A SPECIAL $30 rebate is available on the purchase of one or more
products with a combined value of $50 or more.
One special basket offer rebate is available per eligible customer
between 26 March and 30 June 2012.
*Compost/Mulch Bins Included!!!Flyer
A3 Poster
Special Offer Basket Rebate Program Info Page
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| Click the links above for further details. Then purchase direct from www.bokashi.com.au or one of Bokashi One's VIC Retailers http://bokashi.com.au/reseller.htm |
Friday, 11 May 2012
Future Fest Illawarra - Celebrating World Environment Day 2012!
In recognition of World
Environment Day, Kiama Municipal Council will once again celebrate the occasion
by staging “Future Fest Illawarra”.
Future Fest Illawarra is aimed at providing residents of the region
with information on ways to live more sustainably.
Special guest, local
award winning restaurateur and chef of The Hungry Duck in Berry, Dave Campbell,
will officially open the event with Kiama Municipal Council Mayor Sandra
McCarthy.
Dave will also be
providing a cooking demonstration showcasing his culinary skills using local
and home grown produce. A champion of local and sustainable produce and
restaurant practices, Dave has been consistently awarded recognition for his
commitment in publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.
He continues to work with local farmers to bring a focus to the importance of
knowing how food is produced and the process of its journey to the plate.
Organised by Kiama
Municipal Council in partnership with Transition Towns Kiama and Regional
Development Australia, “Future Fest Illawarra” will also provide an amazing
opportunity for green businesses to highlight how their products and services
can help householders adapt to a new carbon economy, live more comfortably and
reduce their consumption, environmental footprint and their bills.
“Future Fest
Illawarra” is aimed at all residents across the
Illawarra and will include the following events:
Children’s activities- Recycled art exhibition
- Native tree giveaways
- Trash ‘n’ Treasure car boot sale - open to all
residents in the Illawarra. Only $5 per site to register. To register go
to www.kiamapshere.com.au/ttcbs
- Traditional skills workshop – learn how to knit,
maintain your tools, make bread, and more...
- Food stalls serving local produce
- Demonstrations throughout the day
- To stem the rising costs of living by using energy and resources
more efficiently
- To live a little more simply creates opportunities to spend quality
time with family, friends and the community
- To nourish a thriving local economy and community by making
considered decisions about how and with whom you spend your time and money
Entry is by gold coin donation only.
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