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About
Biomix
Recycling

About

BIOMIX

- What we do

Biomix is EPA-licensed and accept organic waste, garden waste, liquid wastes and untreated timber from authorised commercial customers.

By tipping at Biomix you are reducing your waste disposal fees. You are also helping the environment by reducing the amount of waste going into landfill.
Since Biomix Carag site was EPA approved and commissioned 550,000 tonnes of waste has been diverted from landfill and recycled through its plant.

The process from your bin to compost /mulch is a 12 week journey.

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Organics

Organics Recycling

Organics recycling can provide significant business savings and environmental benefits. Diverting waste from landfill removes weight, odour and leachates from the general waste stream and can reduce the cost of waste disposal. Organics that can be processed by biomix for recycling include

  • Garden and timber waste

  • Food scraps from commercial kitchens

  • Agricultural waste

  • Liquid waste

Diverting organic waste effectively is a central focus. This provides economic and environmental benefits, reducing the carbon footprint and regenerating natural systems.

Benefits for businesses

  • Reduces waste and recycling management costs by avoiding landfill fees.

  • Diverts organic waste away from the general waste stream to remove weight, odour and liquids.

  • Reduces waste removal fees and other handling requirements.

  • Improves public image via a comprehensive recycling program.

Benefits to the environment

  • Decreases greenhouse gas emissions from the anaerobic (without air) decomposition of large amounts of organic material sent to landfill.

  • Stops toxic leachates from the organic waste that are filtered into our water table.

  • Recovers valuable organic nutrients when composted.

  • Gives life back to Australia’s depleted soils by restoring soil health.

  • Reduces carbon footprints and captures carbon in soil to mitigate climate change.

  • Improves water retention in soil.

Biomix capabilities

  • Diversion of organic wastes from landfill.

  • Acceptance of material including food, garden greens, liquids and non-treated timber

  • Organic waste management, collection and processing options.

  • 98% material recovery.

  • All liquids received used as part of the recycling process

  • Reduced composting footprint through use of technology.

  • Onsite environmental management including water and air.

  • Process controls for efficiency, consistency, and increased value.

  • Delivery against environmental compliance obligations.

  • Ability to adjust to seasonal fluctuations.

  • Supply of high-quality, compost and mulch products for general and specialised use to established markets.

To discuss your organics recycling requirements, or arrange a site visit, please email Trent@biomix.com.au or phone 0439 696 291

Recycling organic feedstock

Organics recycling can provide significant business savings and environmental benefits. Diverting waste from landfill removes weight, odour and leachates from the general waste stream and can reduce the cost of waste disposal. Organics that can be processed by biomix for recycling include

Below are examples of what we do and don’t accept in our commercial food waste collections.

These items do go into the Commercial Organics
recycling Bin (FOGO)

  • Pet manure

  • Garden trimmings

  • Grass clippings

  • Meat (including bones)

  • Pizza

  • Plate scrapings

  • Rice and pasta

  • Tea bags

  • Vegetables

  • Yoghurt and cream

  • Bread and bakery

  • Cereal

  • Chicken

  • Coffee grounds

  • Compostable Materials

  • Dairy products

  • Egg shells

  • Fish and seafood

  • Flowers and herbs

  • Fruit and fruit peels

  • Grease trap waste

Please note: All packaging must be removed

These items do not go into the Commercial
Organics Bin

Other items include

  • Aluminium foil

  • Coated cardboard, including
    • pizza boxes
    • metal
    • tin and glass

  • Polystyrene cups

  • Astro turf (artificial lawn)

  • Lithium batteries

Plastic includes

  • Butter sachets

  • Plastic cling wrap

  • Straws

  • Coffee Cups

  • Lids

  • Pavers

  • Soil

  • Cat Litter

  • Rock

Please note: No general waste

What compostable packaging is accepted ?

Please follow the attached links as a guide to what is accepted at a composting recycling facility such as biomix. ———

Garden waste

and untreated timber from authorised commercial customers.

Pre-sorted loads of the following materials are accepted at Biomix Organics Recycling site

  • Garden Organics

    Timber Wastes must comply with the EPA definition of Raw Mulch. In particular, urban wood residues must be untreated, unpainted and uncontaminated timber collected as a separate source stream for processing

  • Wood packaging crates and pallets.

  • Wood shavings.

  • Wood shavings and sawdust.

  • Untreated solid wood offcuts.

  • Garden and timber must not contain.

    Timber Wastes must comply with the EPA definition of Raw Mulch. In particular, urban wood residues must be untreated, unpainted and uncontaminated timber collected as a separate source stream for processing

  • Asbestos

  • Engineered wood products such as particle board, plywood or laminate.

  • Preservative treated or coated wood residues.

  • Physical contaminants including but not limited to glass, metal, concrete, rigid plastics, flexible plastics or polystyrene.

Note: All loads are subject to inspection before tipping. Any loads with plastic, metal, concrete or brick contamination will be refused.

Liquid Waste

from authorised commercial customers.

  • Liquid wastes must comply with EPA definition

  • Milk Whey.

  • Greasetrap

  • Liquid wastes must not contain

  • Drilling sludge

  • Effluent

Recycled Packaging

Compostable Packaging

Packaging Brown

Biomix can handle any AS 4736 certified packaging via our ‘In Vessel’ digestion system and open windrows.

Please note that attached information that we as an industry abide too.

Considerations for Compostable Packaging (packagingcovenant.org.au)

Biomix is open to trials of manufacturing companies bio packaging subject the products complying to AS4736 standards. Please contact us if you have any questions and would like to set up a trial.