Food Waste

In reply to the Hon. M.C. PARNELL (22 July 2020).

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services): The Minister for Environment and Water has advised:

The action in the draft Food Waste Strategy (Valuing Our Food Waste–South Australia's strategy to reduce and divert household and business food waste) and draft South Australia's Waste Strategy 2020-25 to consider legislative proposals to harmonise council collection services is to standardise services for ratepayers and divert more organic material from landfill.

Under Green Industries SA's Council Modernisation Grants Program, the government has provided funding to three councils to trial weekly collections of organic material, including food waste. The results of these trials will contribute to actions that will support increased diversion of organic material from landfill for beneficial use.