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The domestic waste charge on your rates notice pays the waste levy - the idea is to get stuff out of the RED (landfill) bin and into the circular economy. Getting "Organic" Matter out of Landfill will reduce the creation of Methane (CH 4 ) carbon emissions.  Inner West FOGO Food Recycling Monthly Update - Council Agenda 21 Nov 2023 In the first 5 months of the FOGO service (October to February inclusive 2023/24), compared to the same period in 2022/23; ·    Garbage tonnage has reduced by 3,924 tonnes ·    FOGO (Garden and FOO previously) tonnage has increased by 4,164 tonnes. This suggests a transfer of approximately 4,000 tonnes of food from garbage to FOGO over the first five months of FOGO. As is demonstrated on the graph below, FOGO tonnage is increasing at a greater rate than garbage disposal, compared to the same months last financial year. Note that summer is peak generation across all streams, with lowest seasonal generation in w...

Early morning walk along the re-opened path through "Rozelle Parklands".   Is grey in mulch, along Parrammatta Road, asbestos? Photo 2024 As I did not have phone or camera with me photos are of the parklands and asbestos in Mulch issue  at other times.   The path from the Rozelle Light Rail station was open so in we went.   The mulch has been replaced with Woodchips and the section around the Victoria Road underpass may become a tropical paradise with all the palm trees. They reminded me that palm trees cant be mulched and this was the perfect solution.  The Crescent Rozelle 2024   Learnt of the difficulty of getting rid of palm trees when Transport for NSW tried to once palm (sorry about pun) on Leichhardt Council. Sadly, there isn't much local provenance vegetation with another favourite planted - Queensland Plume Grass.   The path goes under Victoria Road - where once micro bats roosted.   Despite being early morning the traffic noise was prett...