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Eenee Organics Recycling with Calvary Hospital

 

Eenee Organics Recycling with Calvary Hospital. Calvary's kitchens produce 120 meals 3 times a day and all organic waste goes straight into 240L wheelie bins which are lined with compostable bin liners. The 240L organics bins have the new innovative bin liner snib to prevent bags collapsing into the bins when waste is placed in them.

Organics Recycling with Karen Goodwin-Roberts from Taste Catering at the Bahai Centre, Hobart, Tasmania

 

Breaking News - Philanthropist support for Eenee Food and Garden Waste recycling

Following an article in the South Hobart newsletter, a South Hobart resident who shares our passion for recycling organics, has offered to subsidise the cost for 100 customers who sign up and start recycling their organics.  This makes it even easier for residents to enjoy the convenience of our Eenee Organics Recycling service for the greater Hobart area.  

Eenee Organics Recyling at Salamanca Market, Hobart

Our Smart car out and about at Salamanca Market in Hobart

ACCC successful in prosecuting 'degradable' bag compostable claims

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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/accc-wins-goody-bag-legal-battle-20110105-19fwb.html

ACCC wins Goody bag legal battle

January 5, 2011

AAP

The consumer watchdog has won a legal battle against a company it accused of engaging in deceptive marketing of plastic shopping bags in South Australia.

The Federal Court in Adelaide has declared that Goody Environment Pty Ltd engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and made false representations about Goody branded plastic bags.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) case against Goody was that the company claimed its Goody branded plastic bags were biodegradable and compostable and could be legally supplied in South Australia.

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The ACCC said this was not the case because the bags contained the heavy metal molybdenum in amounts that exceeded the maximum concentration prescribed by the Australian standard and did not adequately biodegrade, disintegrate or compost.

Goody has undertaken to the court to refrain from making representations that plastic shopping bags are biodegradable or compostable unless it has first obtained independent scientific testing of the bags.

Acting ACCC chairman Michael Schaper said businesses must ensure biodegradable or recyclable claims can be substantiated and are appropriately qualified so as not to mislead consumers.

"Environmental claims are powerful selling tools as many purchasers want to do the right thing for the environment," Dr Schaper said in a statement.

Goody Environment says it remains puzzled by the outcome because its product was launched only after it had been certified to meet all Australian standards for composting by Zero Waste SA and independent tests by Flinders University.

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New Organic Waste Collection Service Launched! - Tasmanian Times

Hobart residents will soon be able to recycle all their organic kitchen and garden waste into compost through a convenient new collection service.

Hobart company, Eenee Designs will soon begin Tasmania’s first household organic waste collection. It is hoped that thousands of tons of organic waste that currently goes to landfill can be collected, commercially composted and returned to farms and gardens. 
Managing Director, Sue Allison-Rogers, said that over 30% of household waste going to landfill is organic and should be separated and turned into valuable compost.
She hopes that providing this new opt-in service will attract householders who currently are not able to compost but want to do the right thing and recycle their organic waste.  The service is also able to process organics which are not suitable for home composting e.g. meat, bones and dairy.
The company will provide a specially designed 240L wheelie bin and kitchen tidies with compostable liners. The final bagged compost will be available locally from selected outlets.
Hobart Alderman Bill Harvey is supportive of the new service and has signed up to be the first customer. He said this is a fantastic initiative, which will divert a significant proportion of the 50,000 tons of waste per year that is buried at McRobies Gully landfill site. The tip is nearly full so we need to look at alternatives and support innovative business ideas. Turning waste into valuable products is essential in managing our waste into the future.
Eenee Designs is famous for introducing compostable nappies and is committed to environmental sustainability.

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Kerb-side compost service begins - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A new kerb-side kitchen and garden organic waste service hopes to reduce the amount of landfill at a South Hobart tip.

In what's believed to be a Tasmanian first, Hobart company Eenee Designs will distribute specially designed 240 litre wheelie bins to those who sign up to the fortnightly collection.

It is aimed at reducing the 50,000 tonnes of waste which ends up each year at McRobies Gully tip.

Sue Allison-Rogers from Eenee Designs says the bins are tamper-proof.

"We're really treating this as very high quality organics with no contamination from plastic or glass which is essential to get a good quality compost. Otherwise all you're doing is collecting a very expensive form of contaminated organics which go to landfill if you have contamination there," she said.

The first collections are expected to begin in early October with a commercial composter to process the material to be sold. 

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