I love our food scraps bin and it looks like I'm not the only one. Since the rollout began in April, Aucklanders have diverted over 9million kilograms of food scraps. This is great news, as the scraps get converted into useful power and fertiliser to grow more kai.
And all the waste not going to landfill is great for the environment too - avoiding filling landfills and reducing methane. Nearly half of the weight of rubbish bins going to landfill was food waste! Auckland Council is hoping to collect nearly 40,000 tonnes of food scraps in the first year which will be equal to taking 10,000 medium-sized cars off the road.
We're currently on track to divert 35,000 tonnes of food scraps which is a great start. If you haven't tried the new bins, give them a go.
They can take all your leftovers, even ones that you can't normally compost like bones, fats and citrus - I know some locals are continuing to compost what they can, and sending the rest away in their food scraps bin.