High-quality organics compost

Purchase nutrient-rich, soil-enhancing compost from Cleanaway. Ideal for landscaping, agriculture, and gardens. Available in bulk.
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Build stronger soil
for better yields

Cleanaway's compost is a natural soil conditioner made from recycled food organics and garden organics (FOGO).

Our high-quality organics compost enriches the soil with a broad spectrum of essential nutrients to improve its structure and fertility, making it the ideal solution for enhancing the health and productivity of your agricultural land. Through our state-of-the art facilities and decontamination process, our bulk compost is produced to the highest quality and meets EPA and DPI biosecurity standards.

The results speak for themselves – our farm trials demonstrate the value of our organic products in managing productive soils and increasing crop yields, leading to greater returns.

High-quality bulk compost delivered direct to you

To order our compost or learn more about our product:
• Email: nswcompost@cleanaway.com.au
• Call: 02 9677 3120

Nutrient content is higher

Our compost offers a wide range of essential nutrients. The product contains the three primary nutrients plants require for growth: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), along with micronutrients, trace minerals and organic matter that create a supportive environment for microorganisms, further enriching your soil.

Improves soil resilience

With regular applications, our compost will restore your soil's structure through organic matter and organic carbon. This results in improved drainage and water retention abilities, creating soil that is more resilient to extreme weather conditions and boosts crop yields.

Consistency and quality

Our compost is produced in a facility that mixes and turns the product over 30 times before it leaves for use on agricultural land. This process ensures our compost is homogeneous and consistent, delivering an even distribution of nutrients and organic matter for uniform plant growth and reliable soil performance.

Certified product

Our compost is manufactured to the NSW EPA The Compost Order 2016 and the NSW DPI Certification Assurance Procedure CA-05.

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Learn more about our compost product

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Product brochure

Learn more about the technical properties of our compost to understand how it can enhance your farming experience.

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Specification sheet

Learn more about the technical properties of our compost to understand how it can enhance your farming experience.

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Real results from local farmers

After positive experiences using other compost products, a NSW farmer is celebrating encouraging comparative results from a Cleanaway organics compost trial.

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Storage information

You may not need to use all of your delivered compost at once. Download our storage fact sheet to keep your compost fresh longer.

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Process

How Cleanaway compost contributes to the circular economy

Our compost is made from the food and garden waste we collect from households and businesses. This saves FOGO waste from going to landfill, where it breaks down and releases greenhouse gases that are harmful to the environment.

Instead of ending up in the general waste stream, food and garden waste is sent to our EPA-approved organics facility where it goes through a rigorous composting process. The end product is high-quality compost that can be channelled back into the soil of farms to grow our food once more.

In this closed-loop system, organic materials move from paddock to plate, then plate back to paddock, creating a genuine circular economy. By choosing Cleanaway compost, you’re helping to make a more sustainable future possible.

 

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FAQs

What is compost?
Compost is a soil ameliorant made from organic matter, such as leftover food and vegetation materials that have been broken down by microorganisms through a process called composting. The end product is a soil-like, nutrient-rich fertiliser full of organic matter that can be used to improve soil health and improve plant growth.
How do we make our compost?
Our compost is made from food organics and garden organics that are collected from homes and businesses.

Our composting process uses state-of-the-art Biomax® composting technology, which is unique in Australia. It’s a fully automated and enclosed biological reactor performing daily compost bed turning, aeration, and watering, which assures complete pasteurisation, pathogen destruction and stabilisation within weeks of receival.

The comprehensive process also includes manual screening, sizing, and advanced decontamination techniques, followed by secondary screening, to allow our facility to remove any undesirable and unwanted materials.

This results in a high-quality product compliant with the NSW EPA The Compost Order 2016.
How does Cleanaway’s compost compare to inorganic fertilisers?
Compost is a natural product that improves your soil by supporting natural nutrient recycling and providing a feedstock for soil microbes to thrive. In contrast, inorganic fertilisers tend to bypass these natural biological processes by directly supplying nutrients to plants, which could lead to a loss of soil organic carbon and a deterioration in soil health. While they may provide quick boosts to plant growth, they do not contribute to the long-term sustainability of the soil, and lead to a dependency on fertiliser applications. In addition to these benefits, our compost adds valuable organic material to the soil, improving nutrient retention and soil structure which enhances soil porosity and moisture retention capabilities.
How can I use Cleanaway compost?
Our compost contains a broad spectrum of nutrients and organic matter, as it is derived from what was once living matter. Adding it to soil returns what was once removed from the land.

Cleanaway compost is most beneficial for agricultural and soil remediation applications, such as farms, including fruit and nut orchards, broadacre cropping and grazing, horticulture and vegetables production, parks and gardens, soil revegetation and rehabilitation projects.
What are some other benefits of our nutrient-rich compost?
Increased organic matter improves soil porosity, increases cationic exchange capacity (CEC) and improves water-holding capacity. This leads to a more resilient soil that can recover faster after excess rain, retain nutrients and sustain soils for longer during dry spells.

There are many short-term and long-term benefits. In the short term, compost improves productivity, soil biological activity and better develops crop roots, and is also known to reduce nutrient leaching. The long-term benefits are added improvements to overall soil structure and plant health created by the progressive release of nutrients. This is known to boost crop productivity.
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Why choose Cleanaway

  • A one-stop solution

    We offer an expansive range of services, custom waste solutions and expert support to meet the waste management and resource recovery needs of Australian businesses, councils and industries of any size. 

  • Optimised waste management solutions

    Our team of resource recovery professionals work closely with you to find the best waste management solution for your business, helping you achieve cost savings while meeting your sustainability goals.

  • Streamlined services

    We offer a total waste management solution, providing you with one account manager, one invoice and consistent, reliable services.

  • Nationwide service you can count on

    With a vast national network of specialised facilities and one of the largest waste collection fleets on Australian roads, we deliver efficient and reliable service no matter where your business operates.