About
Diverting commercial
food waste from landfill
Food waste is one of the most overlooked recycling opportunities, with much of it still ending up in landfill. Cleanaway makes it easy for commercial kitchens, supermarkets and food producers to divert food waste from general waste bins and turn it into something valuable.
We provide dedicated food recycling bins and reliable, flexible collections using our purpose-built fleet. From kitchen scraps to packaged food, we can accept a wider variety of food waste.
There, your waste is transformed into nutrient-rich compost used on farms across Australia, helping your business reduce landfill, cut emissions and support a truly circular economy.
Prepared and unprepared food waste
Includes fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, dairy, bread, and other expired, spoiled, or unused food products from households, businesses, and commercial kitchens.
Food-contaminated organics
Covers food scraps, plate waste, and packaging-free organic material from restaurants, supermarkets, institutions, and food production facilities.
Details
Benefits of recycling
your food and beverage waste
Divert more waste from landfill and in turn reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Potentially reduce the cost of your general waste service by removing wet, heavy organic matter from your general waste bin.
Contribute to a closed-loop system that turns your food waste into high-quality compost that can be used for land rehabilitation and soil improvement on farms.
Manage your food waste efficiently, with a collection schedule and food waste bins tailored to your waste needs and business operations.
Comprehensive
Food depackaging services for businesses
Cleanaway partners with supermarkets and food manufacturers to turn expired, damaged or mislabelled packaged food items into new resources. Often discarded due to the difficulty of separating packaging from its contents, these items are now recoverable thanks to Cleanaway’s advanced depackaging technology.
Our depackaging units allow us to take large volumes of food or liquid packaged in aluminium, plastic, liquid paperboard or cardboard and separate the organic material to be recycled. The recovered food and liquids are then sent to an organics facility where they can be repurposed into nutrient-rich compost and where possible, packaging is sent for recycling.
Your business reputation is important, which is why we also offer confidential and secure product destruction that protects your brand while recovering valuable resources from your food products.
Service
Food recycling bins
for food waste collection
Cleanaway offers food waste recycling bins of different sizes and types to suit your waste requirements. Cleanaway provides a range of bin types and sizes to service different commercial operations and requirements, whether it’s regular collection of your food waste or a one-off pickup.
120 litre wheelie bin
240 litre wheelie bin
660 litre wheelie bin
1100 litre wheelie bin
1.5 cubic metre steel bin
3.0 cubic metre steel bin
4.5 cubic metre steel bin
6.0 cubic metre steel bin
Process
Our food waste collection process
Collected organics are delivered to facilities across Australia.
If coming to a Cleanaway facility food waste is depackaged and sorted, decontaminated and prepared for recycling using advanced processing equipment.
Recovered food waste can be turned into nutrient-rich compost for farms, helping close the loop on your waste sustainably.
Output
What your food waste becomes
Compost is a natural product that improves soil by supporting nutrient recycling and providing a feedstock for soil microbes to thrive. At some of our facilities, Cleanaway has the capacity to produce a high-quality compost that enriches the soil with a broad spectrum of essential nutrients, including trace elements that are often absent in single-type fertilisers. Visit our compost page to learn more about the nutrient composition of our compost and the benefits of our exclusive Biomax® composting technology at our Eastern Creek facility.
In some cases, food waste can also be used to create biogas via anaerobic digestion, turning waste into renewable energy.
Our promise
Why choose Cleanaway
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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.
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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 potential cost savings while working towards your sustainability goals.
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Streamlined services
We offer a total waste management solution, providing you with seamless customer service, one invoice and consistent, reliable services.
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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 across most of Australia.