Biodegradable Rubbish Removal, Sydney

There are several options that are considered feasible in the war against pollution on our planet, and in particular in Sydney, Australia.

Rubbish removal, instead of emerging as a problem of mountainous (excuse the pun) proportions, is potentially becoming almost an asset.  No longer are random rubbish landfills acceptable to the City of Sydney.  Up to 75% of all household waste is now going through a sorting process.

At the city’s special waste disposal facilities, recyclables are being separated and sent away for reprocessing.  Most of the recyclables consist of various types of plastics, paper products, and a variety of metals.  The hazardous materials and chemicals are also removed so as not to cause contamination through seepage into water sources.

Recycled goods ease the burden on the Earth’s diminishing resources, as well as simplifying some of the manufacturing processes.  If you are interested in helping the city deal with garbage in a constructive manner, you can either undertake to sort your own rubbish into different coloured bins, or, if time constraints are a problem, you can call a rubbish removal company that is environmentally conscious.

Such a firm frequently provides a same day service, cheap rubbish removal, Sydney.  They operate throughout the greater Sydney area.  They are friendly, helpful and highly skilled at what they do.

It requires a knowledge of the correct way to handle all sorts of waste to know how to deal with hazardous materials, and what the requirements are in the city of Sydney with regard to what is and what is not recyclable.

Choose a rubbish removal company that uses only an accredited waste processing facility.  They are frequently quick and efficient, and even offer a same day service.  There are some that offer a really affordable service – in fact, you could not wish for better cheap rubbish removals.

After the recyclable materials have been extracted from the rubbish, a great deal of what is left consists of biodegradable matter.

It is estimated that about a million tons of plastic materials are produced in the country each year, and another half a million is imported.  While much of the plastic can be recycled, one item that is often problematic is plastic bags.  Not all recycling facilities accept them because it is claimed that they jam the machinery.

Australians are believed to use about six billion plastic bags annually.  These plastic bags, for the most part are beautifully strong – and durable.  And that is the problem.  Even in a landfill they last indefinitely.

For a long time plastic bags that are biodegradable have been available.  This is the answer, but unfortunately they are more expensive to produce. Research centres in the country are doing their best to find cheaper ways of producing plastic bags that will break down into compost.

In the meantime, many stores are encouraging their customers to rather bring their own shopping bags to carry their groceries, rather than rely on plastic bags.  The idea is to discard as few as possible in our rubbish removal bags or bins.

Much of the biodegradable matter that is organic is used to make compost.  Organic matter is anything that was formerly alive.  Unfortunately just bulldozing this matter into landfill does not make compost.   Once the landfill is covered over and compacted down, the bacteria that create compost cannot live.

Compost requires water and oxygen in order for the bacteria to break it down.  It needs to be turned – by hand or with machinery – and watered.  However creating compost has the potential to be the greatest positive environmental move the city can make.

You, as individual householders should seriously consider the possibility of making your own compost as well.  This is, of course, if you have a garden.  There is no better way of creating a beautiful garden, and there is the added advantage that you could get genuine organic fruit and vegetables as well; a huge boost to your family’s health and well-being.

If a compost heap sounds like too much work, why not consider a worm farm?  The worms do all the work, and you reap all the benefit!