Coco is living and studying in Sydney, Australia, a long way from her home in Tokyo, Japan. Here is Coco’s story comparing life here and there.
Empowering citizens to pursue waste reduction
Composting leads to food waste avoidance
Sydney City Council garbage contract
Here is Sydney City’s garbage contract for those interested in the truth about how food and other ‘waste’ is regarded and dealt with by local councils across Australia.
The contract is similar to contracts made by other Australian councils.
To obtain a copy of your local council contract you may exercise your rights under Freedom of Information laws.
The contract is in several parts.
Different parts of the contract are in seven (7) documents so there’s lots of reading if you’re interested:
Summed up, the contract allows the council to contract out all garbage services.
Future blogs will analyse the financial and environmental impact of contracts made by Australian local councils.
Until then, there’s lots of reading here!