Insights

At a large food organics and garden organics (FOGO) recycling operation in Melbourne’s south-east, Valoriza is ‘closing the loop’ on the local area’s food and garden waste by creating a valued soil conditioner that’s locally in demand as a regenerative soil product.

City of Casey and Valoriza teamed up at the Berwick Farmers’ Market on 9th May to celebrate International Compost Awareness Week 2026, engaging with local residents and demonstrating the value of food and garden organics recycling in action.

Contamination might seem like a small issue at the kerbside, but in FOGO processing it has outsized impacts – from operational disruptions to compost quality and consistency. Here’s what’s really ending up in the feedstock and why getting it right from home or work matters.

Moisture is one of the most critical variables in food organics processing. Here’s how we manage it at our Dandenong facility to support stable operations and deliver consistent, high-quality products from food-heavy FOGO streams.

Ongoing investment at Valoriza’s Dandenong FOGO processing facility is focused on delivering long-term capacity, operational reliability and high-quality compost outcomes for councils and communities across Melbourne’s southeast.

Valoriza is changing the game in Australia. We’re emerging as a new force in Australian waste and resource recovery – one that’s ready to challenge conventional approaches and drive meaningful change.

Featured in the December 2025 edition of the Waste Management Review, our Valoriza Country Head for Australia, Michael Allaway, shared how the company is positioning itself as a catalyst for a sustainable circular economy in Australia’s waste services sector.