TAFE SA Regency Campus and Zero Waste SA
Eating into food waste
Regency international centre is the largest campus of its kind in the southern Hemisphere with industrial-sized facilities for cooking, bakery, butchery and brewing.
This is food training on a grand scale – and a major by-product of the operation is tonnes of organic and solid waste. In 2008 Zero Waste SA commissioned the first of two assessment reports to evaluate the various waste streams and plan a way forward.
The initial report highlighted the extent of the challenge. it estimated that every month the campus generated more than 27 tonnes of waste, and almost all of it was ending up in landfill. TAFE SA Regency campus initiated a pilot recycling program with a strong focus on capturing leftover food, which accounted for about a quarter of all waste.
TAFE SA Regency Campus (PDF 1.10Mb)
