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QV Melbourne partnership promotes circular economy outcomes
- 30 June 2023
A trial project to tackle organic waste at QV Melbourne has demonstrated the possibilities for circular waste outcomes.
A grant from Sustainability Victoria enabled QV Melbourne to conduct a waste audit of the iconic shopping centre and office tower located in the centre of Melbourne’s CBD. The aim of the audit was to identify where the building could make the most positive impact using circular economy principles to deal with organic waste.
Once the audit was completed, QV Melbourne engaged a circular economy consultant to conduct a trial of a new waste management solution which involved collecting and feeding the centre’s waste to Black Soldier fly larvae.
Over a week, the larvae grew to 3,000 times its size by eating the waste and producing 1.5 times their weight in manure. These two materials were then separated, with the larvae being processed to create high quality protein for animal feed and the manure being returned to QV Melbourne to be used as fertiliser.
The success of this trial demonstrates how waste processing systems are more cost effective and sustainable than traditional composting facilities and landfill. QV Melbourne has reached higher outcomes of waste recovery, by transforming the precinct’s food waste into animal feed and fertiliser that reduces the environmental impact of the wider food system.
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