00:02Turning yesterday's rubbish into today's produce.
00:06Benjamin Head takes simple steps to compost and recycle, reducing his waste enormously.
00:13It's gradually getting less and less and less and I get a bit more money in my pocket
00:17and we leave the Gold Coast in a better place for our future generations.
00:21From cans and bottles to lids, garden clippings and paper,
00:27the 62-year-old puts to use what most throw in the bin.
00:31And that is what goes in with the compost to turn it into soil.
00:37If we can get everybody to do a little bit, then we're heading in the right direction.
00:41The Queensland Government wants to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by 65% in the next decade.
00:49Currently, food and garden waste make up half of what goes into red bins each year,
00:54generating a dangerous greenhouse gas when they decompose.
00:59If any of that can be turned into home composting to make their gardens more healthy,
01:04where they're growing roses or fruit out of there,
01:07there's an opportunity for everyone to really bring that circularity into their home.
01:11With just 11 of Queensland's 77 councils offering a curbside green bin service,
01:16residents are restricted with managing their organic waste.
01:19Experts say while home composting can be an effective solution,
01:23the onus is ultimately on national policy makers.
01:26We certainly need to see some consistent messaging and some consistent assistance
01:31from the Federal Government down to the states and territories and then down to councils.
01:35The
01:36chief of the
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