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PLASTIC THAT MOTHER EARTH APPROVES
Organic Planet Earth Kustodian (OPEK) is committed to producing, manufacturing and distributing products through Eco-friendly methods only, with no chemical pollution.
As a business, we offer multiple solutions to solve society’s addiction to single use, environmentally harmful plastics. Our products are comprised of home-compostable materials, including sugarcane, corn starch, and plant based PLA. Although the quality, durability and ease of use of our products is indistinguishable from regular plastics, they completely decompose into organic matter, leaving no harmful by-products behind. All of our products are commercially compostable, with many also being home compostable.
Why Choose OPEK?
100% Compostable Products
Plastic Without the Downsides
FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) allows households and industry alike to combine their garden waste (green bin), and food waste of any kind, into one bin. This waste is taken to a FOGO recycling facility, whereby the organic matter is all broken down and composted. Not only does this significantly reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill, it provides useful compost material, which may be used in agriculture, parks, sports fields, and more.
With an astonishing 40% of landfill estimated to be food waste, the benefits to such a scheme are apparent. Within landfill sites, food waste is not able to decompose as it should, due to drastically lower oxygen levels, and a lack of sunlight below the top layer. Decomposition of organic matter within an anaerobic environment leads to the release of large amounts of CO2 and CH4. With landfills currently nearing capacity, and no other solution in sight, the widespread implementation of FOGO is not only desirable, but necessary.
Refer to working with EPA (Environmental Protection Authority), Local councils, State Governments, NSW & ACT State Governments
- Reduces rising landfill costs
- Reduces methane that is generated and emitted from the landfill
- Helps preserve the air quality of our environment
- Captures food waste full of nutrients that are too valuable to waste
- Produces quality compost
- Improves the soil health of our environment
- Generations of sustainable energy through Biogas produced from composting FOGO
Our FOGO services available include:
- Providing a completely compostable, 100% plant-based alternatives to common plastic items
- Education of residents and businesses on the FOGO process, and how to correctly participate
- Delivery of the necessary FOGO collection bins, including council bins and home compost bins
- Arrangement and coordination of FOGO waste collection, and delivery to appropriate processing facilities
- Construction and installation of additional FOGO processing centres, coordinated with recycling companies
How The Government Is Helping
- Providing grants of up to $1.3 million to introduce FOGO services
- Providing grants of up to $3 million for new FOGO processing facilities
- Providing grants to increase markets for compost
- Enabling food relief agencies to handle more donated food with funding for vans, fridges and freezers
- Helping households and business reduce food waste by encouraging good practices
- Providing grants for councils to trial food-only collections in unit blocks
- Providing grants for food waste collections from businesses
- Supporting new markets for compost to improve agricultural land by boosting soil health, moisture retention and resilience to disease.
Our Beginnings
OPEK started with a vision to reduce green-house emissions by 2030 and promote sustainable growth. We saw the need for sustainable growth and innovation within the compostable materials industry and set out with a goal to leave this world better than we found it. We work in tandem with Government and Industry figures alike by creating awareness of the plastic pollution crisis, while also offering environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions in the form of compostable alternatives. Studies show that Australians are the second highest producers of waste per capita, and we are determined to be the solution!
Who We Are Today
Australians use 3.92 billion plastic bags a year, that’s over 10 million new bags being used every day. Also, an estimated 3.76 billion bags or 20,700 tonnes of plastic are disposed of in landfill sites throughout Australia every year. That’s over 7000 bags per hour! We have found ourselves living within an incredibly wasteful culture, where simply replacing a product is preferable to fixing it, and recycling is a thing of the past. With OPEK’s ranges of compostable alternatives, the consequences of our wasteful lifestyle is drastically alleviated. From bin liners to nappy waste bags, cutlery to single use plates / bowls, OPEK is the answer for a sustainable future and a cleaner environment!
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