Once waste, now a vibrant community destination
This is a WastePlant.
A WASTE FACILITY THAT GROWS FOOD. A ConceptUAL DESIGN.
A WastePlant Facility is a large-scale community hub that turns food waste into fertile soil, grows nutrient-rich produce, and connects and educates people.
Intelligently designed to be a completely off-grid, modular and scalable facility, WastePlant is suitable for permanent and non-permanent land tenure.
How does WastePlant work?
A Wasteplant that produces food
WastePlant receives food and green waste from businesses and donors locally, then processes and composts the waste on-site using vermiculture (worm and microbe composting)—the way nature does it!
Processing food waste in this way means we’re adding high levels of nutrient directly to the soil, building soil fertility, and supporting the growth of organic herbs, vegetables and greens at the same time.
It’s a local, closed-loop food system.
As well as being a functioning waste facility, WastePlant is a hub for soil education, employment, and laboratory for testing, measuring and improving industry systems for food waste management and food production.
WastePlant operates under a for-profit social enterprise model, whereby a significant portion of profits return to fund future developments and research—supporting our overall mission to elevate soil education, repair food waste systems and create wholesome, local food supply intelligently and locally.
Where does WastePlant belong?
ADAPTABLE TO MANY LOCATIONS
WastePlant is designed to suit vacant or pre-development land, with either shorter or longer-term land tenure. It can also be retro-fitted into existing premises and communities.
The facility has been intelligently designed to be completely off-grid for water and power, making it a non-intrusive solution, especially for shorter-term land use.
Urban, suburban or regional land
Residential or mixed use high-rise development
Residential estates
Schools and Universities
Penitentiary and detention centres
Islands and remote areas
Indigenous communities
Community housing
Mining sites or remote worksites
Displacement camps
Integrated composting and food growing
WastePlant is designed to be a fully functioning food and green waste processing facility, whilst also being an organic food production garden. Our systems as powered by vermiculture—just as nature prefers.
Dynamic social spaces for groups and workshops
We prioritise local patrons and stakeholders in every decision we make—ensuring the WastePlant facility is an inclusive, enveloping experience, adding great value to the community it sits within.
Why WastePlant?
Our planet needs more sustainable and intelligent solutions for food waste management, soil regeneration, soil and food education, and ultimately, for a more self-sufficient and decentralised food system for our towns and cities.
WastePlant was founded to proactively serve all of these efforts, with a mission to rapidly rebuild fertile soil, create jobs and up-skill, and provide effective soil education.
WastePlant is for the future of our food systems.
Laboratory
A testing lab and database for improving industry systems and processes, and utilising and showcasing global innovations in fields of food waste, food production, solar, and water management systems.
Education
Providing immersive hands-on training and up-skilling workshops for staff, interns and volunteers. The space is also perfect for integration with primary and tertiary student food-based curriculum.
Employment
Providing local jobs, with tangible, future-minded ecological training. We’re passionate on building and supporting our future food-growing generation.
Eco-Tourism
The facility is a drawcard for wholesome local and international tourism. A beautiful showcase of a working circular economy system within a local community.
Retail
Store for purchasing organic seedlings and nutrient-rich compost by-products created on-site, as well as a curation of eco-friendly lifestyle products.
Event Space
Dynamic event space for holding internal and external events on a frequent basis. Suits workshops, school excursions, film nights, public and private events, and markets.
WastePlant Performance
Estimations for 3000m² Facility
*All numbers and information shown are estimations
