Reusing and revaluing resources into circular climate and soil solutions
What is the problem?
Tasmanian farms generate significant organic waste, effluent, and water runoff. As a result, land and resources may be wasted, under-utilised or become an environmental risk. Many farms lack simple, affordable systems to convert waste into valuable resources.
Why is it important?
Circular practices on your farm can reduce costs, improve soil health, and minimise environmental harm. This helps reduce your environmental footprint and supports the wellbeing of Tasmania’s wider communities and ecosystems.
Buyers increasingly value traceable sustainability practices and low-waste systems.
What does success look like?
You track and reuse waste streams, surplus produce, and water effectively, reducing costs and environmental impacts.
You turn waste into feed, compost, or soil amendments, improving the profitability, resilience, and sustainability of your operation.
Encompassed technologies
Certified compostable mulch film and silage wrap
Biogone
Melbourne based, silage stretch film and hay bale net with a proprietary additive to make the plastic biodegrade away in landfill, without compromising their recyclability.
When the silage wrap and nets are disposed of to landfill, they will decompose up to 90% faster than traditional plastics.
Estimated Cost
For example: Biogone 54 L landfill-biodegradable rubbish bags, 20 pack = $4.95 AUD
Teramax
Teramax certified home compostable mulch film is designed to break down naturally - leaving no chemical residue or plastic waste behind. Rolls can be manufactured at different thicknesses to suit different soil types and climates, optimising crop growth, weed suppression and composting.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Australian Bio-Plastics (ABP)
ABP agricultural mulch film, silage wrap and silage netting is made from an innovative family of bioplastics that are biodegradable and compostable, compliant to Australian and international standards.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required) - $8.80 AUD per sample
Solar PV systems
- Generates on-site renewable electricity to power farm operations and reduce energy costs
- Reduces reliance on grid electricity and fossil fuels, improving energy security
- Supports low-emission production and sustainability goals for market access
REST energy
Tasmanian-based renewable energy provider specialising in solar PV for commercial and agricultural customers.
Offers tailored system design for on-grid and off-grid farms, including integration with battery storage.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
PowerCom
National solar installer offering commercial and agricultural PV systems, with rural off-grid experience.
Provides end-to-end design, installation, and maintenance with finance options.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Solahart
National solar installer offering commercial and agricultural PV systems, including solar hot water.
Provides end-to-end design, installation, and maintenance with finance options.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Hybrid solar-battery storage
- Stores excess solar generation for use during peak demand or low-sunlight periods
- Increases energy independence and reduces exposure to volatile electricity prices
- Provides backup power to maintain critical operations during outages
Sonnen
Produces smart battery systems for residential, commercial, and agricultural applications.
Integrates with solar PV to optimise self-consumption and manage energy flows via app-based control.
Estimated Cost
~ AUD 1,000 to 1,500 per kWh installed
Bioenergy from agricultural residues
- Converts agricultural waste (e.g., crop residues, animal manure) into renewable energy
- Reduces waste disposal costs while creating a secondary income stream
- Lowers greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste decomposition
Gaia EnviroTech
The Melbourne based company's anaerobic biodigester is configurable and efficient, allowing each step of the digestion process to be optimised for biogas production and energy generation, from a particular feed material.
Estimated Cost
N/A — project / installation cost (custom)
AGL
Energy provider investing in bioenergy projects, including those using agricultural residues for power generation.
Offers partnerships and technology integration for farms with suitable feedstock.
Estimated Cost
Variable (market pricing, plans)
Waste tracking platforms
- Identifies opportunities to reuse or reduce waste (e.g., compost organics, recycle plastics)
- Improves compliance with buyer or regulatory reporting
- Reduces costs by finding efficiencies
Farm environmental tracker
Free digital tool for dairy farmers to track environmental actions, including waste and recycling.
Supports whole-farm sustainability planning and compliance reporting.
Estimated Cost
Free
Gurru
Waste advisory service, offering tailored, data-led solutions to improve waste practices.
BinTracker and CleanTracker are tools to monitor waste volumes, categories, and contamination, paired with customised action roadmaps.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Smart waste collection systems
- Monitors bin fill levels in real time to prevent overflow or unnecessary collection
- Optimises collection schedules to reduce transport costs and emissions
Enevo
Wireless ultrasonic sensor that measures the fill level of any container or bin, regardless of waste type.
Provides real-time data to a cloud platform, enabling predictive collection schedules and reduced service costs.
Estimated Cost
Flat monthly fee per container / service model (quote based)
Mobile dehydrators
- Preserves surplus fruit, vegetables, or grains by drying or pelletising for longer storage life
- Reduces food waste by creating stable feed inputs from perishable products
- Enables on-farm processing to avoid transport and spoilage losses
SoilFood System - EcoGaurdians
The South Australian company's food dehydrating machine is installed on-site (eliminating waste transport costs and emissions) and significantly reduces the volume of food waste, as well as converting any remaining food waste into a nutrient-rich organic soil enhancer.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Commercial Dehydrators
Estimated Cost
Depending on capacity (e.g. 10-tray ≈ $350; 16-tray ≈ $1,295)
By-product conversion
- Transforms agricultural by-products into Innovative-value livestock feed or bio-products
- Improves nutrient profile, digestibility, and shelf life of feed inputs
- Diverts organic waste from landfill and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Goterra
Uses modular insect-based bioconversion units (black soldier fly larvae) to process organic waste into Innovative-protein animal feed and fertiliser.
Systems can be installed on farms or food processing sites, reducing transport needs and waste disposal costs.
Estimated Cost
N/A — project / modular quotes
FermenTAS
- Accelerates commercialisation of new food and beverage concepts through a state-of-the-art, collaborative R&D and scaling facility
- Upskills industry professionals and makers through specialised, hands-on education in the science and craft of fermentation
- Upcycles surplus raw ingredients into high-value, innovative fermented goods, driving sustainability in the local food system
Estimated Cost
N/A / Coming soon. More info admin@fermentasmania.com
Feed mixers
- Incorporates alternative feed ingredients into balanced rations
- Improves feed utilisation and nutrient recycling on-farm
Triolet Feeding Technology
Mobile and stationary mixers for blending by-products with standard feed ingredients
Estimated Cost
• Automatic feeding systems ≈ AUD 180,000 – 240,000 for full systems
• Feed mixer wagons ≈ AUD ~70,000+
On-farm composting equipment
- Enables large-scale composting of crop residues, manure, and organic waste
- Improves decomposition speed and aeration, reducing odours and pests
- Produces Innovative-quality compost to replace or reduce synthetic fertilisers
Oz Turners
self-propelled windrow turners for farm-scale and commercial composting.
Mix and aerate organic material to speed up decomposition, improve compost quality, and reduce odours.
Suitable for processing manure, crop residues, and green waste on-site.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Worm Mod - Worms Down Under
A pre-built modular, Innovative-capacity worm farm that processes up to 7300 Litres of waste per year and produces around 1000L of microbe-rich worm castings annually. Shipped flat-packed to cut freight costs and assembled on-site, it’s built for farmers turning on-farm waste into premium quality wormcast for their soil programs and for organisations managing waste outputs.
Estimated Cost
$3,425 AUD Single Worm Pod (lower cost when purchasing multiple units)
Effluent pods with monitoring sensors
- Distributes dairy or livestock effluent evenly across pastures to recycle nutrients and reduce fertiliser costs
Pluck's engineering
Low-pressure pod irrigation systems that spread effluent evenly.
Can be paired with inline flow meters and GPS tracking for accurate application records.
Estimated Cost
A full kit (pods + pipe + fittings + sprinklers + hoses) AUD 3,500 – 4,000+
Vermi-filtration and natural treatment systems
- Treats effluent naturally using worm-based or microbial systems
- Reduces odour, pathogens, and nutrient loads in water before reuse
- Creates Innovative-quality irrigation water and nutrient-rich by-products
Biofiltro
Containerised vermi-filtration systems that use worms and microbes to clean effluent.
Produces Innovative-quality water suitable for irrigation and nutrient-rich worm castings.
Estimated Cost
AUD 240,000 – 640,000+ (depending on site capacity)
WormSmart
Septic and wastewater treatment systems using worms for aerobic digestion.
Suitable for farm effluent, dairy sheds, and washdown water.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)
Natural septic and wastewater systems
- Treats blackwater and greywater for safe reuse or dispersal on-farm
- Reduces reliance on chemical treatments and mechanical systems
- Supports self-sufficiency in remote or off-grid farming operations
Eco Septic Tank
Custom septic systems for rural and agricultural sites, including effluent reuse options.
Estimated Cost
~ AUD 10,000 – 20,000 (for residential systems)
Additives for pathogen control
- Reduces odour and pathogen loads in composting and organic waste systems
- Improves workplace and environmental conditions around waste processing areas
- Supports compliance with biosecurity and environmental standards
EcoPeroxy
Supplies hydrogen peroxide–based solutions for odour control, water treatment, and organic waste sanitation in agricultural settings.
Estimated Cost
N/A (quote required)