Garden & Compost

Most food items including fruit and veg scraps, coffee grounds, tea leaves, eggshells, bread, pasta, meat and seafood, dairy products and certified compostable takeaway packaging including: Wooden cutlery, paper straws, compostable coffee cups (but not the lids – please put them in the rubbish bin), plates, bowls and napkins.

Look for the commercially compostable certification symbols such as AS5810 or AS4736. Biopak is the brand name of compostable takeaway packaging commonly used in Noos

Plastic, glass, liquids, or packaging unless it is certified compostable.  Packaging without the AS5810 or AS4736 symbols cannot go into the caddy. No coffee cup lids please.

No. Please allow hot food scraps, liquids, or tea leaves to cool before placing them into your kitchen caddy. The caddy liners are made from cornstarch, which can soften or melt when exposed to high temperatures. Allowing hot items to cool helps prevent the liner from breaking down prematurely and ensures your caddy stays clean and easy to empty.

Yes, using the supplied compostable liner in your caddy helps keep the caddy clean and makes it easier for cleaning staff to empty. You can find additional compostable bin liners under the sink in your room. Please don’t use regular plastic bags as these cannot be composted.

The caddy liners are made from waste corn starch and are fully biodegradable, compostable, and plastic free. If your caddy is very full or contains sharp food waste or compostable takeaway packaging simply line your caddy with two compostable liners for added strength or consider leaving your compostable takeaway packaging beside your caddy for collection.

If your kitchen caddy fills up quickly, especially with larger compostable items like bamboo cutlery, paper straws, takeaway containers or coffee cups (without lids), simply place these compostable items neatly beside the caddy for collection. These materials are all accepted in the food‑scrap recycling, but their size can make them tricky to fit in the smaller bin. Leaving them next to the caddy keeps things tidy and ensures everything is collected and composted properly.

Simply remove the caddy liner and tie the bag ends together. Contact reception to arrange collection. You may also choose to place the full food scraps bag in your fridge or freezer (if there is room). Alternatively, you can take your food scraps to the food waste bin with the Burgandy lid in the lower carpark of the pacific building (opposite the main swimming pool).

Using your kitchen caddy shouldn’t create smells or attract pests. It’s the same food waste that would normally go into the general rubbish—now it’s just being separated for recycling. Empty the caddy regularly, use the compostable liners provided, and keep it in a cool spot (or even in the fridge) if you’re sensitive to odours. The caddy’s secure lid helps prevent pests, making it a clean and convenient way to recycle food scraps during your stay.

All food scraps collected during the trial will be composted at Earthborn Australia’s commercial facility. Earthborn is a long‑running, family‑owned organics recycling facility on the Sunshine Coast that turns food and green waste into high‑quality compost, soils, mulches and potting mixes. The compost they produce is used by growers, farmers, landscapers, councils and nurseries to improve soil health, boost water retention and support more sustainable planting and agriculture.

Composting reduces landfill waste, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, and turns food scraps into a valuable soil product.