Organics Resource Recovery
Bio Gro are passionate about delivering quality products from Organics. This is at the heart of our business and all of our products are based on Organic inputs. When we started this journey over 45 years ago we were trail blazers within the Forestry industry finding value from waste and bi-products. Now with change in Government policy, social pressures to be more sustainable in the way we live and promoting a healthier world through health soils and plant life, Bio Gro have come into their own. Bio Gro now divert over 350,000 tonnes of Organics from Landfill every year and growing! These materials include Kerbside Green Organics &Food Organics (FOGO), Commercial timbers, Whey from the dairy industry, Bi-Products of the intensive agricultural and commercial food industries, garden and landscaping waste, and our long-standing relationship with managing forestry bi-products from the timber milling industry, such as Pine Bark & Sawdust, amongst other things.
Accepted Organic Residues
FOGO - Food Organics, Green Organics
Timber
Liquid
FOGO - Food Organics, Green Organics
Our mantra of Recover, Refine, and Reapply represents our approach to long term sustainable outcomes for organics and organics recovery. Bio Gro’s GO and FOGO organic streams are Recovered from councils and their constituents, Refined into various compost, mulches, soil conditioners, and then Reapplied through Landscape Suppliers, Commercial Nurseries, Commercial Viticulturalists and Broadacre Farmers. Broadacre Farming is where we are quite excited about the growth of organics.
There has been an increase in understanding of the value that composted organics can play in improving soil health and crop yields. Through the diversity of manufactured products and end markets that we have access to, Bio Gro is well positioned to receive an increasing uptake of GO and FOGO within council areas and ensure that this volume is Recovered, Refined and Reapplied in a timely manner contributing to the overall net improvement to the environment, now and into the future.
Accepted Material
We accept both mixed and unmixed loads of FOGO material. Unmixed bins/loads may be eligible for a reduced rate.
Talk to us about tailoring a solution for your waste management plan.
Our Ordish Road facility accepts:
- Grass clippings
- Leaf litter
- Flowers & Plants
- Potting Mix
- Sawdust
- Tree prunings & loppings
- Palms
- Weeds
- Flax
- Raw and cooked food
- Fruit and vegetables
Our Wandilo facility accepts:
- Compostable organic waste
- Green waste
- Grape marc
Other organics can be assessed on application
Timber
In recent studies, there have been numbers of in excess of 400,000 tonnes of commercial timber products going into Landfill each year within the South East Region of Australia. Bio Gro are finding ways to re-use these commercial timbers in mulches, boiler fuel and other biomass applications as pressures on virgin timbers continue to increase. The products are typically low in cost for the consumer and can have some great calorific value in waste to energy applications.
Bio Gro believes that there will be further innovation in this space into the way we can also add carbon back into soils through integrated composted blends with bio char. Bio Gro Receive a range of timber materials at both our Victorian facility, in Dandenong South, and direct to our processing facility in Wandilo, South Australia (15kms north of Mt. Gambier).
For further details please see the flyer of accepted material and get in touch with us regarding rates and any further information required.
Liquid
Increasing pressure on large scale food manufacturing to find the most sustainable outcomes for their waste has led to changes in the way that our business has looked at food waste products. Liquid wastes such as Grease Trap from Restaurants, Whey from Milk production and other liquid bi-products that are organic in nature and can add moisture to the composting process.
Bio Gro have developed infrastructure and processes to not only capture these products but use them in a way that is beneficial in composting outcomes as these liquids can have good nutrient loading to support plant growth in end products. We continue to work on developing further outcomes that see these waste products recovered and put to beneficial reuse.
Third Party Manufacturing
Bio Gro provide third party manufacturing for some of the leading brand names and major retailers in Australia.
Our strong resource base and a diverse product portfolio, combined with industrial scale packaging infrastructure means we can provide your business with a cost-effective and scalable solution to bring your branded products to consumer markets across Australia. We have the ability to provide this service for bulk, bagged and liquid bases products.
Inhouse Support
All products are made to Australian Standards. For every product produced, our quality control and assurance methods can trace back the finished products to the source of origin. Throughout the manufacturing lifecycle all batches are continually tested for parameters such as pH, EC (electrical conductivity) and AFP (air filled porosity) just to name a few. At each of our operational sites, we have Quality Control personnel who are constantly monitoring these parameters and ensuring that any anomalies are managed to within parameters prior to leaving our facilities.
- QA/QC Labs across all sites
- Modern testing equipment
- Exceeding Australian Standards
- Long term knowledgeable staff
External Support
In addition to the internal support within Bio Gro, we also have well renowned external support capability that work with our business and our customers to identify and troubleshoot problems, and develop new solutions to solve challenges that present from time to time. Kevin Handreck and Declan McDonald are two leading soil scientists who are engaged by Bio Gro to provide their expertise and experience to the Bio Gro team and our customers to ensure that each growing experience is a positive one.
- Growing Media Specialist
- Soil Health Specialist
- External Lab Testing
Customer Services
Do you have questions or want to know more about how Bio Gro can help you with your needs. Each of our sites have dedicated Customer Service representatives who can work with you to find the best products and solutions for you. In addition, Bio Gro have dedicated Account Managers throughout SA and VIC who are happy to visit you and look at your specific business challenges and discuss the alternatives available to you.
- Customer Service Support
- On Road Account Managers
- Technical Know-How
Freight & Logistics
Bio Gro have an extensive fleet of vehicles so that we can manage the deliveries to our customers to meet the highest standards. Bio Gro have an extensive fleet of vehicles so that we can manage the deliveries to our customers to meet the highest standards.
Bio Gro have an extensive fleet of vehicles so that we can manage the deliveries to our customers to meet the highest standards.
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Bagged Material
Liquid Materials
Bulk Materials
Bagged Material
Our packaging facility in Mount Gambier makes a range of potting mixes, composts, mulches, and soil conditioners for multiple customers for distribution throughout Australia. These packaged products range in size from 15L through to 70L. We can tailor a formula to suit your needs or alternatively produce a product to your specification.
- Premium Potting Mixes
- All Purpose Potting Mixes
- Veg & Herb Mixes
- Water Saving Mulches
- Landscape Pine Barks
- Others on request
We can supply in:
- 15 Litre
- 25 Litre
- 30 Litre
- 50 Litre
- 70 Litre
Liquid Materials
Bio Gro currently provide a range of liquid stimulants and soil conditioners to enhance crop yields and improve soil health. We have a large resource base of material that enables us to manufacture products with humic and fulvic acid which are some of the most active components of soil carbon and organic matter.
- Terrasol Green
- Terrasol Sea Stim
- Potassium Humate
- Potassium Fulvic
- Fulvic Acid
We can supply in:
- 5 Litre
- 10 Litre
- 25 Litre
- 1000 Litre (IBC)
Bulk Materials
Across our full range of growing media, mulches, composts and soil conditioners we can provide this in bulk form as either a Bio Gro product or made to your specification.
For distribution of these products to major capital cities, we can also assist in providing logistics solutions where required.
- Potting Mix
- Landscape Park
- Landscape Chip
- Landscape Mulch
- Organic Mulch
We can supply in:
- 1m3 Bulk Bag
- 2m3 Bulk Bag
- 20m3 Tipper
- 50m3 Tipper
- 90m3 B-Double Tipper
