Soil & Organic Recycling Facility

The Soil and Organic Recycling Facility treats and recycles prescribed and non-prescribed organic wastes and hydrocarbon contaminated soils.



Both solid and liquid waste can be delivered to the SORF.

The SORF can manage large or small volumes of liquid waste and accepts prescribed wastes that are classified under the Environment Protection (prescribed waste) (Amendments) Regulation 2007.

Organic liquid waste is managed using a three-phase separation process. The biodegradable sludges recovered from the liquid are combined with hydrocarbon contaminated soils and composted using in-vessel technology.

Staff are trialling combinations of soil and liquid to produce high quality compost that could be used for pasture improvement, land rehabilitation or beautification projects.

Bioremediation and composting use natural biological processes to treat and remediate organic compounds (e.g. petroleum hydrocarbon and animal fats). This allows naturally-occurring microbes to break down the organic compounds to carbon dioxide and water, and beneficial soil organics.

The in-vessel composting units provide a controlled, oxygen-rich environment for the microbes. This increases the rate of microbial activity through air injection and the addition of mineral nutrients and moisture.

We accept the following at the SORF:

Prescribed liquid wastes
Soil solutions
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