The power of resource recovery grows from within our Australian homes and businesses. Veolia’s Vitagro takes raw organic materials generated by households and businesses and produces high quality composts, soil conditioners, garden mixes and mulches.
What is Vitagro?
Vitagro is a soil conditioner made from residential food and garden waste, organic liquid waste and commercial organic feedstocks. Using Vitagro helps to improve soil moisture retention and aeration leading to increased plant vigour. As a result, plants are hardier and can better withstand the stresses associated with drought and disease. Vitagro also provides an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical fertilisers.
What is Veolia offering?
Veolia offers Vitagro a range of quality, compost based products which are used by local councils and government, landscape and garden suppliers, nurseries, horticulture, agriculture, mining, civil works, commercial landscaping and sports turf management.
By choosing to use Vitagro you are part of the circular economy, closing the loop in the organic stream, creating a more sustainable future for our environment.
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Quality Assurance; Veolia are certified manufacturers of AS4454 & AS4419 products, and operate under an ISO9001 Certified Quality System. AS4454 is the Australian Standard for Composts, Soil Conditioners and Mulches. AS4419 is the Australian Standard for Soils for Landscaping and Garden Use.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Veolia’s composting process?
Garden and Food organics are collected from council kerbside green bins, businesses, transfer stations, and self drop off. Once collected, the organic materials are delivered to Veolia’s Organic Resource Recovery Facilities where they are decontaminated, shredded, pasteurised, and turned into nutrient rich soil conditioner used in the Vitagro range.
Veolia currently processes and manufactures Vitagro compost products in NSW, VIC and WA only.
Why is Vitagro a high value product?
Veolia is the leading provider of environmental service for organic waste recovery.
With a strong experience all across the organic waste value chain, from collection to recovery and land spreading. Operating in 8 countries more than 120 Composting and Anaerobic Digestion sites using different technologies. Veolia is recognized globally as a leading R&D actor with our Qualiagro™ 20 years research program on composting as well as partnerships with major institutes such as the French National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA) or Agro-Paritech.
- Based on high quality and certified products, Veolia has developed dedicated compost and fertiliser brands such as ProGrow, Vital and ADS overseas, and Vitagro here in Australia
- Veolia is a certified manufacturer of AS4419 & AS4454 products. AS4454 is the Australian Standard for Composts, Soil Conditioners and Mulches. AS4419 is the Australian Standard for Soils for Landscaping and Garden Use.
- Veolia operates under an ISO9001 Certified Quality System ensuring product quality and continuity
Why does compost play a vital role?
Benefits:
- Composting diverts organic waste from Landfill, aiding waste reduction and reducing methane emissions
- Composting programs create local jobs and stimulate economic growth
- Composting projects can yield carbon credits, tradable on carbon markets or employed by organisations for emission offsets
- Compost enriches soil with diverse microorganisms, boosting nutrient cycling and soil vitality
- Compost microbes can suppress pathogens, reducing reliance on pesticides. They break down organic matter, releasing nutrients and converting atmospheric nitrogen for plant use
- Compost supplies vital macro and micro nutrients, promoting healthy plant growth. Decreasing reliance on synthetic fertilisers
- Compost helps stabilise and buffer soil pH, supporting plant growth in optimal conditions
- Slow release of nutrients minimises nutrient leaching and runoff
- Compost components can bind to heavy metals, reducing their bioavailability and potential harm to the environment.
- Compost-amended soil retains moisture more effectively, reducing water stress on plants and reducing irrigation needs
- Compost improves soil structure, alleviating soil compaction, improving drainage, aeration, and root penetration
- Improved soil structure reduces soil erosion, protecting valuable topsoil and preventing sediment runoff
Who are our suppliers?
VIC:
- Vitagro manufactured in Victoria is directly distributed to farmers.
NSW: Below is a list of our retail suppliers who provide some or all of our product range:
- Flower Power
- Sand4U
- Four Seasons Nursery
- Skippens
- Kens Building Supplies
- Nepean Building Supplies
- Lower Mountains Landscape Supplies
- Minto
WA: Below is a list of our retail suppliers who provide finished compost only:
- Bibra Lake Soils
- Creation Landscape Supplies
- Green Life Soil Co
- Hills Landscaping Supplies
- Maddington Landscape & Garden Supplies
- Mazzegas Landscaping Supplies
- Screening Trees WA
- Slab & Garden City, Osborne Park, Bayswater, Carlisle
- Supasoils
- Soils r Us, Joondalup & Ellenbrook