How should a Melbourne sourdough bread subscription service manage waste?

Separate starter discard and rejected bread from delivery packaging, then agree an organics outlet before changing your bin service.

What to check

Log discard separately from unsold loaves; test changes to feeding and production schedules before buying more collection capacity.
Check flour sacks for liners and coatings; send photographs to the recycler instead of assuming every paper-looking bag is accepted.
Confirm the processor accepts starter residue, bread, proposed liners and any packaging contamination. Food donation or animal-feed use needs its own safety and acceptance checks.
For subscriptions, record returns by delivery run so a packaging take-back trial does not create an unplanned storage problem.

FSANZ addresses food-business waste containment and pest exclusion. Food Standards Australia New Zealand: Safe Food Australia.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand — Safe Food Australia. Standard 3.2.3 section 6, printed page 151. Checked 18 September 2026.

Include your location, waste types and current collection arrangements in your enquiry.