Upcycling organic waste into novel climate-friendly fertilisers

This project aims to address the global challenges of pollution, natural resource shortages and climate change. One solution is to harness the complementary properties of wastewater treatment solids and food/garden organics to make a sustainable fertiliser for primary industries. The fellow will leverage expertise from industry partners including water utilities and fertiliser users to optimise processing technologies to enhance the fertilisers effectiveness and minimise environmental risks. The key expected outcome is development of an industrial process to produce climate-friendly fertilisers from organic waste. Benefits include diversion of waste from landfill, emissions reduction, and an innovative circular economy process.