Maximum Good Times

Zero Waste

At agriCULTURED, we don't just talk about a sustainable future; we work towards it in every way we can. Our events and activities are designed with the philosophy of regenerative tourism in mind, striving to enrich the environment more than we draw from it. This year, our goal is bold and clear: we're aiming for zero waste.

Back in 2022 agriCULTURED set out on a zero waste journey, participating in the ZWET (Zero Waste Events Tasmania) program. We sought to understand the Festival’s impact on the environment and put in place a plan for the future. By engaging with zero waste strategies agriCULTURED is working towards best practice waste management. 

Since then we’ve focused on minimising the overall amount of waste generated across all festival events by embracing digital ticketing, programming and promotion.  We’ve created reusable lanyards, marketing materials and signage which will be used for years to come and we’ve achieved our goal of obtaining accurate baseline waste data to serve as a comparison. We’ve taken steps towards diverting waste from landfill year on year. 

Each year our festival focus is on:

  • Diverting 80% of all waste generated across all festival events from landfill
  • Composting 95% of all food waste generated across all festival events
  • Continuing to improve waste minimisation across all festival events
  • Ongoing engagement and education with our patrons and community

To make this zero waste vision a reality, we’ve set long-term waste management targets, which include:

Orchestrating  a festival with minimal waste production

Streamlined reporting and sharing of waste data

Eliminating single-use plastics across all festival sites

Aiming for zero organic waste ending up in landfill

Striving for zero contamination in recycling and FOGO waste streams

How are we meeting these targets for agriCULTURED 2025? We’ve initiated the following strategies:

We’ve are digital first with ticketing, programming, and promotion

We’re using reusable and recyclable materials for signage and marketing

Name tags & lanyards are reusable and made with eco-friendly materials

We’re placing water stations on site for refilling reusable drink bottles

We have a dedicated ‘waste team’ to handle waste education, management, and monitoring

We’re introducing FOGO bins and shifting to biodegradable packaging

We’re committed to meticulous waste stream auditing, monitoring, and reporting

Zero Waste, Full Flavour

At agriCULTURED, we believe good food should never go to waste. This year, we’re proud to support Gastronomy Northern Tasmania’s new Zero Waste initiative, designed to help restaurants and diners reduce food waste with ease, elegance, and impact.

Every year, around 25% of food purchased by Australian restaurants ends up in landfill—a heartbreaking loss of flavour, labour, and resources. What’s more, food that breaks down in landfill produces harmful emissions that linger for decades.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Enter Great2Go

Launched during agriCULTURED 2025, Great2Go offers a simple but powerful shift: making it easy for diners to take their leftovers home—without the stigma.

Too many of us are too shy to ask for a doggy bag. And many restaurants hesitate to offer them due to food safety concerns or reputational worries.

Great2Go changes that.

Each participating venue receives a stylish and sustainable pack including:

  • Clear diner instructions to keep leftovers safe

  • Branded compostable bags and biodegradable containers

  • Reassurance that once food leaves the premises, it’s up to the diner to care for it

A Better Ending for Every Meal

This initiative honours the time, craft and care that goes into every plate. It keeps delicious food out of bins—and gets it onto tables, where it belongs.

agriCULTURED is proud to partner with Gastronomy Northern Tasmania to help launch this local solution to a global issue. Because the story of good food shouldn’t end at the plate.

Find out more or get your venue involved

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Join us in this journey of sustainability, let's cultivate a greener future together at agriCULTURED 2025!

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