South Melbourne Market

Waste

1. Separating fruit and vegetable matter for composting.
2. Compacting and recycling paper and cardboard.
3. Recycling offal into fertiliser and compost.
4. Compacting polystyrene which is shrunk, sent to China then reprocessed into products such as coat hangers.
5. Recycling a range of other waste - plastic, glass, paper, water, oil, etc.

Energy

Refuse. Reduce. Re-use. Recycle.

on the earth. You can help the Market to reduce
waste and litter:

1. Leave your car at home.
2. Use a shopping jeep or calico bags to carry your shopping. Calico bags are available for purchase from the Market Office.
3. Refuse the plastic bag – place your shopping
   directly into your jeep or bag.
4. Recycle glass, paper and plastic in the bins
   provided.

Eat Local

One of the keys to healthy living is to cook using fresh produce in the peak of its season. Not only does seasonal produce taste better, but foods grown in sync with the seasons are in abundance and more in tune with our intuitive nutritional needs. There is also a green angle too.

Eating local and seasonal foods entails lower transport and storage costs. It supports local farmers and the production of crops that are appropriate to our local environment. Look out for the signs that identify foods sourced locally and make your impact on the environment small but very delicious.

Energy

This resulted in significant energy and greenhouse gas reductions, as well as cost and maintenance savings. The new lights provide the same light output but the energy savings will pay back the $33,400 cost of their replacement within 2.5 years.The Market has sponsored an audit of stallholder energy usage. This resulted in changes in practice and equipment with significant energy and water savings.

Moving Forward

The Market was established in 1867. Since then, our needs have changed. We are now refitting the Market so that we can rely on passive cooling and harvest our water for cleaning. The service area between Coventry St and Aisle B is an example.

Passive cooling refers to technologies or design features used to cool buildings without power consumption. "Passive" implies that energy-consuming mechanical components like pumps and fans are not used. This means interior spaces can be kept cool in hot weather without need for air conditioners, by using ventilation, thermal mass, shading and insulation.

Water harvesting means reusing water that falls on the roof as rainwater. This sort of water is suitable for washing down surfaces at the Market that require frequent cleaning. Next, we will be looking at generating our own power using the sun and wind.