How Olympia’s 'maggot farms' are helping to tackle a $36 billion problem

Earthmovers push mountains of garbage as seagulls fly over the country's largest landfill at Fyli on the outskirts of Athens in Greece. Source: AAP

Australia loses an estimated $36 billion a year due to food waste, and the shortage of landfill space is becoming an increasingly urgent issue. In this report, we introduce a female entrepreneur who is tackling the problem with an innovative solution — transforming food waste into high-value protein and animal feed using black soldier fly larvae.

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Published 28 January 2026 7:30pm

By Haruka Shinno

Presented by Haruka Shinno

Source: SBS

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Australia loses an estimated $36 billion a year due to food waste, and the shortage of landfill space is becoming an increasingly urgent issue. In this report, we introduce a female entrepreneur who is tackling the problem with an innovative solution — transforming food waste into high-value protein and animal feed using black soldier fly larvae.

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