As a celebration of Myrtleford’s Italian culture, the town has hosted the La Fiera Italian festival for many years. The festival is an opportunity for the community to immerse themselves in the Italian culture, by having ‘fun the Italian way’. 

However, the waste destined for landfill has been a concern for the festival for a long time and has brought about La Fiera’s Sustainability Strategy.

2021 saw La Fiera implement the composting program to reduce landfill waste. 

All participating stalls at La Festa are now required to follow strict guidelines in order to attend, which in summary includes the use of home compostable products, no plastic, no sale of bottled water etc

La Fiera reduced its landfill waste by 70% in 2021, followed by a reduction of over 80% in 2022.  Our aim for 2023 was 90% and in 2025 the result was 1 full general waste bin only for the the entire day.   

It is the collaboration with Myrtleford and District Landcare and Sustainability Group, the Myrtleford Community Garden and new partner the Community Bank Bright & Myrtleford, which has made the program a success.   

What happens to the waste you ask?  It heads to the Myrtleford Community Garden where it is turned into compost and used in the garden to grow vegetables for our community.