Compost Awareness Week
International Compost Awareness Week
International Composting Awareness Week was established in Canada in 1995. The event was launched in Australia by the Centre for Organic Resource Enterprise (CORE) in 2006 to boost compost use among Australians.
Half of the rubbish that we throw away each week is organic matter and can be recycled in our own backyards as compost. Composting is the rotting and breaking down of big bits of fresh, dead organic matter, into very small bits that begin to look just like soil. In fact, compost is actually a type of rich, good quality soil that is full of fabulous nutrients for our garden. Therefore, composting is a cheap and hygienic way of dealing with our unwanted food scraps and garden waste, by recycling them into a beautiful natural fertiliser for our gardens.
For more detailed information on composting please select the Waste and Recycling services link on the left hand side of this page OR click on the link below.
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Compost Awareness Campaign - May 2007
The City of Canada Bay Council supported this important environmental community awareness campaign by holding an information display at Five Dock Library and giving away five compost bins!
Entry forms for the competition were available on Council’s website or by visiting the composting display at Five Dock Library. The display was a huge success with many Library visitors taking the time to stop and look at the display, take brochures and enter the competition.
And the winners are!
- E. Fong, Russell Lea
- D. Sakoulas, Russell Lea
- E. Farina, Five Dock
- L. Vanburg, Rodd Point
- Vervoort family, Abbotsford.
Congratulations to all our winners and happy composting!