Come together as a community and compost together.
What is community composting? Community composting is when people join together to compost food and other green waste, ensuring it is kept out of landfill. While it’s the activity of composting that brings people together, community composting projects can take on many forms. The simplest can be combining forces with your neighbour who may have a compost bin, but it can also involve taking your food & other green waste to a local composting site which may be at an allotment, community garden or workplace. Community composting enables people to compost when they cannot do it on their own. We are here to help. The Food Partnership is supporting a growing network of sites across the city where people can compost. A number of community composting sites are already up and running, but to achieve more we need people willing to take their interest in composting and turn it into something that can benefit their community or neighbourhood and make a positive impact on our environment. There is legislation that you need to be aware of if you want to compost on a community level and there are rules about what can and can’t be transported for compost. However, it's an easy and straighforward process for you and your group, so get in touch with us as soon as you can. What the Food Partnership can do to help:
Give us a call on 01273 431700 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we can discuss it further. Learn more about community composting: How can I start up a community composting site? Read about sites at libraries, offices, residential areas and community centres. |
With so many residents living in flats, we know that many people can’t compost at home, and that has spurred us to work on a solution to prevent unnecessary waste from ending up in landfill. As part of our food waste reduction campaign, we are supporting people to come together on a local level to organise and set up community composting schemes. Any group of people, be it neighbors who live on the same street, coworkers, an allotment site, or a school, can set up a compost scheme to help avoid food waste and help the environment!