Composting is Climate Action
2 Forresters Lane, CBD, Wellington
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People often underestimate the power of composting in the fight against climate change. Here's the thing, food waste isn't only an issue for our wallets - it's also an environmental issue.
Every year, New Zealanders waste $1.17 billion on food - that breaks down to $250 per person! Now imagine what that looks like in a landfill.
It's easy to think that it's OK to chuck food scraps in the bin because it will break down. Well, that isn't entirely true. Composting and rotting are two very different things. When food scraps are sent to a landfill, that food will rot. When organic matter rots, it produces methane. Methane from landfill waste contributes to 12% of our methane emissions. We need to drastically reduce this in order to combat climate change.
Composting recycles food scraps into healthy soil to grow food in.
If you’re new to composting, but want to take action on climate change, come and join our Climate Action Educator Asia, and her pal Kate from Kaicycle, at this super informative workshop on how to turn your spoil into soil.
Need to keep those pesky pests out of your compost? Well, if you’re a WCC resident, we will give you a rat-proof compost kit free.
Oh - did we mention that it’s Local Food Week? How fitting!
Please note that you must have a valid Vaccine Pass to attend this workshop (unless you are under 12).
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