Compost is Nature’s Climate Champion
Published on 24 April 2024
Did you know we can all help combat climate change in our own gardens?
International Compost Awareness Week is from Sunday 5 May to Saturday 11 May. Championing the week is ambassador, chief composter and Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis.
International Compost Awareness Week is the perfect time to make the most of our garden space and put food waste to good use at home.
By composting at home, we can create a valuable organic resource we can use ourselves while helping our environment at the same time.
The benefits of composting
Not only can composting help to combat climate change, you and your garden can reap the benefits of compost. Benefits that Costa himself champions include:
- creating a rich fertiliser for your garden
- improving the yield of your home-grown fruit and vegetables
- adding important minerals, nutrients, bacteria, and micro-organisms back into your soil
- increasing the water retention of your soil
- getting you out in the garden, noticing nature more.
Composting offer for Maroondah residents
Council offers Maroondah residents up to 60 percent off the purchase of a range of home composting systems, plus free delivery, via the Compost Revolution. Each Maroondah residential property is eligible for one subsidised system each year.
The systems that are available include:
- compost bins
- worm farms
- bokashi bins
- pet poo composters
- green cone solar composters
- composting accessories.
To order a system, or for further information on the available products, including product dimensions, visit the composting display at Realm or go to the Compost Revolution website.
Want more information?
To learn more about how to use each system, view or download our fact sheets.
You can also subscribe to Council’s Waste and Sustainability newsletter for composting updates all year round.