Compost and Worm Farms
Around 55 per cent of waste from a typical household in Frankston City is organic and can be "recycled" in a compost bin or worm farm. Composting or worm farming not only saves landfill space, but provides you with a free source of high quality fertiliser for your garden.
Did you know?
In landfill, organic waste decomposes anaerobically (without oxygen) and this produces methane - a gas more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Organic materials also contribute to landfill leachate which can contaminate groundwater systems. By composting food waste using a compost bin or worm farm, the material is composted aerobically (with oxygen) and therefore does not produce as much greenhouse gas, and also helps to keep our water systems clean and healthy.
The Good News
- Compost can improve soil structure and adds nutrients
- Compost and mulch help retain moisture in the soil, saving you water
- Composting can reduce the greenhouse gas - methane - which is produced by rotting rubbish in tips
- Composting saves landfill space
- Composting reduces the cost of rubbish disposal to the community
- Composting is Nature's way of recycling
- Composting and worm farming is easy!
Kick start your garden by learning how to compost and worm farm!
Come along to a workshop and learn about:
- How to set up a compost bin and worm farm
- How to maintain a healthy system
- Handy tips and solutions
If you are interested in gardening, have thought about starting up a compost bin or worm farm, have questions you want answered, or have been composting for years and would like to share your tips with others, then these workshops are for you!
Participants at each workshop will have a chance to win a worm farm (with 1000 worms!).
To register your interest, please email environment@frankston.vic.gov.au or call 9784 1747.
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