WASTE, worms and compost scrapped recycling myths and cleared bad rubbish habits last week.
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Council’s waste education centre was launched with free sustainability workshops held to encourage the right recycling practises and reduction in waste.
Moss Vale Community Garden’s Rosina Buckman used her enthusiasm and garden knowledge to educate residents about worm farms and home composting as ways to reduce household waste.
“The workshops taught attendees how to recycle their resources that they would usually throw in the bed but instead return them to soil to replenish their gardens,” Ms Buckman said.
“It’s a gift to the universe to recycle out resources.”
Attendees were shown how to effectively re-use their food scraps and turn them into a conditioner for soil. With notepads in hand, the 20 keen recyclers took on board Ms Buckman’s advice to help reduce their own waste and learnt about the process of vermiculture.
“Worms are our allies because they suck the bacteria off our waste and make it into the most amazing food for our soil,” she said.
“This vermiculture process creates the riches compost you could ever imagine.”
Council’s waste education project officer Esther Landells said Ms Buckman’s passion and expertise showed resident how easy home composting was for everyone.
The workshops were funded by the NSW Environment Trust and Environment Protection Agency (EPA) as part of their Waste Less, Recycle More initiative.
“They help combat the amount of waste organics in bins,” Ms Landells said.
“We know the community is excellent at recycling, but this is about providing more support.
“The workshops have been very popular so far.”
Council’s business services co-ordinator Scott McAllan said the shire’s reduction in green waste was “exactly” where he wanted it to be.
“But, we are left with 49.5 per cent of food left in red bin which is then taken to landfill.
“These workshops allow us to minimise overall household waste and reduce that waste coming to the landfill.”
A second workshop with Jill Cockram and Kathi Hearn focused on beneficial bug motels and Ms Buckman’s tips on worm farming.
More workshops will be held at a later date, visit http://waste.wsc.nsw.gov.au/free-sustainability-workshops/ for more information or contact Ms Landells on 4868 0507.
Workshop attendees received a free worm farm or compost bin to encourage effective recycling practises.
