Free online composting workshop: learn to minimise food waste

Home composting is a great and easy way to minimise household food waste ending up in landfill.

Council will be running a free online beginner compost, worm farm and bokashi (odour-reducing compost bins) workshop to encourage residents to recycle their food waste.

The next beginner’s workshop will be held on Saturday 27 March, 10am to 11am and

Here you will learn all you need to know to set up and maintain your own worm farm, composting system or bokashi bin at home, including demonstrations of how each system is used as well as ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting tips.

By attending the webinar, participants will also get the chance to win a Compost Revolution voucher to put towards a compost bin, bokashi bin or worm farm products.

Encouraging the community to compost is one way Council and the community are working together to divert as much food as possible from landfill, which in turn reduced our greenhouse gas emissions.

Since Council began its Compost Revolution in 2017, we have seen a huge uptake from the community, with over 2000 households signing up for a subsidised compost system.

If you’d like to know more about how to reuse your assorted kitchen and vegetable scraps but not sure where to begin, our upcoming composting workshop is just what you need to help get you started.

Council offers residents up to 60 per cent off a range of at-home compost systems, including worm farms, pet poo and green cone solar composters, and composting accessories. To order a system, or for further information on the available products, visit the

For more information on this workshop and other workshops we have on offer, please contact Council’s waste education provider, EnviroCom, on 9703 5288.

For details about the Compost Revolution initiative, future workshops, and other ways to reduce waste and recycle, visit the