The HCC is a curbside collection and composting service.
We take your kitchen scraps and turn them into valuable soil amendment, avoiding the generation of methane in landfill.
By supporting the HCC you will
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Retain our resources
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Encourage sustainability
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Strengthen your community
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Recent Posts
HCC branching out
It’s been a bit quiet here on the blog but rest assured that the heap has been humming away and there is more afoot at the HCC besides. I’ve been working hard to see how the HCC can divert more and more of Canberra’s household organics from landfill. For that we need more households to […]
Spreading the compost love
The current compost bays at HCC headquarters are pretty much at capacity. I’m always tempted to try and squeeze more and more feedstock in because, after all, any material that ends up getting composted instead of going to landfill is a win for our environment. And it’s hard to say exactly when capacity is reached […]
Mouse eviction! Or how to fix up an under-active compost bin
Probably the most common problem that can occur with backyard composting is attracting pests, particularly the rodent kind. The inside of a plastic compost bin is insulated from the elements and full of tasty treats so it’s easy to see why they are attracted to it. Another aspect of the average backyard composter is that […]
The HCC was started to help divert household kitchen scraps from landfill with the aim of avoiding methane generation and saving nutrients to make new soil – closing the loop in our own local community.
Learn more about us, our goals and how we got here.
