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HCC is about composting together

22/11/2019

This week I had some really rewarding chats with fellow compost lovers. The whole point of the HCC is to lighten the mental load and to make sustainability and organic waste transformation more efficient....

carpentry, community, compost, kitchen scraps, recycling, school sustainability, schools, ShareWaste

Open day re-cap and local (zero waste!) coffee

03/11/2019

Last month we had the 3rd HCC open day. As per the other two open days there were plenty of folks curious to see how it was all managed, in terms of processing food scraps from lots of local households...

Waste-wise at Polo Restaurant

25/09/2019

This adorable indoor plant (Pilea) was grown with restaurant food scraps When people first hear about the HCC a common ‘helpful suggestion’ is that I should ask cafes and other places that generate...

composting, food waste, organics recycling, sustainable businesses

Valuing composting services

08/09/2019

I want to write today about something I tend to be a bit sheepish about: asking people for money. Last year I was willing to run the HCC for free. Some community members wanted to pay me for compost...

HCC branching out

31/07/2019

bay no. 1 at HCC headquarters is never empty for long 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....

Spreading the compost love

30/06/2019

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...

community garden, donating compost, growing veggies, healthy soil, recycling nutrients, urban farming