From next week, North Shore residents can learn how to compost their organic waste and help to save nearly 50 percent of their rubbish going to landfill through the Council’s free composting workshops.

The workshops teach the steps to successful composting, worm farming and the Bokashi system. Each workshop runs for three hours and includes practical instructions on how to make compost, what to put in a compost system and what to leave out, top tips for maintaining the best compost, worm composting and the popular Japanese Bokashi fermentation system.

Previous workshops have been extremely popular and very successful in helping to reduce the amount of waste to landfill from across the North Shore.

Many North Shore residents are now composting their food and garden waste thanks to the advice and support they’ve received through the free Council workshops.

By keeping compostable material out of our rubbish bags, we are diverting it from landfill and putting it to work on our gardens to add richness to soil and improve plant growth and health.

Autumn composting workshop details are as follows:

• Devonport – Thursday 15 April, 6pm – 9pm
• Takapuna – Saturday 24 April, 10am – 1pm
• Meadowood Community House – Tuesday 11 May, 6pm – 9pm
• Browns Bay – Saturday 29 May, 10am – 1pm
• Birkdale – Saturday 12 June, 10am – 1pm
• Takapuna – Saturday 26 June, 10am – 1pm

Bookings are essential. For bookings and specific course locations, call Kaipatiki Ecological Restoration Project on (09) 482 1172 or see our Free Compost Courses page.