Compost and Composting Join in with International Compost Awareness and Get Composting!

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Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week May 1, 2005 to May 7, 2005

Join in with the International Compost Awareness Week across the UK, USA and Canada.

Composting in the UK

The Composting Association The Composting Association is the United Kingdom’s not for profit membership organisation, promoting the sustainable management of biodegradable resources. It actively promotes the use of biological treatment techniques and encourages good management practices throughout the industry. By advocating a suitable regulatory and economic framework, the Association works to ensure the long-term sustainability of the biological treatment industry. http://www.compost.org.uk

Even Greener Make your home and garden Even Greener with our superb range of carefully chosen products designed to help you to help the environment. http://www.evengreener.com

HDRA Consultants The consultancy wing of HDRA - the organic organisation. Committed to researching and providing advice on composting as a sustainable solution to organic waste management. http://www.compost-uk.org.uk/index.htm

GETCOMPOSTING.COM UK Everything you need to know about composting at home. An initiative of Straight plc The AIM quoted compost bin supplier.
Is your local council running a home composting offer? Call 0845 130 60 90 http://www.getcomposting.com/

North East Mster Composter Scotland Congratulations to Scotland on the formation of their first Master Composter program covering the northeast of Scotland; Aberdeenshire and Moray. Check them out. They are a not-for-profit program, have two full time project officers and are hoping to recruit and train over 100 master composters over the next year. Further details are available from the website, or by e-mail from info@scraps.org.uk http://www.scraps.org.uk/

The Organic Organisation - HDRA - Henry Doubleday Research Association Dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. http://www.hdra.org.uk/

Straight Europe's leading supplier of recycling containers. They offer a wide range for the collection, handling and transport of source separated waste. They have solutions for all types of materials whether of domestic or commercial origin and whether dry materials, green waste or hazardous waste. But it doesn't stop there... Their products are backed up with promotional and educational resources to help encourage reduction, reuse and recycling. They even use recycled materials to manufacture our products, thereby closing the loop and helping the markets for secondary materials.

Composting in the Canada

The Composting Council of Canada The Composting Council of Canada is a national non-profit, member-driven organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage. It serves as the central resource and network for the composting industry in Canada and, through its members, contributes to the environmental sustainability of the communities in which they operate. http://www.compost.org/englishoverview.html

Composting in the USA

U.S. Composting Council The USCC is a trade and professional organization promoting compost. They provide a unified voice for the growing composting industry. The US Composting Council is involved in research, public education, composting and compost standards, expansion of compost markets and the enlistment of public support. US Composting Council, 4250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 275, Holbrook, NY 11741, Phone: 631-737-4931 Email: admin@compostingcouncil.org http://www.compostingcouncil.org/index.cfm

Master Composter Loads and loads of information on compost and composting. http://www.mastercomposter.com/

Composting in New Zealand

New Zealand Waste Strategy Towards zero waste and a sustainable New Zealand. The New Zealand Waste Strategy sets in place a framework for addressing how we can minimise and manage waste. http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/waste-strategy-mar02/index.html

Auckland Regional Council Waste and Recycling Waste and recycling - The Big Clean Up: Reduce your waste by how you buy. Buy goods in recyclable packaging. Take your own reusable shopping bags.

Christ Church City Council Solid Waste Information The Christchurch City Council has a goal to reduce the enormous amount of waste produced by the city going to landfill. To encourage everyone in Christchurch to take personal responsibility for reducing their waste

Composting Around the World

Composting Toilet World is an advocate for the use of composting toilets worldwide. Our goal is to educate, promote and facilitate then use of compost toilets. We believe that the use of composting toilets by persons in all countries will help substantially improve the environment and improve living conditions now and in the future. http://www.compostingtoilet.org/

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