Community composting is where an area is made available for local people to use and compost their waste, such as fruit and vegetables. Schemes like this help both environmentally and socially by bringing together local residents as well as community-driven organisations.

How is this contributing to environmental citizenship?

All these schemes combined are helping over 600 households compost their vegetable peeling, fruits, tea bags, and coffee grounds, cardboard and shredded paper. In one full year, the citywide community composters could divert more than 50 tonnes of food waste from disposal (based on 15% of household waste is compostable). Which is the equivalent almost 4 double decker buses in weight! It is working towards a zero waste and low carbon community. the schemes run across the city, including: St Peter’s Church Brighthelm Community centre and Garden Dyke Road Park Wish Park Bevendean Community Garden St Luke's Church Eastern Terrace as well as much more.

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/environment/recycling-rubbish-and-street-cleaning/community-composting