This is us
" We're here to shake up the energy in our community and really get
the concept of composting at the top of everyone's thinking "
Nat, Director - Seed the Ground
the concept of composting at the top of everyone's thinking "
Nat, Director - Seed the Ground
here's how we'll do it
Our 6 month Miami Compost Hub pilot project starts February 2021
2 tonnesWe'll collect 2 tonnes of spent coffee grinds from our local cafes and compost them at the Miami Compost Hub.
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100 peopleWe'll help 100 members of our community get started with home composting systems through online mentoring and workshops
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our sponsorsA big thank you to Alinta Energy And Gold Coast City Council for sponsoring the Miami Compost Hub and making this project possible
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why compost?
THAT'S
11KG
PER household each WEEK
OR THE EQUIVALENT WEIGHT OF
4 FRIDGES PER YEAR
Yeah ok, but still why compost, when all that stuff will break down in landfill anyway?
Well actually it won't.
Our food scraps turn into a big toxic sludgy mess in landfill and while that's happening, methane gas is being released.......which is way worse (26 times worse to be exact) for the environment than the emissions coming out of our car exhausts.
Ok, so why is methane being produced?
Well, that's because landfills are anaerobic environments, (there's no oxygen in there for all the good microbes to break down the food), so a different set or microbes take over and they're bad, hence the methane.
If we compost, there's oxygen, we get no methane production and reduce any other emissions produced during the breakdown of food.
As well as the bonus of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, composting makes this awesome stuff called compost. This stuff is packed full of these tiny little insy winsy micro-organisms that bring life to the soil. Hurrah! These little guys can help plants literally suck carbon out of the atmosphere and put it back in the soil. As well as that compost helps soil hold water like a sponge, which is awesome because we all know plants need to drink! All of this leads to better soil, which leads to better plant growth, which helps us grow better food!
Well actually it won't.
Our food scraps turn into a big toxic sludgy mess in landfill and while that's happening, methane gas is being released.......which is way worse (26 times worse to be exact) for the environment than the emissions coming out of our car exhausts.
Ok, so why is methane being produced?
Well, that's because landfills are anaerobic environments, (there's no oxygen in there for all the good microbes to break down the food), so a different set or microbes take over and they're bad, hence the methane.
If we compost, there's oxygen, we get no methane production and reduce any other emissions produced during the breakdown of food.
As well as the bonus of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, composting makes this awesome stuff called compost. This stuff is packed full of these tiny little insy winsy micro-organisms that bring life to the soil. Hurrah! These little guys can help plants literally suck carbon out of the atmosphere and put it back in the soil. As well as that compost helps soil hold water like a sponge, which is awesome because we all know plants need to drink! All of this leads to better soil, which leads to better plant growth, which helps us grow better food!
“ We need to rethink our concept of waste. Anything that comes from the earth should be returned to the earth in a way that mimics nature.
Composting does this. ”
Jess, Director - Seed the Ground
Composting does this. ”
Jess, Director - Seed the Ground
