The Compost Revolution makes it easy for you to turn food scraps into rich soil and liquid fertiliser at home and reduce the amount of rubbish you send to landfill.

About half of what the average Australian household throws out is compostable organic material. Using home composting systems significantly reduces the amount of stuff we send to landfill. It also reduces our impact on Climate Change because food waste releases harmful greenhouse gases as it breaks down in landfill.

The Compost Revolution works with local councils across Australia to provide residents with the equipment and skills they need to set up a successful home compost bin or worm farm.The average Australian rubbish bin consists of nearly half organic waste – mostly food scraps – which will be transported to landfill where it rots without air, and generates harmful greenhouse gases.

The Compost Revolution started as a community initiative by local councils looking to reduce the negative environmental and economic impacts of sending residential waste to landfill.  In 2009, three councils in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs (Waverley, Randwick and Woollahra) launched a pilot program with funding from the NSW EPA. The program went national in 2011 and is now the largest community of composters in Australia  – reducing food waste and greening our neighbourhoods. Join us!