Here are two reports by two councils which, to my eyes, show Australian communities have a long held and growing appetite for composting at home, in the street and in public gardens.
Kerbside food scraps collection increases household food waste and costs
From rooftop hive to cocktail glass
When Life Gives You Lemons
The streets we call home
“Streets, we live on them, we walk on them, but how do they help us understand a city? They’re often seen as just a path, but streets tell us so much more than that.“
Kiersten Engstrom, intern with Sustainable House, compares the streets of Chippendale, Sydney, Australia where she is interning with the streets of her home town University and city, Pittsburgh, US.
Inspirational Sydney City Council Gardening Policy
“All of this has been possible because of Sydney City Council’s gardening policy, which allows residents to garden on the footpath without going through a long approval process. It’s a practical policy that gives people, like us, the freedom to improve their streets and use small public spaces for growing sustainable food and plants.“
