compost works
Compost Works is a Liverpool-based social enterprise with the mission of
diverting food waste from incineration and landfill. We set up communal
composting facilities and run educational activities to do with composting
awareness. We want to inspire people in the Liverpool City Region to compost
their food waste. Our premise is that food waste is not rubbish! It shouldn’t go
into a landfill or be incinerated, which are not environmentally sound waste
disposal practices. Composting is a natural process where food waste breaks down
through the activity of microscopic organisms and larger soil creatures, such as
worms. This builds soil life and makes nutrients available to plants. Since
2019, we have set up a number of composting facilities in communities and for
local business across Liverpool City Region. Compost produced from these sites
is used for local growing projects and to enhance community green spaces. This
is circular economy – local food waste gets converted into compost and then used
to grow more food. Food waste is not rubbis
