Here’s How To Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week

International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is our industry’s largest unified annual effort to disrupt the news cycle with the good news of composting. This year it is May 5-11, 2024.

To contribute, we put together 3 ways you can dive into the world of composting, including a Compost Club discount code.

And bonus: enjoy and download these fantastic Victory Garden posters that the US Composting Council put out (right-click, “save as”).

1. Compost Fruit, Veggies & Yard Material at Home

It won’t smell or cost you anything, and you can start using things lying around your home today. You can put the finished product on anything that grows (including your lawn). Here’s how to start …

2. Compost Everything Else With Us 

For all your other compostables (paper towels, napkins, meat, dairy, bones, hair, BPI-certified compostable take-out packaging, and more), get them transformed into nutrient-dense soil (and get some soil back) with our Compost Club subscription. You’ll get access to 60 drop-off sites around town, plus freebies & discounts on local soil & mulch.

For new members, use the code ZEROWASTE to get your first month free!

3. Win Your Night by Watching Kiss The Ground

The concept of climate change brings anxiety & confusion. So get a dose of hope and clarity by watching the Kiss The Ground documentary. 

If we had to recommend one film to watch, this is it, because they make understanding & solving climate change so simple. 

We’ll give you the skinny: humans dug up carbon and put it into the atmosphere (pollution). Now, we just need to grow things using compost (plant food) to replace chemical fertilizers (which destroy soil) and tilling (which releases more carbon). 

In a miraculous yet scientific way, plants suck carbon (pollution) from the air and feed it to microorganisms in the ground. Those microorganisms literally poop out nutrients that feed plants. Those plants in turn taste incredible, give us more nutrients, and get better at sucking more carbon (pollution) out of the air. 

It’s a win-win-win situation, and you’ll certainly win your night by pulling it up on Netflix or Vimeo.