Waste education

Worm farming

Worm Farming is a form of composting, using worms to eat your fruit and vegetable scraps. Worm farming is ideal for people living in flats, units or houses with small backyards since little area is needed. Find out more about how to set up your own worm farm and where to purchase worm farms and compost worms.

 

Composting

When you throw vegetable scraps and gardening waste into your garbage bin it costs you and the environment. Find out how you can reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by setting up your own composting heap at home. Find out what can and cannot be composted, where to purchase compost bins and problem-solving techniques.

 

Say 'No' to plastic bags

Land and Sea - Plastic Free - making Kiama Municipality plastic shopping-bag free. This is an initiative of Kiama Municipal Council and the Kiama Tidy Towns Committee.

 

Keeping chooks

Keeping chooks can help your household to live more sustainably. Chooks recycle kitchen scraps into fertilisers and provide the added bonus of laying fresh eggs.

For information on how to keep and care for chooks in a residential area, read our Keeping Chooks Fact Sheet (pdf 350 KB).

 

Green Christmas

Green tips for the festive season.