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How to compost for every living situation

From apartments to lifestyle blocks, here are the best ways to set up a composting system in the space you have.
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By Ellen Rykers | 12th March, 2024
Climate writer
From patching your clothes to cycling more, here are some tips on how to be more sustainable (Image: Getty/Tina Tiller)

Non-annoying advice on how to be more sustainable

There are heaps of ways to be more sustainable, and some require barely any extra effort at all.
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By Liv Sisson | 6th April, 2023
Commercial editor
A worm farm in action (Image: Compost Collective)

How to compost like a pro

We asked the Auckland Council Compost Collective all of our burning compost questions, so you don't have to.
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By Liv Sisson | 10th March, 2023
Commercial editor
Alex Casey’s Sistema of compost, and its new home (Image: Alex Casey)

How apartment dwellers can become composting heroes

Alex Casey tries ShareWaste, the app connecting people with compost systems to people with food waste.
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By Alex Casey | 20th April, 2022
Senior writer
Learning how to compost at the Community Composting Hub (Image: Supplied)

Turning green waste into gold at a composting hub

Good compost is created when people, worms, microbes and kitchen scraps work in synergy.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 16th March, 2022
Contributing writer
The Compost Collective’s Therese Mangos with fellow facilitator Hari Narayan (Photo: Supplied)

Composting isn’t a trend, it’s a way of life

Returning nutrients to the soil was once part of every culture, and now, more than ever, it’s time we restore its valuable role in everyday life.
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By Alice Neville | 8th April, 2020
Deputy editor
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Why everyone can (and should) join the composting revolution

Are you a time-poor urban apartment-dweller who's put composting in the too-hard basket? Read on...
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By Alice Neville | 19th February, 2020
Deputy editor

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