Say that you grabbed a banana, and once you’re done, it’s just common sense to put the banana peel in the compost. Right? Based on Statistics Canada, about 1/12 households in Vancouver do not abide by the composting program even with access to a compost bin. My vision and value are to see a greener world where composting becomes a habit in everyone’s household. Based on the film Cowspiracy, it mentioned that composting has many benefits such as enriching the soil used for our agriculture, conserving water as soil can now retain moisture, and recycling and reusing organic resources. Ultimately, it’s a positive cycle! By composting, we will get more agriculture to feed our family, reduce water waste and decrease the carbon footprint on our planet.
My intervention for my vision would be enforcing composting as a mandatory practice. Restaurant business owners, corporate businesses, and household owners should be fined each time compost bins are not being used or composting has not been followed. Other interventions include hosting workshops in various languages to educate our diverse communities about the benefit of composting while teaching the practice of composting. These programs could be distributed on brochures in different languages and annual monthly workshops could be held at the community centers.
Hi Cindy! I really agreed with your idea of enforcing composting as a mandatory practice. I know quite a lot of businesses that just throw away food in the trash and do not even bother to compost. If it is enforced as a law with consequences, I believe there will be a huge increase of composting!
Hi Cindy, I find this post really crazy because I thought composting is a pretty common practice among all households since its such a simple concept but I guess thats not the case. I think composting is such a feasible step towards sustainability and can be done with such little effort.
Thanks for sharing this information! I think part of the issue with people not composting is definitely a lack of connection with the impact of it - for example, I've heard people say they put compost in the garbage because "it can just compost in the landfill". If people had a stronger understanding of food systems, perhaps these misconceptions/apathy could be avoided.
Wow that is a crazy stat that 1/12 households dont abide by the composting programs. I agree, mandatory sorting of waste into a compost program is a great idea.
Hi Cindy, it's crazy to think how much of the garbage we throw out on a daily basis could be used for compost. It's a much more efficient method as we can use this compost for fertilizers.
Nice post Cindy! I completely agree that composting is necessary for a more circular economy!
Hi Cindy,
Great post! This reminded me of an example provided in "Kiss the Ground" about how compost and yard trimmings are processed into a fertilizer that is used on farms.