LIVING SUSTAINABLY COMPOSTING
Composting - and your sustainable life In this two-part series, soil expert and scientist, Wesley Soule of Soil Scopes (www.soilscopes.co.za) shares the fundamentals of composting, why it is important, what benefits it offers and how it should be done. Wesley Soule
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Why compost? Composting our organic waste is a solution that addresses a huge variety of urban challenges currently faced worldwide, and we in South Africa are no exception. As landfills grow, pollution levels rise and the realities of human impact on the environment become more evident, we need to look more seriously at how we manage our waste. While composting is an age-old practice, it has received very little attention in modern urban planning, but all that is about to change.
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