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Home Composting Programme

<h2 class="sectHeading">About the programme</h2> <span> <div class="notification with-heading dark-copy pink bg-light-grey"><div class="graphic with-border"> <i class="info note"></i> </div><div class="desc"><h4>programme suspended</h4><p>Due to the <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/personal-health/contagious-and-chronic-diseases/coronavirus">Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak</a>, the Home Composting Programme is suspended until further notice.</p></div></div></span> <p>We provide free home composting containers to help you deal with your organic household waste and create a good compost system. Good compost feeds nutrients back into soil, retaining moisture and can help you to grow your own food and establish a healthy garden.</p><p>Since the start of the programme in 2016, we have issued more than 22 000 FREE home composting containers to residents throughout the city.</p><h4>Response to COVID-19</h4><p>Once the coronavirus threat has been effectively managed, we will reschedule the rollout of the composting containers.</p><p>Watch this space for details about future composting programmes. If you are a resident who resides in a qualifying property, you will once again be invited to apply for, and collect your free home composting container at a nearby collection venue, on the specified dates and times provided.</p><h2 class="sectHeading">Composting at home</h2><p>For now, we encourage everyone to start composting at home, which can be done without a home composting container if necessary; if you are already composting, please continue the good work.</p><p>If you are not sure where to start, or you want more information about composting at home, visit our <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/greener-living/green-gardening-and-eating/start-composting-at-home">Start composting at home page</a>. </p> <span> <div class="notification with-heading dark-copy pink bg-light-grey"><div class="graphic with-border"> <i class="info remember"></i> </div><div class="desc"><h4>Remember</h4><p> Use your household organic waste, including: fruit and vegetable waste, egg shells, tea bags and, garden waste like grass and leaves for a good compost and a healthy garden.</p></div></div></span> <h2 class="sectHeading">Contact us</h2><p>For more information about the programme, contact us.<br><br><em>Email: </em> <br> <a href="mailto:wastewise.user@capetown.gov.za"> <em>wastewise.user@capetown.gov.za</em> </a> </p>

Learn how to start composting your organic kitchen waste through the City’s Home Composting Programme.

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