Compost…Nature’s Climate Champion

LIPOR supports and collaborates in the promotion of the International Composting Awareness Week (ICAW) 2024, the largest and most comprehensive educational initiative about composting, which began on the 5th and ends on the 11th of May. The theme of ICAW 2024 is "COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion.”

Environmental and recycling companies, organizations, researchers and communities across Europe are organizing and promoting composting workshops, demonstrations and various initiatives to celebrate International Composting Awareness Week. Citizens can also get involved in this movement, for example, by participating in specific training, starting their own composting system at home or in their community, deepening their knowledge of the process and operation of a local composting facility and adding compost to their soil to improve your garden's productivity and climate resilience.

ICAW's main objective is to raise awareness among citizens about the benefits of using compost and recycling food waste for society, the soil and the environment.

This year’s theme, COMPOST... Nature’s Climate Champion, highlights the very real fact that we can still fight climate change instead of accepting it as a given. Through organics recycling and the return of compost back to our soils, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced with additional benefits being delivered including improved soil health and biodiversity, increased agricultural productivity, enhanced food security and water quality.

"As we confront the challenges of a rapidly changing climate, composting emerges as a tangible and accessible solution that empowers individuals and communities to take meaningful action," said Stefanie Siebert, Executive Director at ECN. "International Compost Awareness Week serves as a catalyst for change, inspiring collective action towards a more sustainable future.". We encourage everyone to participate in ICAW and learn more about how composting can benefit our communities and the environment."

For more information about ICAW and how to get involved, visit www.compostnetwork.info