Our mission can be sustained with your help.
At its core, it is a practice of reciprocity.
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Long Beach Community Compost boosts community health by upcycling food waste back into local soil and promoting human connection.
At its core, it is a practice of reciprocity.
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Long Beach Community Compost boosts community health by upcycling food waste back into local soil and promoting human connection.
2020:
LB Community Compost starts as a community project.
LB Community Compost starts as a community project.
2022:
In 312 community hours, we upcycled ~ 50,300 pounds of food scraps back into local soil.
In 312 community hours, we upcycled ~ 50,300 pounds of food scraps back into local soil.
2023:
In 275 community hours so far, we upcycled ~44,000 pounds of foods scraps back into local soil.
In 275 community hours so far, we upcycled ~44,000 pounds of foods scraps back into local soil.
Field Trips/Education:
Over the past few years, we have hosted a variety of organizations, including
Over the past few years, we have hosted a variety of organizations, including
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City of Long Beach's Composter Recycler Ambassador Program,
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Schools,
- Other local nonprofits,
- Companies like TravisMathew and SimpleHuman
Finished Compost:
For residents, we have provided free finished compost. Examples of how our compost is used:
For residents, we have provided free finished compost. Examples of how our compost is used:
- By gardeners for their own gardens
- By teachers for gardens at schools
- By nonprofit leaders for collaborative gardens
Partnerships:
Keeping these impactful partnerships has been instrumental in raising awareness of the benefits of community composting.
Keeping these impactful partnerships has been instrumental in raising awareness of the benefits of community composting.
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At the DTLB Farmers Market, we collect residents' scraps every Friday
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Every day, residents can sample our compost at The Golden Garden on 4th St
- The Office of LB Sustainability provides us with a central space for compost processing
$$$ By getting funding, we can hire our first employee locally and grow community composting efforts in Long Beach, CA.
Support us with some cash if you’d like that too. ($1, $10, $500...it all counts) ︎ Donate here.
Support us with some cash if you’d like that too. ($1, $10, $500...it all counts) ︎ Donate here.