Compost

Composting in School: a practical guide to composting food waste

Excellent & very thorough 48 page pdf which includes: top tips to reduce food waste, Why compost at school? Which sort of composting to do; legislation, staff time, waste audit; different composting systems & additional equipment, top tips for successful food and waste composting; school case studies; The Compost Curriculum Handbook; resources - troubleshooting guides & risk assessment template. Recycle Devon, 2016.

Teachers Guide to Composting in School

Very thorough & informative guide covering: why compost at school, positioning the compost bin, types of compost bin, what will rot, what can your school compost, how to make good compost, harvesting the compost, composting creatures, leaf mould, worm composting. Little Rotters.

Step-by-step guide to setting up a composting system at school

Includes composting weeds and garden waste, school food waste, and a link to compost teaching resources. Devon Community Composting Network.

Composting at School: How to Do It

Guide with 3 sections: how to set up composting at your school, what can go in the composting bin, and composting systems. Suffolk Schools Recycling.

Composting for Schools

Information sheet from the RHS Campaign for School Gardening.

Compost for Kids (even Preschoolers)

Covers what is compost, teaching kids about composting, benefits of composting for kids, building a worm composter, compost recipe, facts and activities. Little Sprouts Learning, 17 August 2018.

How to Compost with Kids

Sections include: why learn how to compost, creating a compost bin, how to 'feed the bin' and fun activities with composting. National Geographic Kids.

Earth Easy: Grow Compost

Benefits of composting; what & how to compost – different methods, different containers, tips and guides.

Recycle Now

Lots of info about reuse, recycling and reducing – including how to make compost from kitchen and garden waste.

How to Start Composting at Home

What is composting, useful list of what you can and can't compost, how to start composting at home, composting without a yard (garden). Healthline (US), 2 June 2021.

How to make compost

Find out how to make great garden compost in this practical guide from BBC Gardeners World Magazine, 3 August 2020.

RHS: composting

Recycling your garden waste into home-made compost is both easy and environmentally friendly. [this guide] looks at the basics of making this valuable soil improver and mulch.