Council offers residents of Sutherland Shire a range of free 'waste wise' workshops to help reduce landfill.
Bookings open three weeks before the workshop, and some are delivered online via Zoom.
Composting and worm farming
This hands-on, fun workshop gives you the opportunity to learn how easy it can be to reuse your food scraps creating nutrient rich fertiliser to improve soil conditions and decrease the amount you send to landfill.
Participants also receive a free compost bin or worm farm at the end of the workshop (limit of 1 per household).
More than half of residential garbage can be composted. Instead of contributing to methane gas emissions in landfill, this material can become a valuable soil conditioner and replenish the nutrients in your garden.
Learn how to set up your own worm farm and discover the difference between compost worms and earthworms, what to feed your worms, and how to use worm products in your garden.
Productive organic gardening
This hands-on practical workshop teaches you to create a healthy and abundant ecosystem by helping you understand nature and replicating it in your garden at home. You will also learn how to prepare and plant a delicious edible garden, therefore reducing the waste you bring home from the supermarket.
Bokashi (accelerator composting)
Have you mastered composting and want to push on further and learn more? Come along to this interactive workshop and learn to make your own accelerator that ferments organic matter. This also can be used in an airtight kitchen top container to break down your organic matter - perfect for unit dwellers.
This fun and informative hands-on practical workshop will teach you the latest and greatest way to compost, particularly if you have limited space.
Balcony and small space gardening
Have you ever wanted to grow your own vegetables but don’t think you have enough space? Learn how to grow vegetables in pots and reduce the waste you bring home from the supermarket.
Have you ever wanted to grow your own vegetables but don’t think you have enough space? Learn how to grow vegetables in pots and reduce the waste you bring home from the supermarket.
Living with less, de-cluttering
Learn how de-cluttering your life and changing your habits will save time, money and the environment.
Natural skincare
Learn how to reduce packaging by making your own skincare products just from simple and natural ingredients.
Green cleaning
This fun and informative hands-on practical workshop will teach you how to reduce waste while making your own cleaning products from simple and natural ingredients.
Learn how to reduce waste while making your own cleaning products from simple and natural ingredients.