Start Composting

Zero WasteEcosystems and HabitatsEarth and SoilLearn with Aroha
Written By Kim Manunui
From ‘Aroha Knows’ by Rebekah Lipp and Craig Phillips

From ‘Aroha Knows’ by Rebekah Lipp and Craig Phillips

Watch this video as a beginner’s guide to get you started.

Why should we compost?

Composting is such an awesome thing to do for so many reasons. You can cut down on your organic waste going to landfill, which cuts down on methane emissions. A huge percentage of our household waste is food waste and paper, which can all be composted. It might surprise you to hear that in many modern landfills these things don’t decompose, as they are capped and have no air circulating, thus no bugs or microorganisms to help break them down. They will be in landfill forever! Watch Savvy’s very cool video to learn more about this.

Your compost can also provide an awesome habitat for bugs and worms. Watch the video about ‘Yucky Bugs’ to see Bug Man, Ruud Kleinpaste investigate bugs in a compost bin. See our nature connector about worms to learn more about them.

Also, your compost will give back to you! It will provide you with lots of nutrients to put into your veggie garden, thus completing the cycle of zero waste in nature. How cool is that!

An example of hot composting from Kererū School

Clever students at Kererū School in the Hawkes Bay had fun making hot compost to improve their soil. They even wrote about the experience below. Look at how much they learnt! They wrote their own instructions for us to share with others. Can you follow their instructions and have a go at making your own hot compost at school? Click on the instructions below to download and print the pdf. Good luck!



Other resources to help get started with composting

Look at the great resource that Shannon Hanson has shared with us, showing you how to start with simple trench composting.

Check out this composting types and choices flowchart by Taupō District Council.

More resources for home composting

Or, check out our Nature Connector about how to make a worm farm!

Now, go and get started saving waste, and helping bugs and plants in the process!



Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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