FREE COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS FOR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS
Each composting workshop includes lecture style presentations, hands-on activities, informational handouts and the opportunity to purchase discounted composting bins and composting worms.
Register for the upcoming workshops below!
Each composting workshop includes lecture style presentations, hands-on activities, informational handouts and the opportunity to purchase discounted composting bins and composting worms.
Register for the upcoming workshops below!
AFFORDABLE COMPOSTING SOLUTIONS FOR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS
Carlsbad residents may purchase a subsidized yard waste bin or vermicomposting bin at a highly discounted rate online and pick it up at one of the distribution locations while supplies last. Each bin comes with system specific directions for best use.
Purchase your composting system below!
Carlsbad residents may purchase a subsidized yard waste bin or vermicomposting bin at a highly discounted rate online and pick it up at one of the distribution locations while supplies last. Each bin comes with system specific directions for best use.
Purchase your composting system below!
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GEOBIN (Hot Compost)
Composting system for yard and kitchen organic waste ideal for all levels of composters and gardeners. ($15) 
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WORM BIN (Vermicompost)
Composting system that uses worms to transform kitchen organic waste into high quality organic fertilizer. ($15) 
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COMPOSTING WORMS
Primary organic waste decomposers that work well with the Geobin and especially well with the Worm Bin. ($25 per 1/2 lb) 
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Carlsbad residents can pick up their bins and composting worms in the following ways:
- During one of the free Composting Workshops (see schedule and locations above)
- At Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation - Discovery Center - 1580 Cannon Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92008 anytime during their hours of operations by presenting their purchase receipts - beginning FEBRUARY 1ST 2019 (composting worms will not be available here)
- From the Carlsbad Composting Program booth at the Carlsbad State Street Farmers’ Market (2907 State St, Carlsbad, CA 92008) on the following dates:
- Wednesday, March 6th 2019, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm
- Wednesday, April 10th 2019, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm
- Wednesday, May 1st 2019, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm
WHY COMPOST?
Composting yard and kitchen organic waste saves money, saves resources and reduces negative impacts on the environment. Using compost improves soil health, fertility and water retention capacity.
Composting Saves Money & Resources
Composting yard and kitchen organic waste saves money, saves resources and reduces negative impacts on the environment. Using compost improves soil health, fertility and water retention capacity.
Composting Saves Money & Resources
- Homemade compost reduces the need to buy chemical or other fertilizers for gardening needs
- In the garden, compost improves the capacity of the soil to retain moisture longer, so less irrigation is required and less water is wasted
- In the long term, less waste in curbside bins means less utility costs and taxpayers money needed for landfill operations and expansions
- Composting at home keeps a valuable resource out of the landfill (40% of residential waste is compostable organic material)
- Less waste transported to landfills means less carbon dioxide emissions from the associated vehicles being used
- Less organic material in the landfills means less methane gas produced by improper anaerobic decomposition at these sites
- More homemade organic compost produced means less use of chemical fertilizers that runoff into our rivers, lakes, streams and oceans
- Less waste buried at landfills means less groundwater pollution
- Composting returns valuable organic matter back into the soil to support further plants and food growth
If you need further assistance with workshop registration or composting bin purchases:
- Call us at: (619) 736-5406 (if we are unavailable, we will call you back within 24 hours)
- E-mail us at Lucian@reearthconsulting.com or Josh@reearthconsulting.com