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Composting and worm farming demonstrations Does the Council take away my garden/kitchen waste?
The Council is challenging our residents to make the most of their garden and kitchen rubbish through our waste minimisation programme. We're encouraging householders to put organic waste to work in the garden. In planning for a cleaner, greener future, we all need to think more carefully about what we throw away. Nearly half the rubbish each household produces every week is food waste, but it can be put to good use. You can reduce your garden and kitchen waste including home composting by using garden waste collections, taking the waste to your local transfer station, worm farming, grass-cycling and smarter gardening techniques. Composting and worm farming demonstrations Composting and worm farming helps the environment, produces nutrient-rich humus for your garden, and helps your bank balance by reducing the amount of rubbish you throw away. If you want to know more about these easy steps you can take to be a little more "green", come along to a demonstration. 2010 Worm Farming/Composting/Bokashi Demonstrations Contact Sue Martin 09 295 1301 or email for further information
Saturday 27 February Venue: Papakura Normal School - Cnr Porchester & Walters Rd, Takanini; Carparking: Porchester Rd Entrance When: 10am-11am Cost: Free
Saturday 21 March Venue: Edmund Hillary School, cnr Settlement and Hunua Roads, Papakura; carparking: Hunua Road entrance When: 10am-11am Cost: Free
Saturday 24 April Venue: Drury Church School - 23 Sutton Road, Drury; Carparking: beside the Church sportsfield When: 10am-11am
Cost: Free Saturday 18 September Venue: Edmund Hillary School, cnr Settlement and Hunua Roads, Papakura; carparking: Hunua Road entrance When: 10am-11am Cost: Free
Saturday 30 October Venue: Papakura Normal School - Cnr Porchester & Walters Rd, Takanini; Carparking: Porchester Rd Entrance When: 10am-11am Cost: Free
Saturday 20 November Venue: Drury Church School - 23 Sutton Road, Drury; Carparking: beside the Church sportsfield When: 10am-11am Cost: Free
We have a Create your own Eden brochure and $20
discount voucher available from
Does the Council take away my garden/kitchen waste? No. However you can arrange for garden waste to be collected. Refer to ‘garden bags & bins” in the Yellow Pages. Or you can take your garden waste to the transfer station [there will be a fee]. The Council bylaws ban garden waste in weekly rubbish bags. This has been in place for over a decade to stop the harmful effects of organic waste in landfills. Schools Council also has assistance for all schools in the District. Please telephone 295 1300 to speak to an officer on how schools can reduce organic and other waste effects on our environment.
Papakura District Council belongs to the Create Your Own Eden programme. Visit the site at www.createyourowneden.org.nz
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