Composting 101

TheWestminster Ponds Centre(WPC) will is a growing hub promoting environmental excellence, sustainability, health and wellbeing across our region by co-creating resources, services and impactful programming.

Westminster Ponds Centre

Enter the world of composting and find out how easy it can be. Learn how to create and use this earthly gold with Peter Ferguson.

Reimagine Co

Sustainability 101 Series with Reimagine Institute

The status quo is not working, so what can we do? Dare to Reimagine! 

The Westminster Ponds Centre and Reimagine Institute are working together to bring forward the "Sustainability 101" series of events to teach the ins and outs of sustainable practices.

Learn how easy it is to compost, whatever your situation or level of experience. We will briefly explain:<ul><li>the benefits of composting</li><li>various composting devices and techniques</li><li>the EASY process of composting your food scraps </li><li>troubleshooting problems if your composting gets off on the wrong foot - fixes are easy to implement! </li><li>how to use your compost </li></ul>ParkingLimited parking in front of the building or use the City parking lot in between Reimagine and Richmond Row - free parking for 2 hours when you use the promo code “CORE” on the Honk Mobile app. Masks highly encouraged. Refreshments available - please Bring Your Own Container.

About <a href="https://reimagineco.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://reimagineco.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reimagine Institute for Community Sustainability</a>:The Reimagine Institute for Community Sustainability (RICS) is a federally incorporated not-for-profit. RICS is a member of both the London Environmental Network and the Urban League of London.Reimagine’s vision is a world where humans live in peace and harmony with each other and with nature. Our mission is to help people to live more sustainable and connected lives.The Goals and Objectives of RICS include:<ul><li>Develop and provide programs promoting the protection and preservation of the environment through re-use, reduction, recycling and recovery of waste</li><li>Operate a Thing Library, Repair Cafés and related programs in order to preserve household items and to keep them from disposal in a landfill</li><li>Educate the public on the subjects of reducing waste, reusable and refillable alternatives to single-use products, supporting composting, and living more sustainably</li><li>Support local businesses, community and culture, through placemaking initiatives, advocacy, partnerships and platforms</li></ul>Meet the Presenter:Peter Ferguson (Thames Region Ecological Association [<a href="https://www.trea.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TREA</a>])

About the Signal Boost Initiative:The <a href="https://www.reforestlondon.ca/programs/signal-boost-initiative/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Signal Boost Initiative</a> is a three-year joint initiative of ReForest London and the London Environmental Network, aimed at dramatically increasing the number of public environmental education opportunities available here in London. It is a project of the new Westminster Ponds Centre for Environment and Sustainability.This event is offered as a part of the Signal Boost Initiative, which was made possible with support from the <a href="https://otf.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ontario Trillium Foundation</a>.

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