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International Compost Awareness Week
May 7, 2023 - May 13, 2023
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. It is celebrated nationwide and in other countries each year during the first full week of May. The goal of ICAW is to work together to raise public awareness on why we all should be composting our organics recycling and using compost. This year’s theme is For Healthier Soil, Healthier Food… Compost!
Throughout the week of ICAW, community and business events are held to encourage and celebrate composting – all types of composting – from backyard to large-scale are promoted. Each year a new theme is chosen.
ICAW in the US is a program run by the Compost Research & Education Foundation.
The poster image above is by Jun Qi Tan, winner of the 2023 Poster Contest.