PBC, Gecko and Southern Beaches Community Garden at Tugun have formed a partnership to divert food waste from landfill and encourage composting for those who may not be able to do it at home. If you don’t have a compost bin at home but would like to start composting, you can bring your food waste to a dedicated food waste bin at Gecko House (139 Duringan Street, Currumbin). The food waste bin is then collected by volunteers from Southern Beaches Community Garden and processed through PBC’s industrial composting machine, with the compost generated being used on school gardens and Southern Beaches Community Garden. The machine processes just about any form of food waste, including meat, bread, pasta, fruit and vegetable peels – see attached poster for more information. The main excluded items are cooking oil, oyster/scallop shells and large animal bones (chicken bones are acceptable). Help divert food waste from landfill and get composting at Gecko House just across the creek from PBC.