Sustainability Challenge: Composting

As part of the Sustainably SBPL Series, we’re highlighting local resources and library materials to help patrons learn more about topics in our programming series and implement sustainable changes in their lives! For January, we’re focusing on composting!

Composting at home helps to keep kitchen and yard waste out of landfills, providing nutrients for your garden and putting them back into the soil. Local businesses such as restaurants, coffee shops, hotels and schools also participate in the City of Santa Barbara’s business composting program. Read more about the benefits of composting.

Local Resources

Composting ABC’s PDF from Santa Barbara County Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division

Composting at Home Guide from Santa Barbara County

City of Santa Barbara Foodscraps Composting Information

Library Resources

Library Composting Resource Book List

Kanopy Videos
Perfect Compost: A Master Class With Peter Proctor 
The Great Courses: Prepare Healthy Soil and Plant for Spring

SBPL is also offering composting workshops as well as garden programs in both English and Spanish.

Composting & Vermicomposting Workshops 
Saturday, January 20, 2024
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Eastside Library

Taller de compostaje y vermicompostaje
Sábado, Enero 20, 2024
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Biblioteca Eastside

Get Social About Your Sustainability Goals
Post or send photos of your composting projects and tag @SBPLibrary on Instagram or use the hashtag #SustainblySBPL. Help us to motivate our whole community to get involved and inspired to participate in sustainability initiatives!

The Sustainably SBPL series is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.