Zaimokuza Community Compost Project
Kamakura, Japan · Operator: 株式会社public and co（パブリックアンドコー）
Overview
A community-composting pilot launched in Kamakura's Zaimokuza district in 2023, where residents bring food scraps to a worm composter built from scrap wood, generating neighbourly exchange and resource circulation through composting.
Citizen participation
Workers at the 'Hatsuhinode' hub, event-goers and local residents bring kitchen scraps to a worm composter, building compost together while connecting with one another.
Operating model
A pilot project by a placemaking company that uses composting as a starting point for community connection, applying the compost on city farms and planters.
Impact
Demonstrates local food-waste recycling alongside community-building, advancing food-loss reduction and soil-making in a residential neighbourhood.
Crops
- herbs
- vegetables
Scale
鎌倉・材木座の関係案内所「はつひので」に廃材製のみみずコンポストを設置した実証プロジェクト。
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