Join Quito's community compost and zero waste network

Municipal tools: neighbourhood compost

Ecuador’s Alianza Basura Cero documents a growing compost network and municipal zero waste ordinances residents can advocate for locally. The alliance publishes a model ordinance and maps community compost sites, from Pomasqui and Cotacachi to neighbourhood clubs such as Club del Compost in Bellavista.

What you can do

  • Find a mapped compostera comunitaria near you and volunteer for a work day.
  • Ask your parish or neighbourhood council to adopt zero-waste ordinance language from the alliance toolkit.

Why it matters

Community compost keeps food sovereignty and soil health local while giving municipalities a replicable legal frame, reuse included, not just collection.

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