{"id":6276,"date":"2026-04-30T01:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eycej.org\/?page_id=6276"},"modified":"2026-04-30T01:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:44:11","slug":"compost-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eycej.org\/index.php\/compost-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Compost Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Compost Hub originally began as an idea in our Zero Waste Committee and in La Cosecha Colectiva and came to fruition through our members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For far too long, trash, both from commercial and residential, has been sent to incinerators, landfills, and transfer stations that have been systemically placed in or near our communities, which are predominantly low-income, Black, Indigenous, People of Color communities. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Members began organizing and discussing practices on how to stop sending our trash to incinerators and landfills. The goal of the Zero Waste Committee was to shut down the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) incinerator located in West Long Beach. Members, in collaboration with Zero Waste USA developed a Zero Waste Plan <\/a>to address the transition once SERRF shut down in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, La Cosecha Collective, our decentralized community garden, hosted monthly meetings, and in this space, members began discussing what a community compost hub can become. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2028After many conversations, members began organizing volunteer days to construct the bin, and a member offered their home as the site. From door-knocking around the city to tabling at the Huntington Park Farmer\u2019s Market, compost became a resource created by us for us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since then, we have cultivated our community by diverting thousands of pounds of food waste that has gone to members\u2019 and community members\u2019 homes and gardens, rather than ending up in a landfill or being burned in an incinerator. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Volunteer Opportunities<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n
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Join us every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/span><\/strong> for our volunteer day. Reach out to our coordinator if you have any questions and for the location.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also visit the East Yard Instagram account<\/a> for the latest updates and our monthly calendar of volunteer days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting in June 2026, we will host volunteers on Wednesdays during the Huntington Park Farmer\u2019s Market<\/a>. Stay tuned for more updates on how you can participate and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Questions? Reach out to our Compost Hub Coordinator, Italia Savaje.
\u260e\ufe0e 213-807-6218
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