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Humans of Monty: Saskia (aka go_posty)

Humans of Monty: Saskia (aka go_posty)

We caught up with the compost queen, Saskia (aka go_posty), and learned all about how she first started her compost journey, juggles...

Humans of Monty: Valerie (aka sustainable_valerie)

Humans of Monty: Valerie (aka sustainable_valerie)

Last week we caught up with the sustainability queen, Valerie (aka sustainable_valerie), and chatted all about how she first started her...

How to compost in a community hub

How to compost in a community hub

Hey, there fellow composter! Thank you so much for checking out our community compost page, here we’ll go through all the compost...

How to get 2 free plants

How to get 2 free plants

What could possibly be better than plants? Free plants of course! So keep reading to learn how you can get 2 free plants. Brisbane City...

How to get $70 off your compost

How to get $70 off your compost

Starting a compost has never been easier and cheaper than now. Approximately 60% of Australian landfills is organic waste, all of which...

Why green real estate is the future

Why green real estate is the future

Due to the growing environmental consciousness amongst Australians, property developers are increasingly looking to meet buyer demand for...

We want to hear from you!

We want to hear from you!

We’re revamping Monty Mobile and need your help to make compost history. Monty Mobile has been specially curated to ensure that...

Humans of Monty: Hannah (aka The Worm Monger)

Humans of Monty: Hannah (aka The Worm Monger)

Last week we caught up with our favourite composter, Hannah (aka The Worm Monger) and chatted all about how she first started composting...

Sustainable gift ideas for Father's Day

Sustainable gift ideas for Father's Day

Father’s Day is coming up soon so if you haven’t got a gift yet then we’ve got you covered! Whether it slipped your mind or your planned...

Why everything we package our products in is compostable

Why everything we package our products in is compostable

As a compost company, it’s super important everything we do is aligned with our sustainability mission. That’s why we package and ship...

Why every composter needs to check out our Monty Conservatory

Why every composter needs to check out our Monty Conservatory

Often find yourself spending heaps of time searching the web for compost information, products or guides? Wouldn’t it be a dream to have...

How to compost in an apartment - extended edition

How to compost in an apartment - extended edition

So you live in an apartment and don’t know how to compost? We get it - it may seem a little challenging and look like you need heaps of...

How to make plant fertiliser with banana peels

How to make plant fertiliser with banana peels

Want one of our top tips for saving money in the garden and growing healthier plants? Let us introduce you to banana fertiliser - a great...

How to get a free compost caddy

How to get a free compost caddy

What’s better than having the coolest gear for your composting? Getting it for free! Brisbane City Council has partnered with local...

The weirdest things you can compost

The weirdest things you can compost

When the thought of composting comes to mind many may simply picture kitchen scraps and lawn clippings but it doesn’t stop there! You’d...

Meet Louise, one of Monty's Coolest Composters

Meet Louise, one of Monty's Coolest Composters

Monty is made up of the most amazing, committed, coolest composters and we would be nowhere without their incredible support. As such, we...

How can I compost - apartment edition?

How can I compost - apartment edition?

One of the most common questions we get from our compost community is how to compost in an apartment. There are so many uncertainties,...

Compost in the Curriculum

Compost in the Curriculum

As kids grow curiouser and curiouser, we’re always on the lookout for ways to nurture their development. Try compost!

Women in Start-ups - Our Founder's Fresh Take

Women in Start-ups - Our Founder's Fresh Take

Want to know what it takes for women in start-ups? We thought we'd ask one of our very own! Check out our founder Ashley Baxter's take on...

Women in Start-ups - Working Against the Gender Bias Grain

Women in Start-ups - Working Against the Gender Bias Grain

As women continue to charge into the world of start-ups, we’re seeing that their potential growth may have already been undervalued and...

5 Easy Steps to Composting at Home

5 Easy Steps to Composting at Home

We didn't know anyone as keen on compost as we are ... until we met the amazing team at HeapsGood Packaging! They're makers of a mailer...

What to watch with compost

What to watch with compost

It's International Compost Awareness Week 2020 and, despite a certain global pandemic, this year is the biggest yet. But hold up - what...

The life of a compost microbe

The life of a compost microbe

It’s probably best to preface that we have taken enormous liberties with this piece in the humanising a single-cell compost microbe. To...

5 ways to stay green while staying inside

5 ways to stay green while staying inside

With the COVID-19 pandemic still drastically changing everyone’s lives in ways we never could have expected, you’d be forgiven for being...

Composting for disease-control

Composting for disease-control

Soap, hand sanitiser, face masks, ... compost? With the ongoing corona crisis, people are looking for and learning about all the...

A tale of two composters

A tale of two composters

We get asked compost questions constantly. Can I add this? Why does it look like that? Where should I go for this? What can I do about...

What can we learn from coronavirus about climate change

What can we learn from coronavirus about climate change

The novel coronavirus is an unprecedented global disaster, affecting countless lives around the world. It’s completely new territory,...

Compost in the time of COVID-19

Compost in the time of COVID-19

It’s been a pretty insane year. Extreme weather events, climate change and now COVID-19, a pandemic that is shaping up to be one of the...

What’s the real deal with recycling?

What’s the real deal with recycling?

Recycling is defined as the process of turning items that would have been wasted into new materials. That’s it. The items can be...

Why you should compost your cr*p

Why you should compost your cr*p

You might have some interesting ideas about composting toilets. Here are the facts.

What kind of composter are you?

What kind of composter are you?

One of the things we love most about composters is how unique they all are. From location to lifestyle, feedstock to fertiliser use,...

Sustainable startups, high-tech heroes edition

Sustainable startups, high-tech heroes edition

There are thousands of startups out there creating sustainable solutions but some are really taking it to the next level with their tech....

A week in the life of a composter

A week in the life of a composter

A lot of people often tell us they want to start composting but have no idea what to do, how to start or what to expect. We’ve covered a...

How do we reach 100% - organic waste edition

How do we reach 100% - organic waste edition

We hear about reaching 100% clean energy a lot, but what about reaching 100% on all our other sustainability solutions. We still have...

The problem with plastics

The problem with plastics

Organic waste is an environmental disaster, but it’s not the only one out there. A lot of different things go in our bin and perhaps the...

Soil sinks, or how compost captures carbon

Soil sinks, or how compost captures carbon

We all know how bad emissions are, how they’re trapping way too much heat in the atmosphere and how that’s leading to some pretty drastic...

Why worms? The difference between vermicompost and regular compost.

Why worms? The difference between vermicompost and regular compost.

A lot of us associate worms with compost and compost with worms but there are actually heaps of differences between the two ways of...

Looking for the next big thing? Open the bin.

Looking for the next big thing? Open the bin.

We’re always trying to predict the future, particularly when it comes to business. What’s this year’s trend, the cutting-edge tech, the...

10 resolutions for a clean, green 2020

10 resolutions for a clean, green 2020

New years are often new beginnings, with many committing to going to the gym more and the bar less. We’re only week two into 2020 though...

Top 3 compost moments of 2019

Top 3 compost moments of 2019

That’s a wrap on 2019, as well as a massive decade. As we move forward into the roaring 20s (2020s that is), it’s important to look back...

The casual composter’s guide to Christmas

The casual composter’s guide to Christmas

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas or simply enjoying a well-deserved break there’s always time to make sustainability part of the...

Bad for the bin, good for the ground

Bad for the bin, good for the ground

When most people think of composting, they think about all the stuff that goes in - from kitchen scraps to lawn clippings - but not so...

Sustainable startups, waste warriors edition

Sustainable startups, waste warriors edition

Welcome to the third edition of our series on startups around the world that are building technologies and teams to create a more...

Are these emissions hot or not?

Are these emissions hot or not?

Core to the climate crisis we’re facing is human-made emissions and how we need to reduce them. We're now emitting around 36 billion...

Stop and smell the compost.

Stop and smell the compost.

Composters out there, you know the feeling - when you open your bin or tumbler and an ungodly wave of bad compost smell washes over you....

The Sustainable Super-Solution

The Sustainable Super-Solution

It’s awesome how much impact compost could have on the environment but we don’t talk nearly enough about all the other benefits it can...

Bin or Burn? Understanding the Waste Hierarchy.

Bin or Burn? Understanding the Waste Hierarchy.

Waste is confusing. How can I reuse this? Who else could use it? Which bin do I put it in? It’s incredibly hard trying to be a waste...

I can’t compost because ...

I can’t compost because ...

I can’t compost because there’s a whole bunch of common misconceptions out there making me think I can’t be a composter! Anyone can...

A Brief History of Compost

A Brief History of Compost

The future is an exciting place, full of wonder and innovation and excitement. There could be flying cars, robot assistants, brain...

Oh, the places you'll compost!

Oh, the places you'll compost!

When most people think of compost, it’s a bin in a backyard or maybe a community garden but as we covered last week, there are so many...

Work out your Waste at Work

Work out your Waste at Work

So you’ve checked out what we’re doing and you’re (obviously) super keen to start composting, offsetting your global impact and just...

Counting Compost Carbon

Counting Compost Carbon

It’s hard to try something new and even harder to keep going. This is especially true with lifestyle sustainability changes. What does...

Compost Capture

Compost Capture

One of the most amazing capabilities of compost is its ability to sequester carbon. The carbon in organic materials that would otherwise...

Climate Strike-Out

Climate Strike-Out

It all started with a girl. In August 2018, when she was only 15 years old, Greta Thunberg protested outside Swedish parliament for...

Sustainable Startups - AUS Edition

Sustainable Startups - AUS Edition

Australia’s not just home to kangaroos and the world’s best coffee (don’t try to fight us Italy). In recent years some incredible...

What's In the Bin?

What's In the Bin?

Everyone produces waste in some way shape or form. No ... not that kind, we’re talking about household waste. What goes into your bin -...

Food For Your Food

Food For Your Food

Despite all of us needing it multiple times a day, we usually have no idea where our food comes from. Depending on what you’re eating, it...

Is This Plastic Biodegradable?

Is This Plastic Biodegradable?

So last week we defined the super abstract word "sustainability" but turns out there’s a whole dictionary out there of environmental...

Definition: Sustainability

Definition: Sustainability

It’s a word you’ve heard before, referring to anything from electric cars to reusable coffee cups. Sustainability. It can mean a lot of...

War on (Food) Waste

War on (Food) Waste

We’ve all been there. The leftovers from four nights ago are sitting in the fridge and you’re tossing up between chucking them in the...

The Future of Waste Management

The Future of Waste Management

The future is here! So many industries are being revolutionised, from Uber taking on taxis to AirBnB moving in on hotels, we’re seeing...

iCompost

There have been countless incredible inventions in 2019 alone, from flying cars to brain implants. Innovative and advanced technologies...

Compostonomics: Where Composting Fits in the Circular Economy

Compostonomics: Where Composting Fits in the Circular Economy

So by now you’ve heard of the circular economy, and if you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you’ll know what it is. There are so many...

Community of Compost

Community of Compost

Compost isn’t just for your backyard or balcony and it’s definitely not just for those massive commercial facilities either. There’s...

Where's the Waste?

Where's the Waste?

We don’t really think about our waste once it hits the bin. You chuck it in some sort of container, maybe paying attention to the...

The Five Stages of Climate Grief

The Five Stages of Climate Grief

Or: How Not To Get Morbidly Depressed Over Climate Change It seems like every other day we get the news on how climate change is...

Pop Culture Recap Ft. Compost

Pop Culture Recap Ft. Compost

So we're halfway through 2019 and a whole lot has happened in the cultural zeitgeist but how much of it has been about compost? Compost...

Are You Hot or Cold?

Are You Hot or Cold?

Most people, both those who do and don’t compost, think it’s just a pile of rotting waste. You throw in anything green and leafy, Mother...

How Compost Can Solve The Climate Crisis

How Compost Can Solve The Climate Crisis

What are the best solutions you can think of to climate change? Odds are renewable energy and electric cars were in there somewhere and...

Buzzword of the Year: Circular Economy

Buzzword of the Year: Circular Economy

You’ve probably heard about it before, seen it in a headline or thrown it into conversation as a random buzzword. We all kind of, maybe...

Internet of the Environment

Internet of the Environment

Technology is a pretty incredible thing. It’s taken humans to the moon, lets us communicate across countries and has saved lives....

I Can Compost That?!

I Can Compost That?!

There are a million ways to compost wrong and most composters have been guilty of them at one time or another. Probably one of the most...

Is Awareness Enough?

Is Awareness Enough?

International Compost Awareness Week has come and gone but for us, every week should be about composting! Or, at least we should be...

Mainstreaming Compost

Mainstreaming Compost

International Compost Awareness Week is in full swing and we’ve loved seeing everyone’s enthusiasm and excitement toward the world of...

Compost Matters: the environmental, economic and social impact of compost

Compost Matters: the environmental, economic and social impact of compost

If you hadn’t heard - we love compost! It’s a green miracle cure which is not only extreeeemely good for the environment but has...

Why Compost Need to Be Quantified

Why Compost Need to Be Quantified

Compost needs to evolve to meet the needs of our current society yet no one is doing anything about it. Compost technologies just don't...

Compost Around The World

Compost Around The World

From communities to companies, millions of people around the world compost their organic waste into nutrient-rich organic fertiliser....

5 Sustainable Startups Making the World a Better Place

5 Sustainable Startups Making the World a Better Place

Startups have begun to take over the sustainability space in recent years as progressive thinkers identify the ever increasing need to...

Why You’re Recycling Wrong and How to Do it Right

Why You’re Recycling Wrong and How to Do it Right

When in doubt, throw it out. This is the recycling industry’s latest plea to the public. Why, in a sustainable lifestyle boom, are we...

How Composting Can Cut 4.5% Of Global Emissions

How Composting Can Cut 4.5% Of Global Emissions

Emissions are on the rise and it’s time we do something about it. While most people think of leading emissions contributors like...

COMP101: Introduction to Composting Fundamentals

COMP101: Introduction to Composting Fundamentals

Welcome to class. Strap yourselves in. Helmets on. You’re not in Kansas anymore. This is an introduction to the art and science of...

20 Ways to Live Sustainably

20 Ways to Live Sustainably

You’ve probably heard the word sustainable being thrown around a lot lately but it's become one of those vague, abstract buzzwords that...

3 Ways Anyone Can Compost (Yes, Even You)

3 Ways Anyone Can Compost (Yes, Even You)

No matter where you live, everyone can and should be composting, as I talked about in the previous post. Of course, not all of us can be...

Why Everyone Needs To Be Composting

Why Everyone Needs To Be Composting

The zero waste movement has been getting a lot of traction lately. You probably recycle at home, take your reusable bags shopping. Maybe...