Carbon to Compost The Ywaste Solution

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) connected Ywaste, a composting service provider, with two waste generators—Cape Town Film Studio (CTFS) and Samson Bedding—to source carbon-rich sawdust. Ywaste uses bokashi composting and vermiculture to convert organic waste into nutrient-rich soil. This synergy diverts approximately seven tonnes of sawdust from landfills annually and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 2.3 tonnes per year.

• Ywaste employs a combination of vermiculture (worm farming) and bokashi composting to provide composting solutions both on-site and off-site, converting organic waste into nutrient-rich soil.
• WISP facilitated the supply of uncontaminated sawdust to Ywaste from two sources: the Cape Town Film Studio (CTFS), which had approximately three tonnes of clean sawdust from carpentry and set production, and Samson Bedding, which provides between 200kg and 300kg of sawdust every two weeks.
• The partnership has resulted in the annual diversion of approximately seven tonnes of sawdust from landfills and a reduction of 2.3 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year.

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@techreport{greencapendcarbon, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Carbon to Compost The Ywaste Solution}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Carbon-to-compost-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }