Bornova Municipality Holds “Bokashi Composting” Training

Taking a major step toward a sustainable environment and circular economy, Bornova Municipality has launched an initiative to recycle household organic waste. Through the “Bokashi Composting Training,” residents of Bornova learned how to turn kitchen waste into valuable organic fertilizer. Participants were also given compost bins so they could immediately start applying the method in their own homes.

The training, aimed at promoting waste separation at source and encouraging sustainable lifestyle habits, was held at the Assembly Hall of Bornova Municipality’s Nevzat Kavalar Cultural Center. With strong public participation, environmental engineers and experts provided practical guidance on how household organic waste can be processed using environmentally friendly methods, the techniques of bokashi composting, and ways to reuse organic waste.

From Theory to Practice in Residents’ Homes

The training focused on practical methods that residents can easily incorporate into their daily lives. At the end of the program, Bornova Municipality provided an additional form of support: every participant received a bokashi compost bin so they could put what they had learned into practice at home immediately.

Mayor Eşki: “We See Kitchen Waste Not as Garbage, but as an Investment in the Future”

Emphasizing that expanding environmentally friendly projects at the local level is one of the strongest keys to combating the global climate crisis, Bornova Mayor Ömer Eşki said:

“To build a sustainable future in Bornova, we have made waste management one of our top priorities. Every piece of kitchen waste thrown away in our homes is actually a valuable source of nutrients for our soil. Through this training, we aim to raise environmental awareness among our residents and minimize the amount of household waste we generate.

With the bokashi bins we have distributed, every home will become a small recycling center. Residents of Bornova will both contribute to environmental protection and produce their own organic fertilizer. Our determination to make Bornova a greener and more resilient city will continue to grow through these and similar on-the-ground projects.”