In this episode, Samantha Davies highlights challenges such as global waste systems and the lack of composting infrastructure, advocating for local action and community engagement. Sammy promotes training programs for distribution partners to ensure proper composting practices and stresses the importance of reducing landfill waste through community composting and local support. She also calls for better government regulation to support innovative compostable products and infrastructure, aiming for widespread composting to reduce methane emissions.

Sammy suggests using positive reinforcement and fun activities to encourage people to adopt regenerative practices rather than fear-based approaches and emphasizes the importance of building systems thinking and understanding the full lifecycle of waste to make informed decisions.

“I do believe that we are in a huge transition right now, it is going to be a little messy for a little while … but with proper infrastructure and education, it is possible to have enough infrastructure to get the food waste out of the landfill and put in compost, and get an easy win in terms of reducing our methane emissions”.

Sammy Davies.

This project contributes to the completion of my Master’s degree in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University, under the supervision of Dr. Alice MacGillivray.

I acknowledge that this research has been conducted on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.