WHY THIS EXISTS
Every day, Bristol throws away nutrients that should be feeding soil, growing food, and supporting life.
At Generation Soil, we keep food waste local and return it to the ground as living compost.
Not exported. Not processed out of sight.
Handled carefully, composted biologically, and used in gardens, allotments, and growing spaces across the city.
HOW IT WORKS
A simple, local loop:
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You collect your food waste at home or work
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We collect and compost it locally using microbial processes
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It becomes living compost and returns to soil across Bristol
What leaves your kitchen doesn’t disappear.
It comes back to life.
The Bristol Living Compost Project
A community approach to food waste, soil health, and regeneration.
When you join:
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Your food waste is collected locally
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It’s fermented and composted with beneficial microbes
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Living compost is returned to local soil
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Nutrients stay within Bristol
This isn’t waste management.
It’s participation in a living system.
WHAT WE DO
We work at the intersection of food waste, soil, and local regeneration.
Community composting
Food waste collection for households and small businesses
Living compost production
Small-batch, biologically active compost made in Bristol
Workshops + education
Hands-on composting and soil learning across Bristol and the South West
Compost Clinic
1:1 support to help people build compost systems that work
Regenerative growing
A two-acre food forest market garden powered by local compost
Our compost is produced in small batches using local materials.
It supports:
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soil biology
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structure and water retention
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plant health
Used in gardens, allotments, and growing spaces across the city.
What Bristol is already making possible
In 2025:
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32,640 litres of food waste composted locally
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13.8 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions avoided
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58 households and 8 businesses actively composting
Small, practical actions.
Multiplied across a city.
Bristol’s Two-Acre Food Forest Market Garden
Our two-acre food forest market garden shows what this system makes possible.
Built on compost made from Bristol’s food waste, it’s restoring soil, growing food, and creating a shared space for learning.
This is the loop, made visible.
What our members say
Jess. Member since January 2025
“I wasn’t really composting before because of the smell and mess, but bokashi has completely changed that. The compost is incredible and my plants are thriving. You can tell how much care goes into this.”
Clare. Member since May 2025
“Great service and initiative. Really easy process and we love knowing our food waste is being put to good use.”
Dave. Bruhaha Brewery
“Generation Soil went above and beyond. A unique, easy system that aligns perfectly with our sustainability values. We couldn’t recommend them highly enough.”
Connor. Member since December 2024
“Turning my food waste into the best compost I’ve ever used. Couldn’t be happier.”
Join 100+ Bristol households already turning food waste into living soil
Generation Soil CIC is a Bristol-based community interest company regenerating local food systems through community composting, soil education, and regenerative growing.
We work with households and businesses to keep food waste local, turn it into living compost, and return it to the soil to grow food, support biodiversity, and build resilient communities.
who we've worked with
We collaborate with councils, schools, charities, festivals, and community organisations across Bristol and beyond to grow regeneration at scale.
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