I’m a lifelong environmentalist and home composter. I grew up in Finland with ecologically conscious parents whose environmental values were firmly instilled in me. We always composted everything at home, and when I moved out to study at university and later to live in the UK, I continued to find ways to compost at home (although some of my early experimental home wormeries are best not discussed further!).

I started developing the concept of Compost Works in 2018 to be the change I wanted to see in the world. I was accepted onto the School of Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) Start Up Programme in the North West. I graduated from SSE in 2019 and registered Compost Works as a company soon after. I have 20 years’ experience in working in the voluntary sector, so running my own social enterprise fits well in that vein.

I am passionate about composting. We live in times where we are facing a number of environmental threats and concerns, many caused by human activity. The amount of rubbish we produce is one. Composting is something that anyone can do, given the opportunity and the tools. There is a real environmental impact in reducing household waste and turning your food waste into nutritious compost.