In Glasgow, growing interest in neighbourhood composting is supported by the Glasgow Community Food Network and Propagate, which help residents and community gardens experiment with shared systems, from multi-bay sites to small hot-composting hubs. While regulated food-waste composting is still limited, these groups are building practical knowledge about governance, safety, access, and volunteer management.

The Highlands have led some of Scotland’s earliest community composting trials, with small clusters of households sharing cold bays or in-vessel systems. These projects — captured in the Zero Waste/Highland community composting case studies — explore how to manage shared inputs, prevent contamination, and build community participation in rural settings.

Brighton & Hove has one of the UK’s most established neighbourhood composting networks, with 40+ community composting sites managed by small groups of residents. Their model — documented in detailed case studies — demonstrates how shared composting can work at scale when communities are empowered, trained, and trusted.

Make Soil - a website that connects ‘Soil Makers’ (people who make compost) with ‘Soil Supporters’ (people who donate their scraps). Sign up and join their global movement or start up a ‘Soil Site’ of your own.