Londoner Wins 2020 International Compost Awareness Week Design Contest

 

Magnus Kallas, a resident of London, England, beat hundreds of entries for the winning design for the 2020 International Compost Awareness poster design contest, the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation announced this month.

Marcus is a graphic designer, amateur photographer and a fan of urban composting. In his youth, he helped his grandparents on their farm before becoming a full-time city dweller. Now located in east London, he re-discovered composting when he started a window garden of onions, basil and tomato plants and started mixing the soil with leftovers like eggshells, leaves, and peels from fruits and vegetables.

Here’s what Magnus has to say about why he entered the contest:

“Doing the artwork for the poster, I was thinking about the action that happens on top, around and below the ground with good soil. While a blossoming and seeding onion might be a headache for some farmers, I see it in a more positive way – good soil and happy plants are part of a healthy ecosystem. Hence the bee is happy too. Sustainability is an important part of all our lives.”

International Compost Week will be May 3-9, 2020 – start your planning now!