ICAW 2025 Theme Announced

The theme for International Compost Awareness Week 2025 is "Sustainable Communities Begin With Compost!" This theme was chosen with the goal of highlighting composting in all kinds of communities at any scale – backyard home composters, community composters, large-scale facilities, and all who recognize the many benefits of using compost on our soils. As has been done for the past several years, the theme was chosen by all the international partners who are part of the International Compost Alliance, making it truly an international theme. This year’s theme was inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #11, “Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.”

ICAW will be held May 4-10, 2025. The poster contest will start on Sept. 1, 2024, and end Nov. 1. There also will be a new bookmark contest for children ages 10-13. You can learn more about the new theme and the contests on the CREF website. If you're interested in being a 2025 ICAW sponsor, please contact Beth Simone at bethsimone@compostfoundation.org.