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Demonstration sites Czech republic
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1. Demonstration site High school Breznice, (VOŠ a SOŠ Březnice)Main Contact: Ing. Jiří BílekE-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Website: www.sbrez.cz Telephone: 00420 318 682 961 Address: Rožmitálská 340 Březnice 26272 Region: Central Bohemia Description:The demonstration site is based at the agricultural high school in Breznice. The site composts organic waste produced on site from the schools agricultural activites plus garden waste, which local residents can bring to the site. The compost is used for growing vegetables and farm crops on school land.The site provides a practical opportunity for students to learn about the aerobic composting of organic waste, how waste can be used in the local community and how the compost can benefit plant health. » Photos from High school Breznice (2)  2. Společnost DuhaMain Contact: Tomáš SemelkaE-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Website: www.spolecnostduha.cz Telephone: 00420 274 867 370 Address: Bolevecká 468 109 00 Praha 15 - Horní Měcholupy Region: Prague Description:The project is a part of a Společnost Duha workshop centre, which is a centre which provides a wide range of sheltered workshops and therapeutic employment for adults with learning difficulties. These include pottery, gardening, print making and jewellery making as well as a community café.The demonstration site was built by the clients of the centre and was set up as a part of the garden workshop group. This group involves 5 to 10 adults with learning difficulties who look after the gardens around the centre, the house plants inside the centre and make gardening related craft products to sell to the public. The site composts waste produced on site, including kitchen waste from the café, and some garden waste from the local area. The process is maintained by the adults with learning difficulties with support from their care workers. The compost is then used in horticultural activities on site. » Photos from Duha (3)  3. Community composting in Prague-ŘepyMain Contact: Ivana ŠtětinováE-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Website: www.kompost.estranky.cz Telephone: 00420 728 753 653 Address: Španielova 1290 163 00 Praha - Řepy Region: Prague Description:The project was started as an initiative of the inhabitants of a high rise housing estate in the Řepy area of Prague. It was given financial support by Prague’s municipal authorities in 2006.The residents group initially carried out a survey of their fellow inhabitants, to ascertain whether they would separate their household biodegradable waste. More than one third of the households surveyed (35) decided to cooperate actively. Each householder has a key to the lockable unit and takes their own waste out to be composted. They can then take finished compost for their own use and any surplus is used in the communal greens on the estate. » Photos from Community composting in Prague-Řepy (4)  4. St Agnes Composting Site - Pro-OdpadMain Contact: Klara KratochvilovaE-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Website: www.kompostarna.com Telephone: 00420 775 909 947 Address: Čihovice Tyn nad Vltavou 357 01 Region: South Bohemia Description:The project is a part of the Saint Agnes sheltered workshops, which provides about 30 workplaces for adults with learning difficulties. The centre runs workshops for a wide range of activities that the adults with learning difficulties can get involved in, including ceramics, textiles, gardening and wood working.For composting the Saint Agnes centre cooperate with the association of Pro-Odpad, which also operates a full scale centralised composting plant. The demonstration site Saint Agnes composts garden waste from the centres gardening activities as well as their own kitchen waste. The site is run by the composting crew of the centre’s clients and their supervisor. The compost is used in the gardening works and potting mixtures. » Photos from St Agnes Composting Site (2) 
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