FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 16, 2012

Contact: Jessica Johnson, 720-564-2226

County hosting composting workshops, bin sale

Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free Backyard Composting Workshops in Longmont, Broomfield, Lafayette and Boulder, as well as an Earth Day compost bin sale and workshop in Boulder.

Space is limited to 35 people per workshop. Interested parties may register online at www.bouldercountyrecycles.org or RSVP with name, phone number and/or email, and number of attendees to jljohnson@nullbouldercounty.org or 720-564-2226.

Earth Day Compost Bin Sale

• Sunday, April 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder

Bins are $50 each, tax included, cash or check only

Backyard Composting Workshops

• Thursday, April 19, 6-8 p.m.

Broomfield Recycling Center, 225 Commerce St.

• Sunday, April 22, 1-3 p.m.

Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder

• Thursday, April 26, 6-8 p.m.

Boulder County Parks & Open Space, 5201 St. Vrain Road, Longmont

• Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m.-noon

Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road

• Tuesday, May 1, 6-8 p.m.

Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder

In addition to utilizing the new curbside compost bins, residents are encouraged to compost food scraps and yard waste at home. Keeping organics in backyards is an effective way to reduce household carbon footprints and provide quality compost for use in gardens. Come learn how to start and maintain a highly efficient backyard compost system by learning what to feed your compost pile, appropriate bins and methods for our region, tips and troubleshooting, and much more.

When organic materials such as food waste and leaves are sent to the landfill they are buried along with the trash and they break down in a way that produces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting does not create methane; it is a natural decomposition process that changes the food and yard waste into a beneficial soil amendment.

-BoulderCounty.org-