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On average, Americans waste 25 percent of the food they prepare. We throw away 44 percent of our yard trimmings and over 90 percent of our wood waste. It's time to be part of the solution.

EPA launched its new organic materials Website. This Website is a great place for businesses and consumers to find ways to put surplus food, yard trimmings and wood waste to good use. With information on the Food Waste Recovery Hierarchy, EPA's GreenScapes program, and wood waste recovery options, everyone can find a way to be part of the solution.

Visit the EPA's Organic Materials Website at http://www.epa.gov/organicmaterials

Home composting goes one step beyond recycling to reduce your garbage significantly, and it takes less than 15 minutes per week doing it.  It takes so little time, space, and effort, yet is so rewarding.  Reduce your garbage, save valuable landfill space, and have some fun!

The City of San Ramon is participating in a program which offers City residents a reduced price for a back yard composting bin.  The Home Composting for Busy People program will ship a Smith & Hawken Biostack composting bin directly to your home for a discounted price. There is also a Norsmen Earth Machine for "passive" composting (does not require turning).  Available first come, first serve, while supplies last. The program also offers free classes in home composting and/or will lend residents an instructional video tape.  For more information, call the Home Composting Hotline at (925) 906-1806 or order on line at http://www.wastediversion.org/binvideo.htm

Composting & Vermicompost

06/23/07 Walnut Creek 1-2:30 p.m. Lindsay Wildlife Museum
07/10/07
07/21/07		 Walnut Creek
San Ramon		 7-8:30 p.m.
9-10:30 a.m		 Heather Farm Comm Center
Crow Canyon Gardens
09/15/07
09/22/07
09/22/07		 Orinda
San Ramon
Lafayette 		9-10:30 a.m
9-10:30 a.m
1-2:30 p.m.		 Wagner Ranch Nature Area
Crow Canyon Gardens
Orchard Nursery
10/09/07
10/13/07
10/28/07		 Walnut Creek
Lafayette
Walnut Creek		 7-8:30 p.m.
1-2:30 p.m.
1-2:00 p.m.		 Heather Farm Comm Center
Orchard Nursery
W.C. Farmers Market
11/03/07
11/17/07		 Walnut Creek
Orinda		 1-2:30 p.m.
9-10:30 a.m.		 Lindsay Wildlife Museum
McDonnells Nursery
12/04/07 Walnut Creek 7-8:30 p.m. Heather Farm Comm Center

Discover how to home compost your yard trimmings and selected kitchen waste in three easy steps by attending any one of the many FREE home composting workshops listed below:  Please verify scheduled workshops by contacting Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority at (925) 906-1806. 

For more information, you can also visit http://www.wastediversion.org/compostcertinfo.htm

 
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