Big Dig Composting Event Comes to Lynnwood
Discounts, Prizes, Free Compost
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LYNNWOOD – On March 30, Snohomish County will experience its first-ever “Big Dig” event—a fun campaign to thank local residents for doing their part to prevent over 350,000 tons of food and yard waste from entering landfills in 2012. The Big Dig is part of Compost Days, a region-wide program offering free and deeply discounted compost to residents and community gardens for the spring gardening season. At the Big Dig, participants will dig through a 15-yard pile of compost for over $1,000 in buried treasures donated by Fred Meyer and McLendon Hardware, including a $500 shopping spree. To participate in the contest, the public is invited to join a region-wide scavenger hunt to find the mascot, Corey, The Compostable Apple Core. Corey and his secret codes will appear on posters at 45 retail locations in Seattle, King and Snohomish Counties, detailed on a map at www.compostdays.com. Those who find Corey and enter the code will instantly win a free bag of compost and a chance to participate in one of three Big Dig events. Compost coupons will also be available at compostdays.com and participating retailers.
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WHO: Waste Management, Snohomish County, Washington State University, Cedar Grove Composting, featuring Ladd Smith, Co-Owner of In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes
WHERE: Fred Meyer, 4615 196th Street SW, Lynnwood View map
WHEN: Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 12 p.m.
COST: Free
VISUALS: Contestants digging through a pile of compost the size of a school bus in the Fred Meyer parking lot, Corey the Compostable Apple Core mascot.
MORE INFO: Visit www.compostdays.com