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FREE Composting Classes

Yard and Food Waste Composting Classes on Fox Island - gardeners, homeowners, apartment dwellers - welcome!

Get ready for spring!

Sign up for composting classes to learn how to reduce waste at home. The Food Waste Composting Class teaches how a bin of red worms can reduce your kitchen waste and make compost for your plants. If you’d like a starter bin and one pound of worms - you can purchase the optional $30 starter kit up to one week in advance of the class.

The Yard Waste Composting Class (also known as hot composting) offers the basics, benefits, and how to maintain a healthy compost pile made with grass clippings, branches, leaves, etc. right in your back yard.

Registration is required. Classes are FREE!

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Food Waste class - Wednesday, May 6th 6-8pm

Yard Waste class - Wednesday, May 27th 6-8m

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For directions, list of other classes, and to register: piercecountywa.org/compost or call (253) 798-4133.

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