Two webinars are being hosted by the Pennsylvania Resources Council in March to teach the public about backyard composting.
Those who live in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas are able to learn online and then make arrangements to pick up compost bins at two PRC offices, one in Delaware County and the other in Allegheny County.
"Nearly a quarter of your waste stream is compostable, so it's vital that organic matter be returned to the soil and not tied up in a plastic bag and sent to the landfill. Composting makes this possible," said Nancy Martin, the PRC Education Program Coordinator.
Registration is currently open for Backyard Composting webinars taking place online:
Thursday, March 10, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
To register for a PRC webinar, visit www.prc.org/programs/webinars or e-mail nancym@prc.org.
The course fee of $70 includes instruction plus a FreeGarden EARTH compost bin, which features an 82-gallon capacity ideal for both urban and suburban settings.
