Free backyard composting workshops begin Wednesday

Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free Backyard Composting Workshops, one each in Boulder, Longmont and Broomfield.

Space is limited to 30 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 Gale Elstun at gelstun@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2222.

Workshop schedule:

Boulder
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Boulder County Recycling Center, Education Room
1901 63rd St.

Longmont
Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-noon
Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Prairie Room
5201 St. Vrain Road

Broomfield
Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-noon
Broomfield Recycling Center, Education Room
225 Commerce St.

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.

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.

Space is limited to 30 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 Gale Elstun at gelstun@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2222.

Workshop schedule:

Boulder
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Boulder County Recycling Center, Education Room
1901 63rd St.

Longmont
Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-noon
Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Prairie Room
5201 St. Vrain Road

Broomfield
Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-noon
Broomfield Recycling Center, Education Room
225 Commerce St.

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.

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.