By working with organizations to haul the food waste and turn it into compost, mulch and soil, the center has begun chipping away at the two tons of …
Pumpkins on display at Hillcrest Park for Great Pumpkin Compost Collection
As a way to help promote waste reduction and composting, residents are asked to take their Halloween pumpkins to one of the three collection bins in …
Ask the Gardener: Advice on bulbs, fertilizer, and composting
What to do this week: It’s time to put your garden beds to bed. Finish planting hardy bulbs like tulips with a shovel and lifting out tender bulbs like …
Master gardeners: Composting, Nov. 3
The UC Master Gardener program is hosting a free composting class on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with speaker, Lyle Bullock.
Public Compost Sites to Close for 2018 Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 through …
New deadline for compost units
To aid the BGGs towards selection of composting equipment, exhibitions of the ‘Organic Waste Composting machines’ (OWCs) are being organised at …
Hoffman Estates public works open house, pumpkin composting Saturday
All pumpkins to be composted should free from stickers and not include candles or other inserts. Pumpkin Smash is offered in cooperation with …
Zero Waste Committee: Feast! But Don’t Waste
Don’t send your food to the landfill – compost it! … Compost your food scraps and leftovers at home, ask your guests who compost, or find a friend or …
National Solid Waste Commission hastens approval of LGUs’ 10-yr garbage plans
Under RA 9003, LGUs are tasked to properly implement waste segregation, recycling and composting to reduce waste and dispose them at an …
County Offers Free Pumpkin Composting Saturday for Aging Jack-O-Lanterns
The county is offering to compost pumpkins for free this Saturday (Nov. 3). Anyone interested in recycling their gourd simply needs to drop it off at the …