North Olympic Library System offering Master Composter/Recycler Workshops

The North Olympic Library System will offer Master Composter/Recycler Workshops at its Sequim and Port Angeles branch libraries on Saturday, March 7.

These workshops, presented by waste prevention specialist Megan Juran, are free to all Clallam County residents, but registration is required.

To register, go to www.nols.org.

The first workshop will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

The second will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

Master Composters and Recyclers are volunteer waste prevention specialists who are trained in partnership with WSU-Extension and Clallam County Department of Public Works.

The program highlights critical waste prevention activities with local solutions working with local haulers, governments and organizations to create best practices and educate community members.

Topics will include an introduction to the history and systems of waste and recycling; thoughtful consumerism; composting and food waste prevention; recycling right; and, reducing, repurposing, reusing and upcycling.

For more information, call 360-417-8500 or email to discover@nols.org or visit extension.wsu.edu.

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