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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 14:05 |
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 Celebrating International Compost Awareness Week
(Dalton, GA, May 9, 2012) – According to the EPA’s 2010 Municipal Solid Waste study, 27% of household waste in the United States is made up of food remnants and yard trimmings. These organic residuals can be very useful to the environment if they’re recycled into compost instead of being thrown away. Composting can easily be started in your backyard by combining landscape trimmings and food scraps in a compost bin. Nature takes care of the rest, producing a nutrient rich soil amendment through the decomposition process after several months.
Compost producing bins are filled with a combination of “brown” materials, “green” materials, and water for moisture. Brown materials include paper, cardboard, dry yard waste like dry leaves, small branches and twigs, and straw. Greens include wet yard waste like fresh grass clippings, green leaves, as well as food scraps like vegetable and fruit peels, coffee grounds, and bread. Each category provides the nitrogen and carbon needed for nature’s recycling process to begin. When the material at the bottom of the bin is dark and rich in color, and has no remnants of food or yard waste, the compost is ready to use.
To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week, Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful is hosting a Compost Bin Sale at the Downtown Dalton Saturday Market. On Saturday, May 12th at the Dalton Green from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm volunteers will be distributing composting information and selling a limited number of “Garden Gourmet” Backyard Composters for only $40.00 each, 50% off the retail price of $79.99.
International Compost Awareness Week, organized by the US Composting Council, is from May 6 to 12 this year. To learn more about composting visit www.compostingcouncil.org. For event information call Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful at 706-226-6211 or visit www.keepdaltonwhitfieldbeautiful.org.
Photo Caption: Green material is added to a compost bin to help produce compost. Greens include vegetable and fruit scraps. Photo: Flickr/Gudlyf |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 14:13 |
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:33 |
Celebrating International Compost Awareness Week
(Dalton, GA, May 3, 2012) – In partnership with International Compost Awareness Week, Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful is hosting two Compost Bin Sales at the Downtown Dalton Saturday Market. On both Saturday, May 5th and Saturday, May 12th at the Dalton Green from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm volunteers will be selling a limited number of the “Garden Gourmet” Backyard Composter for only $40.00 each, 50% off the retail price of $79.99. A portion of each sale benefits environmental education for K-12 students in Whitfield County, and several Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful events like Christmas Tree Recycling Day.
The “Garden Gourmet” backyard composter is an attractive bin that fits neatly into almost any backyard space thanks to its compact size of 24”x24”x36”. The easy to assemble bin is made from 51% recycled plastic and includes convenient features like a sliding bottom door to remove compost. It’s an ideal choice for beginners since it includes a basic composting guide.
Gardeners refer to composting as “turning your garbage into gold” because it keeps food scraps and organic waste out of the landfill while allowing nature to recycle them into a nutritious soil amendment. Items that can be added to your compost pile include coffee grounds, tea bags, fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, hair, and grass clippings.
International Compost Awareness Week, organized by the US Composting Council, is from May 6 to 12 this year. For more information, and to learn more about composting visit the US Composting Council at www.compostingcouncil.org.
For more information call Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful at 706-226-6211 or visit www.keepdaltonwhitfieldbeautiful.org.
- Photo – Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful is celebrating International Compost Awareness Week by hosting a Compost Bin Sale on May 5 and May 12 at the Downtown Dalton Saturday Market. A limited number of Garden Gourmet Backyard Composters are available.
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Friday, 06 April 2012 08:46 |
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 Annual Bulky Waste and Electronics Collection Day for Whitfield County
(Dalton, GA, April 6, 2012) - Community Pride Day during the Great American Cleanup will be on Saturday, April 21 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Community Pride Day facilitates Spring Cleaning by inviting Whitfield county residents to dispose of bulky items and electronics without paying disposal fees at select drop-off locations. The Old Dixie Hwy. Landfill and Convenience Center is the Main Location for this event. Community Locations include three middle schools, Westside Middle School, Eastbrook Middle School, and North Whitfield Middle School.
All four locations will be accepting bulky items for disposal and electronics for recycling. Bulky items include furniture, household equipment, and appliances. Electronics include computers, digital cameras, cell phones, printers, scanners, and laptops. There is a limit of one television accepted per vehicle. Please remember to secure your load for cleaner roads. Tie down and put a tarp on items placed in the back of a pick-up truck or trailer.
The Old Dixie Landfill and Convenience Center is the only location accepting Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) that includes household pesticides, pool chemicals, varnish and latex paints. For a complete list of HHW please visit www.DWSWA.org or call 706-277-2545.
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Last Updated on Friday, 06 April 2012 09:05 |
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