Composting with the City!

Posted by on October 25, 2002

The City of Philadelphia Streets Department is pleased to invite residents
to one of the following free composting workshops:

West Philadelphia — Wednesday, October 30, 6:15 p.m.
Overbrook Park Branch Library, 7422 Haverford Avenue
Northeast Philadelphia — Wednesday, November 6, 7:00 p.m.
Holmesburg Recreation Center, Rhawn and Ditman Streets
Oak Lane — Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 p.m.
Oak Lane Branch Library, 6614 North 12th Street
Mount Airy — Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 p.m.
Lovett Memorial Library, 6945 Germantown Avenue
West Philadelphia — Saturday, April 5, 2:00 p.m.
Haddington Branch Library, 446 North 65th Street
Ogontz — Wednesday, April 9th, 6:00 p.m.
Ogontz Branch Library, 6017 Ogontz Avenue
Center City — Wednesday, May 7th, 7:00 p.m.
Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Montgomery Auditorium

Training programs are one to two hours in length. After completing the workshop, Philadelphia residents are urged to join the Recycling through Composting Team. To join, participants sign a pledge to compost yard waste and report on materials diverted from their household waste stream. The signed pledge form entitles the household to one home compost bin worth about $80. Residents interested in attending a compost-training workshop must pre-register by calling (215) 686-5444. Anyone is welcome to attend as a guest and receive training and a manual, but only pre-registered Philadelphia residents presenting appropriate identification will be eligible to receive a back yard composter. If demand exceeds supply, priority will be given to the earliest registrants.