Original Message: ----------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:05:57 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [nolphiladelphia] Free Saturday Composting Workshop in South Philly -- Please share the news
City's Recycling through Composting Program Announces Free Saturday Workshop in South Philadelphia, with Khmer Translation Available Philadelphia Gardeners Divert Tons of Organic Waste from Landfills The City of Philadelphia Streets Department is pleased to invite residents to the following free composting workshop: South Philadelphia -- Saturday, October 18th, 1:30 p.m. South Philadelphia Branch Library, 1700 South Broad Street Training programs are about two hours in length. After completing the workshop, Philadelphia residents are urged to join the Recycling through Composting Team. Participants may 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 approximately $85. Residents interested in attending a compost-training workshop must pre-register by calling (215) 686-5444, then pressing #2. Anyone is welcome to attend as a guest and receive training and a manual, but only pre-registered Philadelphia residents presenting appropriate identification -- whose households have not previously received a bin -- will be eligible to receive a back yard composter. If demand exceeds supply, priority will be given to the earliest registrants. The Recycling Office, recognizing the diversity of our community, is pleased to be able -- with the assistance of a bilingual Librarian -- to offer translation into Khmer at this workshop for those Cambodian-American residents who might find it helpful. The October 18th session will also be the only one this fall not being held on a Wednesday evening. "We thank the enthusiastic members of the Recycling through Composting Team whose commitment to this environmentally sound program has helped to make it a growing success. We hope to welcome at least 500 new households into the program this year," says David B. Robinson, City of Philadelphia Recycling Coordinator. "Why throw away leaves and clippings, when you can turn them into a valuable resource?" Holmesburg Librarian Catherine Huntzberry, who composts in her garden, says, "I consider it black gold." Philadelphia's gardeners, as they rake up fall leaves and prepare their yards for winter, can build compost piles to improve the soil in their gardens and at the same time save landfill space. According to reports from team members, each household that joins the Recycling through Composting Team diverts an average of 500 pounds of yard waste per year from the waste stream. The City's Recycling through Composting Program provides Philadelphia residents with free training about urban composting, including an introduction to worm farming for those who don't have outdoor space. Thanks to the support of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the City can make backyard compost bins available to participants at no charge. The City of Philadelphia Streets Department is pleased to be partnering with neighborhood facilities of the Free Library of Philadelphia in extending the Recycling through Composting Program to the public. Individuals, community gardens and environmentally concerned organizations interested in learning more about this program should call (215) 686-5444, #2. A recording is available on that line 24 hours a day, detailing the full schedule. Margi Ide, Recycling Program Specialist Philadelphia Recycling Office 780 Municipal Services Building 1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19102-1664 215-686-5449 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
