The Riverside County Waste Management Department will host a free backyard composting workshop in Jurupa Valley on Saturday, July 28.  Attend this “how-to” workshop to learn how to recycle organic resources such as yard trimmings, fruit and vegetable waste into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling soil conditioner.  Compost can be used to enrich the soil in gardens, lawns and house plants.  Instead of putting organic waste in the garbage to be hauled to the landfill, learn to compost!  The free “how-to” backyard composting workshop begins at 10 a.m. at the Louis Robidoux Library, 5840 Mission Blvd.   Composting is nature’s way of recycling.  It’s a great way to divert waste from the landfill and turn it into a beneficial soil amendment.  In composting, organic material is mixed together in a pile or bin, where literally millions of tiny microbes digest the material and turn it into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.

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