More than half of what comes to King County’s Cedar Hills Regional Landfill as “garbage” is actually recyclable material.
To help reduce waste and conserve resources, King County’s Solid Waste Division is again offering free training that teaches the do’s and don’ts of recycling and how to engage the public to recycle more. Classes are scheduled for April and May in Renton and Kent.
Program participants receive information about waste reduction, recycling and solid waste impacts on climate change, according to a King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks media release.
One training session is in Renton from April 25 to May 16 on Thursdays from 6:30-9 p.m. at Renton Technical College, 3000 N.E. Fourth St. An additional training is in Kent on Saturday, May 4 and Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
The Master Recycler Composter program training is open to all King County residents living outside the city of Seattle. In exchange for the free training, program graduates are expected to volunteer 25 hours of outreach through public outreach opportunities planned by county staff, focusing on how to waste less and recycle more.
Master Recycler Composter trainees become part of a select group of King County residents who work to improve our environmental quality of life by sharing what they have learned through community outreach. The program seeks outgoing, engaging individuals who want to inspire others to reduce waste and recycle more.
Karen May, program coordinator for the Master Recycler Composter program, said King County has trained more than 600 volunteers since the program began in 1990.
“Those volunteers have provided more than 24,000 hours of teaching others about waste prevention and recycling by staffing booths at community events, farmers markets and delivering presentations at community centers,” May said.
People with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The training site is wheelchair accessible and reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Please provide two weeks notice prior to the training if a sign language interpreter is needed.
Applications are due by April 18. For more information or to obtain an application for the training, visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/mrc/index.asp or call 206-633-0451, ext. 201. Special accommodations should be requested by April 4.
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