County Waste Department Class on Building Worm Bin Helps Composters

From County of Riverside:

Learn a new way to compost your food waste into nutrient rich amendment for your garden. Put worms to work through a composting method called vermicomposting – the process of using worms and associated organisms to break down organic waste into material containing nutrients for plant growth. Volunteer master composters will offer a special vermicomposting presentation on Oct. 22 to teach county residents how to set up, build, care for, and harvest castings and worms.

Adult county residents interested in the Make Your Own Worm Bin class must register to secure one of the 28 available seats. Participants will receive a short list of class materials that cost no more than $15. Tools for building a worm bin will be available for use at the workshop, along with enough worms to get your bin started. The two-hour classes are free and will be held on Oct. 22, allowing participants to choose the 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. class held at the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, 14310 Frederick St. in Moreno Valley.

These classes are offered to increase the awareness of organic material recycling and how composting can help preserve valuable space in county landfills. The Backyard Composting program, which started in 1993, has held over 500 compost workshops and offers low-cost compost bins subsidized by the department. Interest in vermicomposting has increased and this workshop will be a good opportunity to participate in a hands-on class to explore vermicomposting and take home an inexpensive working worm bin.

Register is available online. For more information, contact the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at (951) 486-3200 or email WasteCompRecyc@rcwaste.org.

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