The Spokane Master Composters/Recyclers will host the 34th semi-annual Compost Fair at the Finch Arboretum this Saturday, April 27th.

The Fair is being held as part of the Arbor Day Celebration and starts at 11 a.m. Attendees must arrive by 1:30 p.m. to complete all of the compost activities by the 2 p.m. close.

Participants will learn how to turn into compost the “clean green” materials that result from their spring yard work and landscape trimming. Activity stations will provide hands-on experience and lots of information on the materials that can be composted, types of bins to use, and how to build and turn a pile. The finished compost is excellent material to recycle back into yard and gardens.

The Fair is free and open to everyone. Spokane County attendees, with identification verifying residence, can receive a free plastic compost bin after completing the activity stations. There is a limit of one bin per household. The bins are provided by Spokane Regional Solid Waste System and grant funds from Washington Department of Ecology. The Master Composters/Recyclers are volunteers sponsored by the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. Since the Compost Fair started in 1996, just over 10,000 compost bins have been provided to county residents – contributing to an estimated 2,000 plus tons of compostable material that was dealt with at home in the last year alone.

For more information on the Compost Fair, call the Recycling Hot Line, 625-6800. The John A. Finch Arboretum is located at the intersection of Sunset Highway and “F” Street.

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