GILL — The Gill Energy Commission and Franklin County Solid Waste Management District are teaming up to offer a free composting workshop on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Gill Elementary School.

This workshop, which is open to all Franklin County residents, will provide easy composting instructions, tips for success, demonstrations of indoor worm bin composting and outdoor composting, local resources, educational handouts and yes/no guides, and information on how to participate in municipal or commercial composting.

Kitchen compost collection pails will be available to purchase from the waste management district for $5, as supplies last. Cash or check only.

The workshop will be led by Amy Donovan, program director at the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District, which manages recycling, composting and hazardous waste programs for 21 member towns in Franklin County. Over the past 16 years, Donovan has set up dozens of classroom worm compost bins, started 25 school cafeteria compost programs and established 15 compost programs at transfer stations.

For more information, contact the district office at info@franklincountywastedistrict.org or 413-772-2438.

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