Submitted by Thurston County Solid Waste
Do you have a passion for waste prevention, recycling, or composting? If so, then apply to become a Thurston County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteer! Being part of the Thurston County MRC volunteer program is a great way to meet nice people while having fun improving our community.
Thurston County and WSU Extension have teamed up to make the Master Recycler Composter (MRC) program innovative, fun and educational – for our community and for the volunteers. MRC volunteers are trained on how to reduce waste and increase public awareness in Thurston County, which includes the new program Waste Less Food. If you’re passionate about buzz-word-topics like simplicity, or sustainability, and you want to help raise community awareness about reducing waste, consider the fall training program for Master Recycler Composters.
Some of the projects MRCs are working on this year:
- Raising public awareness about the negative impacts of wasting food and what people can do to reduce their wasted food at home (and save money).
- Presenting FREE yard waste and worm composting workshops for community members.
- Creating a “little library” at Closed Loop Park to share books and information about recycling, composting and waste reduction.
- SWAP events in which members of the community trade items (like seeds, books, gardening tools or Halloween costumes) one-for-one.
- Leading “green teams” at work, schools, churches, neighborhoods or with community groups.
- Re-purposing & upcycling projects for upcoming exhibits, events and fundraisers.
- Pop-bottle building projects including cold frames, furniture and art displays.
MRC volunteers are trained on how to reduce waste and increase public awareness about a wide variety of topics around reduction, recycling, and composting. Course graduates agree to give twenty-five hours of yearly service inspiring others to reduce waste at home, work and community.
Training takes place on Thursday evenings in October (with two Saturday field trips). Space is limited. Visit http://ext100.wsu.edu/thurston/mc/ for more information and how to apply.
