Join the Master Composter Programme and make a difference in your community

24/03/2011

Archived item. This item is published here for historical reasons. The information below may be out of date.

Want to make a difference in your community?...

Want to help protect our environment?...

Want to learn how to save money?....

Want to meet like-minded people and have fun?..., then

Join the Master Composter Programme!

South Dublin County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council with funding from the EPA are launching a FREE Master Composter Programme in Dublin this spring. Master Composters are community volunteers who promote food & garden waste prevention and encourage people to compost at home. All of this saves money while improving our environment. We are looking for 30 dedicated volunteers to join us for this exciting new initiative. Sorcha O’Brien, environmental awareness officer says “We are very excited to be working with the EPA and South Dublin County Council on this exciting new action packed hands-on training program.”

The training takes place over four evening workshops and three weekend field days. From this training you will learn about how waste is managed in Ireland, how to prevent garden and food waste and how to compost using at least six different composting systems.

As a part of the training, volunteers build a home composting demonstration site that can be used to show people the various methods of composting and how to use compost around the garden. All volunteers successfully completing the training will receive a free composting bin and pitch fork and will have the necessary tools to spread the knowledge into their community.

For more information or to book your place (Don’t delay, there are limited places for this very popular programme.), contact Sorcha O’Brien, Environmental Awareness Officer with South Dublin County Council at 01 4149000.