Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling is hosting an informational talk entitled "Compost 101." The event will be Tuesday, March 12 at 2 p.m., 106 Shanklin Road, Beaufort (map). 

Free compost bins will be available while supplies last.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency's website:

Composting is nature’s way of recycling. It is one of the most powerful actions we can take to reduce our trash, address climate change, and build healthy soil. By turning our food scraps and yard trim into compost, we transform our waste streams into a beneficial, value-added soil amendment and use it to protect the environment and create resilient communities.

• Composting is a resourceful way to recycle the food scraps and yard trimmings you generate at home all year and manage your waste more sustainably.
• You reduce the volume of materials that might otherwise be disposed of in landfills or trash incinerators – leaves, grass clippings, yard trimmings, and food scraps – and prevent powerful greenhouse gases from being emitted into the atmosphere.
• Composting involves minimal effort, equipment, expense, and expertise and can be fun. 
• You save money by producing a free, high-quality soil amendment – compost – which reduces your use of fertilizer and pesticides.
• You can use your compost to build healthier soil, prevent soil erosion, conserve water, and improve plant growth in your garden and yard.

The event is free and open to the public.

For questions and more information contact County Recycling Coordinator Chloee McGuigan at chloee.mcguigan@bcgov.net or 843-255-2823.