Though food waste is totally recyclable, it makes up a big part of the residential waste stream in Snohomish County. Fortunately, there’s worm-bin composting, which relies on specially selected batches of live red wrigglers that turn household kitchen scraps into black gold for the garden. Fast.
Now kids can learn all about it at “Vermi’s Wormology,” a special event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Imagine Children’s Museum in Everett.
Through reading, art and hands-on activities, children ages 3 to 12 years with an accompanying adult will learn how worms and so-called vermiculture can help keep food out of the landfill. Worm bins will be for sale at the event for $25 and $45. Parents and children can attend for free with admission to the museum.
If you’re curious about worm-bin composting, Snohomish County offers brochures about all kinds of home-composting techniques.
If live worms gross you out, curbside food waste recycling is already available to many yard waste customers in Snohomish County. If your garbage hauler partcipates, you can simply throw your pineapple rinds, cucumber ends, banana peels and even dirty pizza boxes in with your yard clippings and the local Cedar Grove Composting facility will turn it all into fresh, clean compost.
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