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Home Compost Bin Sale on Saturday!

May 8th, 2009 Alicia

Spring has sprung, and what better way to celebrate the season than going green with your very own home composting bin! This Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the City of Madison will be holding its annual Home Compost Bin Sale at the Alliant Energy Center in the Olin Avenue Parking lot. The Earth Machine backyard composter will be available for purchase for $40, tax included. Cash, check and credit cards will be accepted. There is no limit to the number of bins you can buy, and you need not be a resident of the City of Madison or Dane County to participate. Bins will be sold on a first come, first served basis while supplies last, so don’t wait to buy! Compost turners, kitchen pails, and rain barrels will also be available.

Why not make it a green weekend with a visit to the Madison Water Utility’s Open House to celebrate National Drinking Water Week? From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Water Utility Administration Building (119 E. Olin Ave.), utility representatives will be giving tours and highlighting the ways that they pump, test, disinfect, and distribute this precious natural resource to every resident of the city.

Looking for more information? Madison Public Library has resources for your sustainable living!

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