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Recycling/Compost Ambassadors: Recycling
June 21, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
One event on June 28, 2023 at 4:00 pm
One event on July 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm
One event on July 19, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Wednesdays, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Cost: $5.00
Join River Bend Nature center and learn how you can become a strong advocate for sustainability in your life! Over the course of 4 classes, participants can learn about how recycling and waste solutions can help our communities thrive. Cost is $5/class. Those who participate in all 4 classes are eligible to receive a Recycling/Composting Ambassador certificate and access to additional resources around these topics!
After a quick introduction and overview of the course, participants will dive into the topic of recycling. Potential speaking topics include Rice County Curbside recycling, business recycling, and current recycling practices.
June 28, Day 2: Composting
Our second class will provide a strong overview of composting. Topics can include at home/backyard composting techniques, local organic waste topics, or industrial composting processes.
July 12, Day 3: Food waste
Come and hear all about food waste during our third class. Speakers will be brought into to cover a variety of topics related to this important issue. This may include food donation, at-home food waste, and/or food to animal programs.
July 19, Day 4: Behavior change/Volunteering in the Community
Our last class will cover both how advocates can message their goals to a variety of audiences as well as provide some ideas for local action on topics related to earlier classes.