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SF Recology Hosts 8th Annual Great Compost Giveaway Saturday

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SF Recology announces The Annual Great Compost Giveaway - a “bring your own bucket” event providing up to 10 gallons of prized compost to San Francisco residents for free. The finished compost, a custom blend made from food scraps and plant trimmings collected from Recology’s green bin program, is a great planting mix for home gardens and outdoor container plants. The event is free and open to the public.

It will be held Saturday, April 6, 2013, 8 a.m. to Noon, Rain or Shine and at three locations in San Francisco:

McLaren Park – Jerry Garcia Amphitheater Parking Lot John F. Shelley Dr. at Mansell Street

Ocean Beach Parking Lot 850 Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Fulton St.

Recology Golden Gate 900 7th @ Berry St. Enter on Berry St.

Recology, the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department and the San Francisco Department of Environment host this annual event to thank residents for the recycling and composting they do every day. San Francisco is now 80 percent of the way to Zero Waste due to innovative source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting programs embraced by the City’s residents, businesses and leaders.

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