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SUMMARY:Home Composting Demonstration Day!
DESCRIPTION:Home Composting Demonstration Day!\nSaturday\, May 2nd 2026\n2:30 PM – 4:00 PM\nUCRRA Main Office\n999 Flatbush Road\, Kingston NY\nJoin UCRRA’s Recycling Outreach Team in the  outdoor home composting demonstration garden! This program is a hybrid instructional class with a guided tour component\, taking participants through each step of the composting process with hands-on demonstrations. The guided tour will highlight the various home composting methods and bin options\, comparing the pros/cons of compost tumblers\, enclosed bins\, three bin systems\, vermicomposting\, and more! Our educators will help participants learn about all the composting options so they can find their best option! \nClass size is limited and participants must pre-register. Register by clicking the button below and we will see you in the garden!  \nSign Up HEREAccessibility: This is an outdoor event. Accessible parking is available and the garden is a short walk (approximately 75 feet) from the parking area. The garden terrain is gravel rock and there are picnic benches available for seating. Accessible bathrooms are available indoors (Main Office\, first floor). Social distancing and use of face masks are encouraged but not required. \nWe strive to offer equal program opportunities. Educational resources in Spanish are available by request. If you require any special accommodations or have questions about this program\, please contact Angelina Brandt\, Director of Sustainability\, at APEO@UCRRA.ORG  or 845-336-0600. \nShare This Story!
URL:https://ucrra.org/event/home-composting-demonstration-day-26/
LOCATION:UCRRA\, 999 Flatbush Road\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Compost,Composting,Seminar,UCRRA Classes
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SUMMARY:Spring Compost Bin Sale
DESCRIPTION:2026 Spring Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale\nBin Distribution Day: Saturday May 9th 2026 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM\nUCRRA Main Office\, 999 Flatbush Road\, Kingston NY\nCelebrating Compost Awareness Week Don't Wait! Pre-order now! 000Weeks0000Days00Hrs00Min00Sec UCRRA has partnered with Brand Builders LLC. to offer our Spring 2026 Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale. The sale features various options (tumblers\, vermicompost bins\, enclosed bins\, Green Cone\, and more). This program is a pre-order sale; place your order through the online store anytime before Friday May 8th (pre-order deadline). Customers must pick up their order items ONE DAY ONLY at our special event – Saturday May 9th from 9am-1pm at our Main Office in Kingston. We’re celebrating Compost Awareness Week! Let us help you start composting with confidence! \nCLICK HERE TO SHOP NOW! Disclaimer: UCRRA does not make any warranty or representation\, expressed or implied\, regarding the compost bins or other equipment offered for sale by BrandBuilders\, LLC. Purchasers must direct any questions\, claims or disputes regarding their purchase to BrandBuilders LLC. \nPick-up instructions: Be sure to make room in your vehicle before picking up your order. Our online store has a helpful video that demonstrates how to load your vehicle. Pickup your preorder **ONE DAY ONLY** – Saturday May 9th from 9:00AM to 1:00 PM at the UCRRA Main Office. Enter through the Electronics Recycling lane\, and follow cones to the designated car-loading zone (parking spaces) alongside the Main Office. Please wait patiently for an Agency representative to check you in and confirm your order details. \nAccessibility: This is an outdoor event with curbside service in our parking lot.  Participants are encouraged to stay in their vehicle through the entire pick up process\, and our staff will check you in and help load your vehicle with your order items. We strive to offer equal program opportunities. Educational resources in Spanish are available by request. \nWe’re Celebrating Compost Awareness Week! \nAbout ICAW: International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the compost industry’s largest\, most far-reaching education and awareness campaign\, celebrated worldwide each year during the first full week of May. The mission is simple but powerful: bring people together to share the benefits of composting organics and using compost to build healthier soil. From the fall poster contest to thousands of events and activities during the week\, ICAW inspires action at every level. Communities\, schools\, governments\, and businesses host celebrations highlighting all types of composting\, from small backyard efforts to large-scale commercial operations\, showing that everyone can play a part in creating a more sustainable future.  In 2024\, Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger declared the first week of May to be Compost Awareness Week! Visit NYSAR3’s New York Compost Awareness Week page for more information about local programs\, events\, and initiatives. \n2026 Theme: Compost! Feed the Soil that Feeds Us! Each year\, a new theme for ICAW is chosen. The 2026 theme is Feed the Soil that Feeds Us! Soil is the foundation of life. It grows the food we eat\, filters the water we drink\, and sustains the biodiversity that keeps our ecosystems in balance. Yet soil is also one of our most threatened resources\, with erosion\, top soil & nutrient depletion\, and contamination endangering its health worldwide. This theme highlights the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as the anchor. This year’s theme ties directly to UN SDG 15: Life on Land\, reinforcing that protecting and restoring soil is a global priority and one of the most impactful ways we can care for the planet. When we apply high quality compost\, we are investing in the health of our soil\, ensuring it continues to provide the food\, clean water\, and resilience that all life depends on. \nThis year’s winner of the ICAW 2026 Poster Contest is Endurance Oye of Mowe\, Ogun State\, Nigeria. “Inspired by what he calls the “quiet intelligence of nature\,” Endurance’s work reflects how the earth transforms what we discard into nourishment and new life. Growing up close to the land\, he observed firsthand how fallen leaves\, food scraps\, and organic matter return to the soil and fuel renewal. His winning poster visually tells this story through layered soil scenes that reveal decomposition\, microbial activity\, nutrient formation\, and plants reaching toward the light—illustrating composting as a living\, breathing cycle of resilience and transformation.” \nDisclaimer: UCRRA does not make any warranty or representation\, expressed or implied\, regarding the compost bins or other equipment offered for sale by BrandBuilders\, LLC. Purchasers must direct any questions\, claims or disputes regarding their purchase to BrandBuilders LLC. \nShare This Story!
URL:https://ucrra.org/event/spring-compost-bin-sale-2026/
LOCATION:UCRRA\, 999 Flatbush Road\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
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