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ADV - Recycling/Compost Ambassadors, Wednesdays-June 21, 28 and July 12, 19

ADV - Recycling/Compost Ambassadors, Wednesdays-June 21, 28 and July 12, 19 website

1000 Rustad Road
Faribault, MN 55021

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!

Recycling/Compost Ambassadors: Recycling
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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.

Recycling/Compost Ambassadors: Composting
Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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.

Recycling/Compost Ambassadors: Food Waste
July 12, 2023, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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.

Recycling/Compost Ambassadors: Behavior Change / Payback
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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.

Registration will be through River Bend Nature Center; when you click "Take this course!" you will be taken to their website where you can scroll to the date you are interested in.

The course cost is $5 and includes course manuals and supplies.

Course Dates:

Meeting from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on:

Instructor Information

Erin Tone

Sponsor Information

River Bend Nature Center


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