Wake County’s popular compost bin sale is underway. How & where to get one
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- About a third of household waste could be composted in Wake County.
- Local governments offering limited sales for compost bins, rain barrels, mulch
- These changes can help make homes more eco-friendly
If you’ve considered ways to make your yard and home more eco-friendly, now may be the time.
Local governments are offering residents a break on the cost of compost bins, mulch and rain barrels throughout Wake County.
Wake County’s popular compost bin sale is underway, offering people a chance to buy an 80-gallon compost bin for $60 or about half retail.
“This annual sale has multiple benefits beyond saving people money on a compost bin,” said Wake County Commissioner Susan Evans in a news release. “Composting provides long-term value for Wake County’s residents and our environment.”
About 34% of the trash from a Wake County home is made up of food and yard waste that could be composted instead, according to Wake County.
The Wake County sale for the Earth Machine compost bin ends Sunday, May 31, and will be available in mid-June. Delivery is not an option and people must be able to pick-up the bin during the weekday at the North Wake Solid Waste Management facilities, located at 9025 Deponie Drive.
How to get a composting bin in Wake County
More information, including how to order, is online at wakecompostersale.company.site
- The city of Raleigh Yard Waste Center’s annual mulch sale is underway through Sunday, May 31, or until supplies last. Leaf mulch is $2 per yard and wood mulch is $12 per yard. The center is open 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday at 900 N. Hope Road, Raleigh.
- The town of Cary also organizes a compost bin and rain barrel sale that ends Sunday, May 10. A 55-gallon capacity rain barrel is available for $65 and an 82-gallon capacity compost bin is available for $55, along with other items including a mesh base and compost turner. Details about the sale and who qualify can be found online enviroworld.com/carync.
