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Compost giveaway draws long lines; county readies bike-reuse drop-off and "Bring Your Cup" outreach
Summary
Thurston County staff reported a successful but undersupplied compost giveaway (20 cubic yards donated; 64 residents served; event ran out in about an hour), a bring-your-cup public-awareness video promoted with Ecology, and an interlocal agreement with Intercity Transit to accept gently used adult bicycles starting July 1.
Rob Putner of Thurston County's Solid Waste Division reported that the county's second annual compost giveaway on May 3 drew far more demand than anticipated: Brady Trucking donated 20 cubic yards of compost, the county issued a limit of one-half cubic yard per vehicle (about 25-gallon buckets), and the event served about 64 residents before the material was exhausted. Putner said the distribution site ran out of compost in roughly one…
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