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Master Recycler Composter volunteers logged 16,582 hours in 2025; program shifts training format
Summary
County program managers reported 224 volunteers supported outreach and demonstration gardens in 2025, with 16,582 volunteer hours recorded and a change to daytime, twice‑monthly training designed to increase hands‑on opportunities and field trips.
Corey Carlton, program manager for the Master Recycler Composter Volunteer Program, told the Thurston County Solid Waste Advisory Committee that the volunteer program recorded 16,582 combined hours in 2025 and is adjusting training to boost hands‑on learning and outreach.
Carlton said 54 Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers contributed 2,168 hours in 2025, while 170 Master Gardener volunteers contributed 14,414 hours. The program counts 224 active volunteers overall and was training 16 new volunteers in a daytime, twice‑monthly format that runs through March 20, 2026.
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