City Composting Rebates Available!

The City of Austin Solid Waste Services Green30 Challenge program is encouraging people to downsize their garbage carts and start composting.  They will rebate 75% off up to $75 of any compost system purchased between April 22 and August 15, 2010 if the customer: 1.    Has a 30-gallon garbage cart (the smallest) or downsizes to 30 gallons (call 3-1-1 to arrange);
2.    Completes a compost class (see austinrecycles.com for class schedule) at selected farmer’s market events, and
3.    Submits the receipt for an eligible compost system along with the appropriate rebate application form (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/downloads/green30_composting_rebate_app.pdf).

All rebate application materials must be received by Solid Waste Services by August 15, 2010.

Strategic Information for Austin residents:
a.  There is a maximum of $75,000 for this program, or a maximum of 1,000 compost systems.  This is a first-come, first-serve opportunity. If there is a strong response, the program may be extended.
b.  If you are a SWS customer that already has a 30-gallon garbage cart, you just have to take a class and submit your receipt with the rebate application.

To sign up for a class, please e-mail composting@austinrecycles.com with the names of attendees and the class you’d like to attend.

More information about the Green30 Challenge can be found at: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/green30_challenge.htm 

 

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Submitted by Austin EcoNetwork on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 1:02pm
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Purchase After April 22nd

Submitted by Curah Beard on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 2:13pm.

FYI ... The Composter rebate application says that receipts dated between April 22 and August 15 are eligible.

Here's the link to the application: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/downloads/green30_composting_rebate_app.pdf

The rebate also requires you to downsize your garbage cart to the green 30 gallon size and attend a composting class. 

If you attended the Compost Class by Solid Waste Services at the Austin Green Living Expo (Sat 4/24 at 4p) that was one of the qualifying classes for the composter rebate.

Here is a link to the list of classes: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/green30_challenge.htm#classes

Note: the last class offered is on August 28th at 2pm at the Austin Fall Home & Garden Show which I produce for Show Technology.  I'm putting together a great schedule of Seminars for our Garden Stage for this show (Aug 27-29) as well!

Thanks to Microbial Earth for helping to further the Zero Waste Initiative and for helping us be organic gardeners.

Curah Beard