Palm Beach County is giving yard mulch away, fortified with a safe organic waste product from sewage treatment.
The free mulch will be available at the Lantana Transfer Station as part on an ongoing pilot program starting Friday. Anyone can visit the Lantana Transfer Station at 1810 Lantana Road and pick up free compost/mulch materials, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon. You must hand-load your own material.
County officials say the compost is a mixture of yard waste mulch and "waste water residuals," aka the solid material left over after sewage treatment.
According to Pat Byers, director of utilities with the Solid Waste Authority, biosolids are "high in organic content and contain moderate amounts of nutrients that are needed by plants. These characteristics make biosolids valuable as a soil conditioner and fertilizer" for horticulture and agriculture purposes.
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