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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This Master Composter Community Education Program is a Texas program so the organizers will only be able to certify participants who take the curriculum in
Texas. However, <b>anyone may attend one of the free, online introduction webinars</b> to learn more about the Texas program (and explore how such a program might be adapted to our needs and capabilities here in Oklahoma).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">There have been Master Composter programs in Oklahoma in the past, but I don’t believe any are active at this time.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">What is Master Composter? </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><br>
Master Composter is a community-based program of citizen education and volunteer development to promote cost-effective and environmentally responsible yard-care practices, with backyard composting as its main focus. The
</span><a href="http://t.e2ma.net/click/dtj9f/952xc/pe8f6b"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR)</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> now serves
as the statewide administrator for this program, and we provide training opportunities, curriculum, resources, and technical assistance to communities wanting to host Master Composter trainings in their area.
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The benefits from Master Composter spread beyond each person's yard. Composting decreases the amount of organic material we send to local landfills, and compost application minimizes urban runoff, decreases soil erosion, and helps conserve water - all while
feeding your garden or lawn with nutrient-rich material! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Here's how to start composting in your community! </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><br>
STAR is partnering with Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) to provide introductory webinars and a community coordinator orientation over the next two months. A free, one-hour
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">"Introduction to the Master Composter Program"</span></em> webinar will be offered on both
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">May 13th and June 3rd at 11 a.m.</span></strong> (this is the same webinar but we're offering two dates to make scheduling easier). Register now for the
</span><a href="http://t.e2ma.net/click/dtj9f/952xc/568f6b"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">May 13th webinar using this link</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> and for the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">STAR is also hosting a Local Community Coordinator Orientation at the KTB Annual Conference on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sunday, June 22nd from 12:30-5:30 p.m. in the Bosque Room at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin</span></strong>. The cost for the workshop is $20 and will cover workshop materials and light snacks. Prior
attendance on one of the introductory webinars is required, and the registration link for the orientation will be sent out to webinar attendees after each session.
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">This orientation will give municipalities, KTB affiliates, and other nonprofit groups the tools they will need to start hosting Master Composter trainings in their community!
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</span><a href="mailto:snichols@recyclingstar.org?subject="><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">please contact Sara Nichols at STAR</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">. We look forward
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