The Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority will be holding composting classes at 9 a.m. May 12 and June 9. Classes will start last approximately one hour.

Why spend money on potting soil, fertilizers, and other items for your garden when you can make your own for free, by composting waste you already have? Turn your scraps into rich soil for planting. This is a great way to recycle your fruit and vegetables scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells, grass clippings, leaves and much more. Composting your food waste will reduce waste, your cost for disposal and also save valuable landfill space.

There is a fee for the class and each participant will receive a backyard “Earth Machine” compost bin.

All classes will be held at the waste authority facility in Blakeslee. A certified master gardener will be teaching the classes.

To participate, you must preregister and prepay. Classes are limited to 20 people.

For more information or to register for class, visit www.thewasteauthority.com, email cparks@thewasteauthority.com or call 570-643-6100.