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 more.

Composting your food waste will reduce waste, your cost for disposal and also save valuable landfill space.

The Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority will be holding a composting class at 9 a.m. June 9. The class will last approximately one hour.

The class is $25 per person and each participant will receive a backyard “Earth Machine” compost bin retail value $99. All classes will be held at the waste authority in Blakeslee. A certified master gardener will be teaching the class.

In order to participate, you must preregister and prepay with the Monroe County Waste Authority. Class is limited to 20 people.

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