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Get the buzz on biosolids at King County’s clean-water booth, Feb. 23-27

Build healthy soils, perk up your plants and make your neighbors green with envy this summer using local, sustainable biosolids compost.

King County’s clean-water utility is hosting a booth at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Feb. 23-27 at the Washington State Convention Center, to share information about the benefits of biosolids products for landscaping and vegetable gardens.

Employees will be giving out free samples of GroCo, a high-quality, nitrogen-rich compost made with biosolids produced by King County’s treatment plants in Seattle and Renton. GroCo is a mature, clean, weed and pathogen-free compost with an earthy scent and pleasant texture. It’s easy to use, extensively tested for health and safety, and offers a slow release source of nutrients to nourish both plants and soils.

People who stop by King County’s booth will also be able to talk to soil scientists and urban farmers from the University of Washington, Seattle University, Alleycat Acres, Goat Hill Giving Garden, Tacoma’s TAGRO program, and Grow Local Tacoma-Pierce County to learn why biosolids compost is rapidly becoming their product of choice to promote lush plant growth and increased yields.

Additional information is available on our website at
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wastewater/Biosolids/GardenCompost/NWFlowerGardenShow.aspx or by calling 206-684-1280 or 711 TTY Relay.

People enjoy clean water and a healthy environment because of King County's wastewater treatment program. The county’s Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health and water quality by serving 17 cities, 17 local sewer districts and more than 1.5 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly called Metro, the regional clean-water agency now operated by King County has been preventing water pollution for more than 40 years.

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Note to editors and reporters: Visit the WTD Newsroom, a portal to information for the news media about the Wastewater Treatment Division, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks: http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Newsroom.aspx