CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The public is invited to celebrate Earth Day by learning how to turn food scraps into compost.

The workshop will be held on Earth Day, April 22, at 4 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel. Participants will also be given the opportunity to purchase Earth Machine backyard compost bins, kitchen pails, compost turners and rain barrels at significantly reduced prices.

Contact Kimberly Truskowski at 237-6907 or ktruskowski@sugarloaf.com for more information and to register.

It is estimated that over 25 percent of an average household’s waste is kitchen scraps and yard trimmings. Home composting helps to reduce waste and give back to the earth by creating a wonderful soil amendment.