Learn about composting at Feb. 7 Green Drinks

Due to renovations at Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen, the February Green Drinks program will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Crystal Lake Brewing, 150 N. Main St., Crystal Lake. There will be a compost recycling panel featuring Midwest Organics Recycling's Andy Klink and Prairieland Disposal.

Learn what happens to your yard waste after it gets picked up by your waste disposal service. It must go to a commercial composting facility. Midwest Organics Recycling is one of the few commercial composting facilities in the area. Located on Darrell Road in McHenry, Midwest Organics Recycling turns yard waste, food scraps and manures from local communities into compost. In this presentation, they will go through its composting process, the benefits of composting and the benefits of compost itself.

On the first Wednesday of each month, the public is invited to an environmental/conservation talk and discussion, and to network with other green-minded people and professionals.

Additional parking is available at the train station. To be added to the Green Drinks email list, email GreenDrinksMC@gmail.com or "like" the group at www.facebook.com/GreenDrinksMcHenryCounty.

The Green Drinks network was founded in North London, England in 1989 and now is active in over 600 cities worldwide. Interested public is always welcome to attend the McHenry County Green Drinks monthly event. Each month there is social time and presentation on a different eco-topic, plus displays and/or demonstrations. Also, information about upcoming eco-events and green products and services is made available. Nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks are available plus a featured "green drink" selected by Chef Zak. Green Drinks McHenry County is sponsored by the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen.