King County will be offering a free two-day workshop geared toward business recycling at Veterans Memorial Park, located at Park Avenue and E Street NE in Auburn on May 12 and 19 from 7:45 a.m.-noon.

The workshop is designed to help organizations improve their recycling and discover ways to save money at the same time.

Participants will learn:

• How to recycle and cut costs

• How recycling impacts climate change

• How to conduct a waste audit

• How to go after the low-hanging fruit first

• How to translate waste audits into actual savings

• How to calculate their business’s carbon footprint

• How to start a recycling program

• How to engage employees and improve morale

There also will be a virtual tour of Waste Management’s Cascade Recycling facility

To reserve a place in the free workshop, contact Stephanie Terrell from the Seattle Public Resource Venture program at 206-449-1149 or e-mail stephanie@cascadiaconsulting.com.