The YMCA Earth Service Corps has been getting West Seattle High School students and staff ready for a "Compost Test Drive", to be held on Tuesday, April 5.

Cedar Grove Composting will be partnering as they get their program up and running.

Cedar Grove is delivering a trial compost dumpster on Monday, April 4.

The effort is looking for donations of five gallon buckets to be used for food scraps and napkins in classrooms, in offices, and in their staff lounge.

They plan to use the buckets as liquids buckets, and they are encouraging better recycling of milk cartons and cans at West Seattle High. Students will be able to earn community service hours by helping out at lunch times, before and after school.

Spokesperson Jennifer Hall said, "We are a little apprehensive; food composting at WSHS is going to be a big undertaking. But we are also excited, and feel that food composting is the right thing to do for our school environment, for our community, and for our future."

If you would like more information about food composting at West Seattle High School, or if anyone would like to help by donating a bucket or volunteering, please e-mail or call Jennifer Hall, West Seattle High School Earth Service Corps Advisor ( jlhall@seattleschools.org , 206-252-8845).