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Composting
Compost Resource Page
Compost Resource Page
http://www.howtocompost.org/
Pennsylvania Composting Association
Pennsylvania Composting Association
http://proprecycles.org/PROP's Organics Composting Homepage.html
U.S. Composting Council
U.S. Composting Council
http://www.compostingcouncil.org/
Composting Council of Canada
Composting Council of Canada
http://www.compost.org/English/ENGLISH_INDEX.htm
Composting Food Waste
“Composting and Carbon Credits”, a paper by the USCC, gives a lucid description of how composting facilities could fit in a cap-and-trade system.
“Composting and Carbon Credits”, a paper by the USCC, gives a lucid description of how composting facilities could fit in a cap-and-trade system.
http://www.compostingcouncil.org/download.php?r=43&f=f613c2f8e8c8c0bbb6cf2e724456f5d6.pdf
“Greenhouse Gases and the Role of Composting: A Primer for Compost Producers” is a pithy summary of why composting food waste instead of hauling it to landfills can be a more environmentally sound waste disposal practice.
“Greenhouse Gases and the Role of Composting: A Primer for Compost Producers” is a pithy summary of why composting food waste instead of hauling it to landfills can be a more environmentally sound waste disposal practice.
http://www.compostingcouncil.org/download.php?r=15&f=34b7cbc44f552a8d44606effb3792e07.pdf
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An EPA and USCC study titled “Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Incorporating Food Residuals into Existing Yard Waste Composting Operations” is a guide for yard waste composting facilities wishing to include food waste as a feedstock.
An EPA and USCC study titled “Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Incorporating Food Residuals into Existing Yard Waste Composting Operations” is a guide for yard waste composting facilities wishing to include food waste as a feedstock.
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/pdf/FR2YW_BMP.pdf
Describes the role of microorganisms in composting.
Describes the role of microorganisms in composting.
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/publications/default.asp?pubid=857
Follow this link to the EPA’s “Guide to Commercial Food Composting”.
Follow this link to the EPA’s “Guide to Commercial Food Composting”.
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/organics/food/fd-guide.htm
Learn the fundamentals of composting and more at EPA’s “Basic Information” web page for composting.
Learn the fundamentals of composting and more at EPA’s “Basic Information” web page for composting.
http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/basic.htm
The Center for Ecological Technology’s “Composting in Restaurants and Schools” is a guide for similar institutions and businesses to create their own composting program.
The Center for Ecological Technology’s “Composting in Restaurants and Schools” is a guide for similar institutions and businesses to create their own composting program.
http://www.cetonline.org/Publications/res-schools-online.pdf
The EPA has provided a plethora of resources on composting food waste from its 2006 Virginia Food Waste Workshop.
The EPA has provided a plethora of resources on composting food waste from its 2006 Virginia Food Waste Workshop.
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/solidwastecomposting.htm
The government of Seattle provides several easy methods in which households can compost their food scraps. Furthermore, the web page is filled with other sources of information on composting food and yard waste.
The government of Seattle provides several easy methods in which households can compost their food scraps. Furthermore, the web page is filled with other sources of information on composting food and yard waste.
http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Yard/Composting/SPU01_001997.asp
Composting Organizations
A link to Maine Compost School, an organization administering classes for those interested in composting at larger-scale compost locations.
A link to Maine Compost School, an organization administering classes for those interested in composting at larger-scale compost locations.
http://www.composting.org/
A program developed under the USCC, the Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) is a way for manufacturers and consumers of compost to fully understand the differences between the profuse numbers of compost on the market.
A program developed under the USCC, the Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) is a way for manufacturers and consumers of compost to fully understand the differences between the profuse numbers of compost on the market.
http://www.compostingcouncil.org/programs/sta/
A program developed under the USCC, the Test Methods for Evaluation of Compost and Composting (TMECC) provides for the testing of compost to analyze product quality and characteristics for consumers and manufacturers.
A program developed under the USCC, the Test Methods for Evaluation of Compost and Composting (TMECC) provides for the testing of compost to analyze product quality and characteristics for consumers and manufacturers.
http://www.compostingcouncil.org/programs/tmecc/
A retailer of compost products and accessories.
A retailer of compost products and accessories.
http://www.composters.com/
A useful resource that allows individuals to search and locate composting facilities throughout the U.S.
A useful resource that allows individuals to search and locate composting facilities throughout the U.S.
http://www.findacomposter.com/
Compost Resource Page
Compost Resource Page
http://www.howtocompost.org/default.asp
Compost Science and Utilization is a quarterly issued journal on composting.
Compost Science and Utilization is a quarterly issued journal on composting.
http://www.jgpress.com/compostscience/index.html
Cornell Waste Management Institute’s (CWMI) website is a great source for learning more about composting.
Cornell Waste Management Institute’s (CWMI) website is a great source for learning more about composting.
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/composting.htm
European bioplastics is an organization dedicated to promoting and developing biodegradable, environmentally benign products and disposal methods, such as composting.
European bioplastics is an organization dedicated to promoting and developing biodegradable, environmentally benign products and disposal methods, such as composting.
http://www.european-bioplastics.org/
Pennsylvania Composting Association
Pennsylvania Composting Association
http://www.pacompost.org/
The Association of Compost Producers (ACP)
The Association of Compost Producers (ACP)
http://www.healthysoil.org/
The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) is an organization dedicated to identifying and verifying biodegradable products. It has designed a “compostable label” which is identification specifying that a product, particularly plastic, can be composted.
The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) is an organization dedicated to identifying and verifying biodegradable products. It has designed a “compostable label” which is identification specifying that a product, particularly plastic, can be composted.
http://www.bpiworld.org/
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) website contains useful information on composting and related topics.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) website contains useful information on composting and related topics.
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/reduce/composti.htm
The Supermarket Composting Handbook provides guidelines for how to start a composting program in supermarkets.
The Supermarket Composting Handbook provides guidelines for how to start a composting program in supermarkets.
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/reduce/smhandbk.pdf
The U.S. Composting Council (USCC)
The U.S. Composting Council (USCC)
http://compostingcouncil.org/
Woods End Laboratory specializes in the chemical testing of compost related material.
Woods End Laboratory specializes in the chemical testing of compost related material.
http://www.woodsend.org/
Composting Other Organic Materials
An interesting, concise fact sheet on how composting paper with other organic material improves the compost’s value.
An interesting, concise fact sheet on how composting paper with other organic material improves the compost’s value.
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/organics/pubs/fact.pdf
EPA’s web page for worm composting provides the most fundamental information on vermicomposting. The EPA also gives other useful links for further research on the topic.
EPA’s web page for worm composting provides the most fundamental information on vermicomposting. The EPA also gives other useful links for further research on the topic.
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/composting/vermi.htm
The city government of Seattle provides information on the fundamentals of yard waste composting.
The city government of Seattle provides information on the fundamentals of yard waste composting.
http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Yard/Composting/SPU01_001996.asp
The Cornell Waste Management Institute (CWMI) has written a basic guide and description for worm composting (vermicomposting).
The Cornell Waste Management Institute (CWMI) has written a basic guide and description for worm composting (vermicomposting).
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/basics.html
The Cornell Waste Management Institute’s (CWMI) fact sheet for composting livestock mortality and butcher waste.
The Cornell Waste Management Institute’s (CWMI) fact sheet for composting livestock mortality and butcher waste.
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/naturalrenderingFS.pdf
The Cornell Waste Management Institute’s (CWMI) fact sheet for composting poultry mortality.
The Cornell Waste Management Institute’s (CWMI) fact sheet for composting poultry mortality.
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/aifs.pdf
The Cornell Waste Management Institute’s fact sheet for composting road kill.
The Cornell Waste Management Institute’s fact sheet for composting road kill.
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/roadkillfs.pdf
The EPA thoroughly details all facets of composting in its paper “Composting Yard Trimmings and Municipal Solid Wastes”.
The EPA thoroughly details all facets of composting in its paper “Composting Yard Trimmings and Municipal Solid Wastes”.
http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/pubs/cytmsw.pdf
The University of Idaho has published a beneficial how-to guide for the home composter in this paper titled “Composting at Home”.
The University of Idaho has published a beneficial how-to guide for the home composter in this paper titled “Composting at Home”.
http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/Resources/PDFs/CIS1066.pdf
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