41. Composting At Home In Iowa City composting at Home in Iowa City. A guide to building and maintaining your owncompost pile (For more information call 319356-5235) What is composting? http://www.jeonet.com/city/compost.htm

Composting at Home in Iowa City A guide to building and maintaining your own compost pile (For more information call 319-356-5235) Iowa City/Coralville Area Online Resource Brought to you by JEONET What is composting? Composting is the controlled breakdown of biodegradable yard and kitchen wastes. Compost is generally dark in color, resembles topsoil, and makes a useful soil conditioner. Success in composting depends upon sufficient moisture and oxygen as well as proper amounts of carbon and nitrogen. Recommended Compostable Materials Yard Wastes: leaves, grass clippings, trees, plan/shrub trimmings, wood chips/sawdust, garden trimmings Kitchen Wastes: coffee grounds, tea bags, raw vegetable scraps, fruit skins/cores/rinds, corn husks Materials that should not be composted According to the Iowa City Code, the following materials are not allowed in compost piles. These materials easily attract animals and emit odors and should be avoided: Meat, Bones, Fats, Grease, Oils, Dairy Products, and Raw manure. Choosing a container To prevent materials from being blown away, a container or enclosure of some sort must be used. For example:

42. BioCycle - Journal Of Composting & Organics Recycling, In Business - Creating Su BioCycle The information source on composting and recycling wastes,In Business Magazine for sustainable enterprises and communities. http://www.biocycle.net/

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43. Urban Wildlife Garden Site - Main Menu Stuart Etheridge's advice on urban wildlife gardening based on his own experience in London. Includes composting tips. http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4645/enter.htm

The Urban Wildlife Garden Site There have been wildlife gardeners since sowing began! Click here for Main Menu M a i n M e n u Site Information How To Set Up An Urban Wildlife Garden - A fast track guide Garden Gallery Garden Wildlife Database ... FREE Ads Your Comments This page hosted by get your free homepage The Ecological Urban Garden Site. General Site Information. Please scroll down the page for more information. T his site is dedicated to the promotion of organic techniques which attract wildlife and endeavour to live in harmony with nature, not at war with it. O ur aim is to encourage the biodiversity of nature in urban communities creating what could be described as oasis sites for wildlife of all kinds. I t is hoped that this site will grow and both become a useful resource to those dedicated wildlife gardeners and educate those surfers who favour crazy paving and bottles of doom. The website's author has, over the last decade, strived to put into practice all the principles of good ecological gardening in his south-east London garden. Some pages on this website contain Scripting. If you are not using a Java

44. L&M Compost Systems, Inc. organic waste composting equipment http://www.lmcompost.com

Welcome to l sludge, and food byproducts. News: Listen to our story on National Public Radio. Customer receives loan assistance through Clean Michigan Initiative.

45. Journal Of Solid Waste Technology And Management International peerreviewed journal covering landfill, recycling, waste-to-energy, waste reduction, waste policy, waste economics, composting, waste transfer, waste collection, municipal waste, industrial waste, residual waste and other solid waste management and technology subjects. http://www2.widener.edu/~sxw0004/solid_waste.html

International Conference Journal 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS Abstracts Exhibiting at the 2005 Conference Index ... Click here for 19th Conference Photo Gallery The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management is an international peer-reviewed journal covering landfill, recycling, waste-to-energy, waste reduction, waste policy, waste economics, composting, waste transfer, waste collection, municipal waste, industrial waste, residual waste and other MSW - municipal solid waste management and technology subjects. The Journal is published by the Widener University School of Engineering and the National Center for Resource Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania . It is supported by a distinguished international editorial board The Journal is the sponsor of the International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management. Publication Schedule: Quarterly (February, May, August, November) ISSN: 1088-1697 Mailing address: Department of Civil Engineering Widener University One University Place Chester, PA 19013-5792 U.S.A.

46. Composting Toilet World Site Sponsor Envirolet composting toilets. The World of composting Toilets.Welcome to the World of composting Toilets Web site. Latest. http://www.compostingtoilet.org/

Site Sponsor Welcome to the World of Composting Toilets Web site. Latest June 1 - 2004 - Update We have decided to make the site into a non-profit site so that it can advance quicker and serve you out there better. We will be discussing this in private forums and hope to have the site up and running in a better, more independent format with more interaction and being maintained by a group of enthusiasts. This will make the site more relevenat to you, and more able to promote composting toilets and greywater systems around the world. If you are interested in helping out in the venture, send your email address and a few details to admin@compostingtoilet.org and we will include you in the online discussions. Jan 14 - 2004 - Updates Updated the website address for Brian Woodward - consultant. www.compostingtoilet.org/consultants.cfm#consults_earthways We have also added the web address for the consultants "Elemental Solutions" in the UK. Very experienced consultants in toilet solutions. www.compostingtoilet.org/consultants.cfm#consults_elemental

47. Seed And Plant Sources For Medicinal Herbs And Botanicals composting For Home Gardens Grass clippings and leaves can be hauled tomunicipal or county composting facilities as one means of disposal. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/hil-8100.html

Composting For Home Gardens Revised 4/99 Author Reviewed 4/99 HIL-8100 Larry Bass Extension Horticultural Specialist Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Gardeners have used compost for centuries. When materials such as leaves and grass clippings are composted, a microbial process converts plant wastes to a more usable organic amendment. Grass clippings and leaves can be hauled to municipal or county composting facilities as one means of disposal. However, many homeowners may find it more convenient and economical to compost these materials in their own backyards. In either case, the finished compost can be used as a soil amendment or mulch to improve most soils for gardens, landscape beds, lawn preparation or even as 15 % of a potting medium. This leaflet has been written to provide guidelines on how to build and maintain a compost pile. Decomposition of organic material in the compost pile is dependent on maintaining microbial activity. Any factor which slows or halts microbial growth will also impede the composting process. Efficient decomposition will occur if the following factors are used to fullest advantage. Aeration: Oxygen is required for microbes to efficiently decompose the organic wastes. Some decomposition will occur in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic conditions); however, the process is slow and foul odors may develop. Because of the odor problem, composting without oxygen is not recommended in a residential setting unless the process is conducted in a fully closed system. Turning the pile once or twice a month will provide the necessary oxygen and significantly hasten the composting process. A pile that is not mixed may take three to four times longer before it can be used. A well mixed compost pile will also reach higher temperatures which will help destroy weed seeds and pathogens.

48. GrassRoots Recycling Network Home Dedicated to environmental stewardship and achieving a sustainable economy by eliminating waste and reusing, recycling and composting resources. Advocates an end to corporate subsidies for waste, hopes to create new jobs from discarded materials. http://www.grrn.org/

Link One Link Two Link One GRRN Home ... Annual Report [pdf] GRRN Logos Store Donate Now Version 8.5 Recent News More HP, Dell move toward producer responsibility PC market share leaders HP and Dell have indicated their support for a Statement of Principles on Producer Responsibility for Electronic Waste, drafted by leaders of the Computer TakeBack Campaign. Maine e-waste bill signed into law With little fanfare and even less public attention, Governor Baldacci of Maine on Earth Day signed the country's first law giving manufacturers of computer monitors and televisions responsibility for Students, Dell address e-waste in live web cast teleconference Dell, Inc. founder and Chairman Michael Dell teamed up with GRRN to convene a national campus e-waste teleconference and webcast, drawing participants from over 40 locations. Mercury Pollution from Vehicles on the Rise Mercury containing devices in vehicles represent an environmental and human health threat if not removed prior to recycling - a serious problem with a sensible solution.

49. Vermicomposting - Composting With Worms (107-97) The Cooperative Extension of Lancaster County. A factsheet on composting with worms, making a bin and other useful information. http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/107-97.htm

Educational Resource Guide #107 Vermicomposting - Composting with Worms! by Soni Cochran, Extension Associate Note: The information in this fact sheet is written for the inexperienced home vermicomposting enthusiast. It is not intended to be a reference for bins located in businesses, schools, and/or government agencies. Many gardeners compost both yard waste and kitchen waste with compost piles, sheet composting or some other method during the growing season. Fortunately, very little yard waste is generated during winter months when cold temperatures make composting difficult. However, usable kitchen waste is constantly being generated and must be disposed of. Vermicomposting is the process of using worms and micro-organisms to turn kitchen waste into a black, earthy-smelling, nutrient-rich humus. To Begin You need five basic ingredients to start vermicomposting: a container bedding water worms nonfatty kitchen scraps.

50. Composting Poultry Mortality Layering composting Bins. 2.3. 2.8. 3.6. 3.6. 2.2. % Phosphorus, 2.6. 3.6. 4.1.1.4. 3.3. % Potash, 1.6. 2.0. 2.3. 1.7. 2.4. Insects Other Pests Associated withcomposting. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/techinfo/4Pst47.htm

Composting Poultry Mortality Proper disposal of mortality is one of the daily management responsibilities of a poultry producer. At normal mortality rates for commercial chicken or turkey flocks, producers must dispose of large quantities of birds. The weight and volume of carcasses that growers must deal with increases dramatically as poultry reach maturity (for example, 4 pounds each for broilers and 25 pounds for tom turkeys). Disposal pits, trench burial incineration, and rendering are common methods for disposing of the mortality. Recently, composting has been added to the list of available disposal options. The best method for a particular farm depends on a number of factors, such as cost, ability to meet design requirements, and suitability for the flock size and management system. For example, burial on the farm and placement in disposal pits are poor options in areas with a high water table or shallow rock formation because it would be difficult to meet design requirements. Landfill disposal is a poor option in most areas of the state because of new regulations and limited landfill capacity. This publication presents information on mortality disposal regulations and on the design, construction, and management of a mortality composter. Information on mortality disposal methods other than composting is provided in Poultry Science and Technology Guide No. 19

51. Home Page Extensive noncommercial information source on strategies for ecologically sound living composting, natural gardening, junk mail reduction, energy and water conservation, garbage reduction, safety of household chemicals and cleaners, and related topics. http://www.homeecology.org/

I volunteer in people's homes by holding discussions about home ecology principles including waste reduction, energy conservation, recycling, composting, natural gardening, water conservation, junk mail reduction, safe cleaning products, chemical safety, food quality and safety issues, and more. In an effort to make all of this information available to a wider audience and to provide a reference source on these topics for all to use , I have created this non-commercial web site. Join me on a tour of home ecology by exploring these pages. Try out some of the latest cleaning formulas that will clean beautifully and save you a bundle, while making your home safer at the same time. Learn about Community Supported Agriculture and organic food. Investigate new gardening ideas. How can you stop all that junk mail anyway? Explore and learn - your health, pocketbook, and the Earth will benefit!

52. Composting At Home, HYG-1189-99 Mow your lawn often and let the clippings lie. composting is a practical andconvenient way to handle your yard wastes. composting at Home. HYG1189-99. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1189.html

Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Horticulture and Crop Science 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43210-1086 Composting at Home HYG-1189-99 Frederick C. Michel, Jr., Joe E. Heimlich, Harry A. J. Hoitink Mow your lawn often and let the clippings lie. This is the best use for grass clippings. Composting is another solution. Composting is a practical and convenient way to handle yard trimmings such as leaves, grass, thatch, chipped brush, and plant cuttings. It can be easier and cheaper than bagging or paying to have them removed. Compost also improves your soil and the plants growing in it. If you have a garden, a lawn, trees, shrubs, or even planter boxes, you have a use for compost. Why Does Compost Make Soil Healthier? Compost returns organic matter to the soil in a usable form. Organic matter in the soil improves plant growth by: stimulating the growth of beneficial microorganisms, loosening heavy clay soils to allow better root penetration; improving the capacity to hold water and nutrients particularly in sandy soils; and adding essential nutrients to any soil. Improving your soil is the first step toward improving plant health. Healthy plants help clean air, conserve soil, and beautify landscapes. How Does Composting Help the Environment?

53. North Shore Recycling Program Offers information on recycling, the 4Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink), hazardous waste disposal and composting for residents and businesses of North Vancouver, BC, Canada. http://www.nsrp.bc.ca/

Search nsrp.bc.ca Welcome to the website of the NSRP, your waste reduction and environmental resource for North and West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In these pages you will find a wealth of simple, easy to understand tips, ideas and instructions that we hope will help you to reduce the impact that your buying and tossing decisions have on our community. Spring Gardening Workshop Series - Healthy Environment, Healthy Community Register now! Come and learn about gardening with native plants, backyard biodiversity, pesticide-free gardening and natural lawn care in this series of informative and entertaining talks. More info... Pesticide Reduction Education Program Report Now Available The final analysis of the 2003 North Shore Pesticide Reduction Education Program's two telephone surveys, workshops and public education program is now available in this comprehensive report from the NSRP. Download the full report (7.5 MB)... Pesticide Debate on 'The Current' Interested in the debate on pesticide use? Listen to the May 21 edition of CBC's 'The Current' for continuing information on the safety of using these chemicals at home. (Note: scroll down to 'Listen to the Current: Part 1' and click on the link). Listen...

54. Composting Swine Mortality Principles And Operation, AEX-711-97 590 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43210. composting Swine MortalityPrinciples and Operation. AEX711-97. Dead Animal composting, Reality. http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/0711.html

Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering 590 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43210 Composting Swine Mortality Principles and Operation AEX-711-97 Harold Keener David Elwell Terry Mescher Animal agriculture is faced today with discovering innovative ways to dispose of livestock mortality. This need has been brought on by the disappearance of rendering plants, concerns over burial and ground water pollution, and the economic cost and other issues related to incineration. Composting of dead animals is one option that is now available. This fact sheet is an overview of the principles of composting, and the management practices for composting swine mortalities. Principles Basics of Composting Composting is a natural process where bacteria and fungi decompose organic material in a predominantly aerobic environment. During the composting process, microorganisms break down organic materials into a stable mixture called compost. The compost resembles humus, and is an ideal soil amendment. Under controlled conditions, composting is usually done in two stages, primary and secondary composting. In the primary stage, a high rate of biological activity results in rapid composting and high temperatures in the pile. This is where most of the organic breakdown occurs. The secondary stage has lower biological activity resulting in slower composting and lower pile temperatures. The secondary stage allows the compost to complete the biological activity and stabilize, also called curing.

55. COMMUNITY COMPOSTING NETWORK Provides advice and support to community composting projects across the UK. http://www.othas.org.uk/ccn/index.html

COMMUNITY COMPOSTING NETWORK Providing advice and support to existing and would-be community composting projects across the UK. What is the Community Composting Network (CCN)? The CCN is a fast growing network comprising over 125 members across the UK involved in community composting. Members include community composting projects, Local Authorities and other supporting organisations. What does the CCN do? Provides advice and support to new and existing community composting projects. Promotes community composting at a national level. Networks over 125 members through a quarterly newsletter, directory of members, annual conference etc. Puts new groups in touch with experienced community composters. Distributes "Mucking In - the Community Composting Pack". Developing 15 national "Composting Demonstration Sites". Contact us for advice about: Establishing a community composting group Identifying and designing a composting site Sourcing ingredients for composting The process of composting a larger amount of material Appropriate equipment Uses of community compost Involving people at all stages of the composting process Publicity Fundraising What is Community Composting?

56. Braemar Community Composting Scheme Report prepared for Aberdeenshire Council by the Scottish Agricultural College. http://www.sac.ac.uk/envsci/external/SEEF/Braemar.htm

Search Advanced Search SEEF Home Page S AC E NVIRONMENTAL E NTRUST F UND SEEF Braemar Community Composting Scheme Report prepared for Aberdeenshire Council by R T Pringle and Dr I F Svoboda SAC Environment Division Cruickshank Building Craibstone Estate Bucksburn Aberdeen January 2002 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Present situation Proposed changes Aberdeenshire Council commissioned SAC, with the approval of ENTRUST, to investigate the feasibility and financial consequences of a demonstration project for centrally composting the biodegradable municipal waste fraction from a remote rural village. The Council wished to consider the impact of reducing the amount of waste to be collected from a rural village by composting the biodegradable fraction: To divert waste from landfill to satisfy the requirements of the 1999 Landfill Directive. To recover and recycle saleable inert waste by encouraging householders to source segregate household waste. To develop a system which would act as a pilot for further source segregated schemes for all Aberdeenshire and other similar Local Authorities. Braemar was chosen for this study as: Its distance from landfill results in high haulage costs for waste, so reduction in quantities of material to be landfilled could reduce collection and disposal costs and compensate for the extra costs of separate collection and composting.

57. PHOENIX COMPOSTING TOILET The acclaimed Phoenix composting Toilet. The odorless and waterless Phoenix compostingtoilet conserves energy and water, and is friendly to the environment. http://www.compostingtoilet.com/

The odorless and waterless Phoenix composting toilet conserves energy and water, and is friendly to the environment. Seven key questions to ask before choosing a composting toilet. Phoenix Composting Toilet Sets New Standard. Extensive review from Environmental Building News. Phoenix installation at Wild Horse Island. A state of the art facility for Montana's unique water-girt park on Flathead Lake. More examples of how and where Phoenixes are employed. The Phoenix is suitable for a wide variety of situations. Odorless. Positive ventilation system guarantees no bad smells. Waterless. Ideal where central sewers or septic tanks are uneconomical or environmentally unsound. Treats wastes biologically. Operates like a garden compost pile, transforming wastes into a stable end product. Easy to install and operate. Designed for the convenience of the builder and owner Tough High strength, long lasting materials

58. Composting Council Of Oregon- Welcome CCO is a membership organization dedicated to the support and promotion of all aspects of organics recycling. http://www.compostingcouncilofor.org/

59. Maine's Award Winning Compost School The objective of the Maine Compost School is to provide training to people interestedand/or involved with medium and largescale composting operations. http://www.composting.org/

Faculty Schedule Field Trips Lodging ... Videos 2004 Compost School Dates June 14-18, 2004 October 25-29, 2004 Special Session Ask The Experts Exchange Board The University of Maine Cooperative Extension (UMCE), Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) offer a regularly scheduled award winning international Maine Compost School. The objective of the Maine Compost School is to provide training to people interested and/or involved with medium and large-scale composting operations. This course is offered as a certificate program by UMCE and will train personnel to be qualified compost site operators. The Maine Compost School is located at Highmoor Farm a University of Maine research farm facility located in Monmouth, Maine. Participants receive classroom instruction, laboratory experience and hands-on project exercises in this setting. The classroom and laboratory hands-on activities include: Introduction to composting biology Review of basic composting methods Rules and regulations Feedstocks Equipment/New/Used/Safety Siting Site Management Pile management Disease suppression using compost tea and compost Record Keeping Reading feedstock analysis Maturity and stability Bioaerosols Consumer education Odor control Vector control

60. Resource Recycling Provides details about what is occurring in recycling; current jobs, products and services available to the North American recycling and composting industry. http://www.resource-recycling.com/

Choose a link from below; then click above to return to this home page. PERIODICALS Resource Recycling Magazine The Latest Recycling News E-Scrap News Plastics Recycling Update DIRECTORIES Directory of the North American Electronics Recycling Industry Scrap Plastics Markets Directory Directory of Key Recycling Contacts ONLINE PRODUCTS Free Equipment Information Calendar of Events Jobs Available and Jobs Wanted Industry Links ... About the Company Resource Recycling P.O. Box 42270 Portland, OR 97242-0270 (503) 233-1356 (fax) info@resource-recycling.com Courier deliveries only: 600 S.E. Powell Blvd. Portland, OR 97202-2623 For advertising inquiries: Rick Downing, Advertising Director 6075 Hopkins Rd. Mentor, OH 44060-2207 (440) 257-6459 (fax) rick@resource-recycling.com Current Issue: May 2004 Waste tire management is a critical issue for many North American communities. In our May issue, we look at several ways that tire processors can recover crumb rubber from waste tires without disposing of the by-products. See what else is in this issue!

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