PPT-Bannock County Composting

Presented by Therese Marchetti In the Beginning Construction The Costs What We Accept Grass Leaves Cut flowers Garden waste Manure Hay Straw Up to 1000 tons of compostable material accepted each year. IDEM O Description What is composting?  Composting is the aerobic, oxygen - requiring, decomposition of organic materials by microorganisms.  Bacteria start the process and are res It’s Recycling…. Naturally. What is composting?. Grass clippings. Food scraps. Leaves. Using the natural process of decay to. change organic wastes into a valuable. humus-like material called . THE COMPOSTING HANDBOOK Be eco-friendly COMPOSTING 3 Top Dressing Treatinglawnsovercentimetercompostservesveryeffectivefeedinggrounddriedspring.Bysiftingcompostrst,youcanremoveanyunattractivelargep Biosolids Composting Permit - Steps and Stumbling Blocks . Harriet Hill. Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health, . Local Enforcement Agency. September 18, 2015. Use of Biosolids in California. Jason . Faucera. Clackamas SWCD Conservationist. jfaucera@conservationdistrict.org. . 503-210-6013. Nick Andrews. OSU Small Farms Horticulturist. nick.andrews@oregonstate.edu. . 503-913-9410. Definition of Composting. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. b. y. Teresa . C. . Weglarz. Department . of Biological . Sciences. University . of Wisconsin – Fox Valley. A presentation to accompany the case study: . Cary Oshins. USCC. Learning Objectives. Part 1) Understand the biology of the compost pile. Part 2) Learn the six factors used to control the composting process, the . KEY PROCESS VARIABLES. Why Biology?. Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, and the elements and nutrients retained in it, back to a chemical state where it is again available for plants to use. What Does Compost do for Soil?. advice to get started!. 2. College of. Agriculture and . Natural Resources. What is compost?. Why start composting?. Pick a place. Build . y. our pile.. Active (hot) vs. passive (cool).. How do I use it?. Public Works Department. 1. Environmental Quality Commission. June 11, 2015. Background. Citywide 40% diversion goal by 2020. Resource Evaluation Study – 2014. Existing Mulching Operations. Pilot Food Scraps Composting Program – Implemented January 2015. advice to get started!. 2. College of. Agriculture and . Natural Resources. What is compost?. Why start composting?. Pick a place. Build . y. our pile.. Active (hot) vs. passive (cool).. How do I use it?. Overview - NH’s Current Regulations and Practices Organics and Composting Melanie Doiron Pamela Hoyt-Denison NHDES Solid Waste Management Bureau B iodegradable material from plants & animals Includes, for example: -Site at LufaFarms Urban Rooftop GreenhouseMontreal QCCatherine ChurchCompost ManagerPlant Science Assistant atLufaFarms2008 50 of world population live in urban areas2050 Projected 70of world popul Composting. Carcasses layered. with organic material. Thermophilic microbes. Heat generation. Accelerates biological. decomposition. Destroys pathogens. Relatively safe and simple. Nutrient rich, organic byproduct.