Organic Materials Management

CIWMB Organics Publications

Look in the following categories to find Board publications related to organic materials management. Links will take you to the Board's Publications Catalog, where you can learn more about the publication, download it or order a hard copy, and search for publications on other waste management topics.

Agriculture Backyard Composting Erosion Control Food Scrap Management Government Compost Program Case Studies Grasscycling/Landscaping

Wood Worms Miscellaneous Videos

Agriculture

• Avocados Grow Better With Chips (443-99-020)
• Build and Protect Your Soil...With Compost and Mulch! (421-98-021)
• Clopyralid in Compost--What We Know and What We're Learning (443-03-004)
• Compost Demonstration Project on Use of Yard Trimmings Products: Agriculture in Partnership with San Jose (422-96-048)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Fresno County: A Comparative Analysis of Soil Amendments Used in Peach Production (422-96-051)
• Compost and Mulch Demonstration Project, Mendocino County: Use of Compost and Mulches for North Coast Vineyards (442-03-002)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Monterey Bay Region: Demonstrating New Opportunities for Growers (422-96-050)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Placer County: Use of Compost and Co-Compost as a Primary Erosion Control Material (443-99-018)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Sacramento, California: Using High-Carbon Wood Ash to Control Odor at a Green Materials Composting Facility  (442-02-008)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Southern California: Use of Yard Trimmings and Compost on Citrus and Avocado (443-99-010)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Stanislaus County: Green Material Compost Use on Ornamental Nursery Plants and Field Crops (422-96-053)
• Compost Maturity and Nitrogen Release Characteristics in Central Coast Vegetable Production (442-02-015)
• Compost Demonstration Project, Tulare County: Green Material Compost in Field Crop Production (422-96-052)
• Compost Use in Nurseries (442-01-030)
• Compost Use in Orchards (442-01-031)
• Compost Use on Cotton and Corn--Tulare County (421-98-005)
• Compost Use on Peaches--Fresno County (421-98-006)
• Compost Use on Vegetables and Nursery Plants--Stanislaus County (421-98-008)
• Compost Use on Vegetables--Monterey Bay Region (421-98-007)
• Maximizing Benefit and Utilization of Compost in Vegetable Production (442-02-023)
• Results of Northern California Compost Demonstrations (422-97-029)
• San Jose Area Growers Reap Benefits With Compost and Mulch From Yard Trimmings
• Vineyards Benefit From Compost and Mulch (443-99-005)

Backyard Composting

• Building Your Own Compost Bin: Designs for Your Community (442-95-054)
• Composting: Nature's Way to Recycle (500-94-014)

Erosion Control

• Compost Demonstration Project, Placer County: Use of Compost and Co-Compost as a Primary Erosion Control Material (443-99-018)
• Improving Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control with Compost-Based Specifications (442-06-008)
• Improving Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control with Compost-Based Specifications (Los Angeles) (442-06-006)
• Improving Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control with Compost-Based Specifications (San Diego) (442-06-007)
• Let's Do Mulch in the Wine Country (442-02-011)
• Compost Use for Landscape and Environmental Enhancement Manual (442-07-002)
• Mulch Demonstration Project, Napa County: The Effects of Green Material Mulches on Erosion and Dissolved Organic Nutrient Loss from Recently Disturbed Hillside Vineyard Soils (442-02-013)
• Mulch Demonstration Project, Napa and Sonoma Counties: Utilization of Composted Mulch for Erosion Control in Hillside Vineyards (442-02-009)
• Stop Runaway Soil--Use Mulch! An Erosion Control Guide for Citrus Growers (443-99-021)

Food Scrap Management

• Avenal State Prison: Food Scrap and Green Material Collection (443-02-016)
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Food Scrap and Green Material (443-02-018)
• Folsom State Prison: Food Scraps and Green Material (443-02-019)
• Food Diversion at Schools (442-03-018)
• Food Diversion at Special Events (442-04-009)
• Food Diversion Through Animal Feed (442-03-012)
• Food Donation--Save Money and Help Fight Hunger (442-03-019)
• Food Scrap Management Overview (442-03-011)
• Food for Thought: Restaurant Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling (441-98-016)
• Food for Thought: Restaurant Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling (Chinese)
• Food Service Waste Reduction Tips and Ideas (500-94-027)
• Food Waste Recovery: A Model for Local Government Recycling and Waste Reduction (310-02-001)
• Indian Wells Food Scrap Recycling Video (442-03-020)

Government Compost Program Case Studies 

• Avenal State Prison: Food Scrap and Green Material Collection (443-02-016)
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Food Scrap and Green Material (443-02-018)
• City of Burbank: Green Material Collection Program (443-02-017) 
• City of Los Angeles: Green Material and Manure Compost Demonstration Project (443-02-020)
• City of Modesto: Public Compost Production Program Study (443-02-021)
• Folsom State Prison: Food Scraps and Green Material (443-02-019)
• Food Waste Recovery: A Model for Local Government Recycling and Waste Reduction (310-02-001)

Grasscycling/Landscaping

• A Landscaper's Guide To Mulch: Save Money, Control Weeds, and Create Healthy Landscapes (443-02-010)
• Best Management Practices to Reduce Production of Organic Materials in Landscape Plantings (443-01-022)
• Grasscycle! Make the Most of Your Lawn. Make the Most of Your Time. (443-99-011)
• Keeping Green: A Landscaper's Guide to Reducing Yard Waste (442-95-045)
• Options for Managing Yard Waste (443-01-005)
• Public Agency Landscape Management Practices (443-00-007)
• Reciclaje de Pasto! Consiga lo mejor de su cesped. Saquere provecho a su tiempo. (Grasscycling: Spanish) (443-99-015)
• Sustainable Landscaping (443-00-011)
• Sustainable Turf Management (443-00-009)
• Reusing Turfgrass Clippings to Improve Turfgrass Health and Performance in Central and Northern California (443-01-021)
• Reusing Turfgrass Clippings to Improve Turfgrass Health and Performance in Southern California (433-01-023)
• Waste Reduction Opportunities in the Landscape Industry (500-94-043)
• Xeriscaping for Waste Prevention (442-96-033)

Wood

• Feasibility Study on the Expanded Use of Agricultural and Forest Waste in Commercial Products (431-98-019)
• Non-yard Wood Waste Report (500-94-045)
• Non-yard Wood Waste Report: Annual Update for 1995 (443-95-026)
• Urban Wood Waste (443-95-057)
• Wood Waste: How to Keep Wood Waste Out of Landfills (500-94-017)

Worms

• Worms (500-93-003)
• Worms and Waste Management in California (442-95-044)
• Worms, Worms, and Even More Worms! A Vermicomposting Guide for Teachers (322-98-008)
• Pilot Worm Bin Project Report (442-96-004)

Miscellaneous

• Assessment of California's Compost- and Mulch-Producing Infrastructure (442-01-020)
• Compost: Matching Performance Needs With Product Characteristics (443-00-005)
• Compost Microbiology and the Soil Food Web (442-00-013)
• Composting Facilities (251-97-005)
• Composting Reduces Growers' Concerns about Pathogens (442-00-014)
• Co-management of Municipal Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludges Using an Anaerobic Composting Process (431-95-016)
• Convierta su Basura en Abono: Asi Recicla la Naturaleza (Composting) (500-94-049)
• Guidelines for Writing Compost or Mulch Procurement Specifications (443-00-008)
• Persistence and Activity of Pesticides in Composting (442-00-015)
• Second Assessment of California’s Compost- and Mulch-Producing Infrastructure (442-04-007)

Videos

• Indian Wells Food Scrap Recycling Video (442-03-020)
• Grasscycle! Make the Most of Your Lawn. Make the Most of Your Time (443-99-008)
• Recicle su Pasto! Consiga lo mejor de su cesped. Saquele provecho a su tiempo (443-99-016)
• Two Green Thumbs Up (422-97-013)

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