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Composting in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Mid-Atlantic Composting Association
PA Food Merchant's Association Workshop June 21, 2007
Presentations from Virginia Food Waste Workshop August 8, 2006
Mid Atlantic Organics Summit November 30, 2006
Blacksburg, VA Food waste Composting Workshop October 23, 2008

Composting in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Composting in the Mid-Atlantic Region
PDF 34 pages, 1.5 MB | About PDFs
Produced in 2002 by the Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) and funded by EPA Region 3, this document provides an overview of composting and nutrient management for the Mid-Atlantic region.

Links to directories of Composting facilities.

Delaware (yard waste composting/no food waste)
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/composting/sec_V_region_3_compost_list.pdf
PDF 16 pages, 844 KB | About PDFs

Maryland (Prince George County)
http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/AgencyIndex/DER/waste.asp?nivel=foldmenu(8)#4

Maryland (Montgomery County)
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/swstmpl.asp?url=/Content/DPWT/solidwaste/facilities/compostingfacility.asp

New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dshw/rrtp/classcfc.htm

New York
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/compweb.pdf [14 pages, 17KB | About PDF]

Pennsylvania
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/landrecwaste/cwp/view.asp?A=1338&Q=469423

Virginia
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/waste/compost.html
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/compost/452-230/452-230.html

West Virginia - Composting facilities in DE, MD, VA, and WV are listed at
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/compost/452-230/452-230.html

Mid-Atlantic Composting Association

Mid-Atlantic Composting Association
The Mid-Atlantic Composting Association advocates market development to support composting and environmental quality in the mid-Atlantic states. The Association promotes science-based research, education, standards, and regulations for a sustainable composting industry and shares information through working partnerships.

Delaware

Delaware Solid Waste Authority
This site provides instructions for starting a compost, the benefits of composting and the implications of not recycling. The Delaware Solid Waste Authority offers a toll-free Citizens' Response Line, which operates from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you would like additional information or assistance, contact the Response Line at 1-800-404-7080.

Maryland

Maryland Department of the Environment
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Web site offers a wide variety of environmental resources including related links and publications. Their page on composting describes the process of composting and provides valuable tips on what not to compost.

mastercomposter.com
(Subscription required)
Mastercomposter.com provides newsletters, detailed instruction on composting, links to international resources, equipment for developing your own compost and online chat rooms where people interested in composting topics can connect.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's composting site provides instruction, constructing and using a compost as well as a schedule for composting seminars and a "how to" home composting video.

Penn State University Organic Materials Processing and Education Center
In 1997, a group of concerned students and Penn State employees asked the university "Why not compost cafeteria wastes and use the product in the university's landscaping activities?" This inquiry resulted in the formation of OMPEC and this site providing project reports, presented papers and related links.

The Pennsylvania Composting Association
The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania's Organics Council serves members involved in composting and other organic recycling efforts. This site offers information about organics events, composting regulations and standards, and home composting and grasscycling.

Virginia

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
The Virginia DEQ site includes a link to the state's vegetative waste management and yard waste composting regulations.

West Virginia

Recycler's World
Recycler's World is an online directory for recycling associations, traders, equipment vendors, publications and exchanges. The site also offers a calendar of upcoming events related to composting and recycling.

PA Food Merchant's Association Workshop June 21, 2007

Whole Foods Recovering - PDF 69 pages, 80.9 MB | About PDFs
Food Waste Collection and Composting Feasibility Study for Alleghany County - PDF 34 pages, 331 KB | About PDFs
Pennsylvania's Permitting Process - PDF 12 pages, 81 KB | About PDFs s
Massachusetts Food Recovery Infrastructure and Experience - PDF 14 pages, 257 KB | About PDFs
Economic Opportunities in Organics Recycling - PDF 17 pages, 418 KB | About PDFs
Composting Grocery Store Organic Waste - PDF 20 pages, 2.45 KB | About PDFs
Redners Market Food Recovery - PDF 10 pages, 705 KB | About PDFs

Presentations from Virginia Food Waste Workshop August 8, 2006

Food Waste Recovery - PDF 33 pages, 1.67 MB | About PDFs
Institution & University Food Composting - PDF 15 pages, 1.83 MB | About PDFs
James River Correctional Center In Vessel Composter - PDF 51 pages, 2.61 MB | About PDFs
Southeastern Public Service Authority Yard Waste Facility - PDF 6 pages, 1.55 MB | About PDFs
VA DEQ Compost Requirements & Permitting - PDF 37 pages, 1.65 MB | About PDFs

Mid Atlantic Organics Summit November 30, 2006

  ● Welcome Letter [1page, 23 KB]

  ● Organics Summit Agenda [2 pp, 62.2 KB]

  ● Background On Food Residuals Generation and Recovery [1page, 49.9 KB]

  ● Food Waste Composting Activities In The Mid-Atlantic States [6 pp, 169 KB]

  ● Composting Facilities in EPA Region 3 [16 pp, 843 KB]

  ● Mid-Atlantic States’ Composting Regulations [4 pp, 108 KB]

  ● Organics Summit Presentations

● Other Resources [3 pp, 73.7 KB]

Blacksburg, VA Food waste Composting workshop October 23, 2008

Region 3 The Mid-Atlantic States