Solid Waste in New England
Composting: New England State Agencies & Other Organizations
Quick Links
Northeast
Recycling Council (NERC)
NERC web site provides contacts and other state recycling
information
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Regional
- North East Biosolids & Residuals Association, Biosolids Compost in New England
A guide to composting facilities and resources in New England - Northeast Recycling Council, Compost/Organics Management
Documents on fertilizers, composting, and other topics. - Center for Eco Technology
The Center for EcoTechnology works with businesses, non-profits, hospitals, colleges and universities, schools, and other organizations throughout Massachusetts and beyond to green their operations including recycling and composting.
Connecticut
- Composting
and Organics Recycling, Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection
A range of resources and information on home composting and other topics.
Maine
- Maine Compost School,
Maine Department of Agriculture
Certificate program for those interested in or involved with medium or large-scale composting operations.
Massachusetts
- Composting
Information, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP)
A range of information about home and institutional composting, regulations, and more. - Success Story: Turning Garbage into Gold, USEPA, 2002 (PDF) (2 pp, 389K, about PDF)
Fact sheet about the efforts of the Center for Environmental Technology to create a market-based infrastructure for diverting commercial and agricultural organic waste from disposal in landfills. - RecyclingWorks Massachusetts
A recycling assistance program that helps businesses and institutions maximize recycling, reuse, and composting opportunities.
New Hampshire
- New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Waste Management
and Solid Waste Technical Assistance Division
Information on backyard composting and composting measurement, and a "how to" guide for schools. - Municipal Composting of Yard Waste (PDF) (5 pp, 1MB, about PDF)
Instructions for establishing a composting program.
Rhode Island
- Rhode
Island Resource Recovery Corporation - Educational Resources
on Composting
A variety of resources about composting, including brochures and links and where to get a recycle bin in Rhode Island
Vermont
- Compost
Center, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Waste
Management Division
Network for Vermont composters, food waste generators, and compost users. Includes a list of Vermont compost companies, the Vermont Compost Listserver, and other resources. - Composting
Association of Vermont (CAV)
Supporting and promoting all aspects of organics recycling with composting as an integral link between sustainable soils, communities and economics.