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Large-scale Composting

Our premium compost is produced year-round (but only available to purchase seasonally) at Resource Renew’s Organics Composting Facility. Each step of the 9-month-long composting process is closely monitored to ensure a premium compost certified by the U.S. Composting Council. Learn more about our composting operations and how we use our community’s food scraps in the process: Compost video.

We combine leaves, ground brush, and yard trimmings with source-separated food waste collected from local restaurants, schools, institutions, and our household food scraps drop sites.

All-natural recipe

Compost recipes are tailored to blend optimum mixtures of yard and food waste. The freshly mixed feedstock is placed on top of long beds of wood chips. These compost piles, called “windrows”, receive fresh air through pipes embedded in the wood chips. The process is completely natural; only water and air are added to enhance the work of the beneficial microorganisms breaking down the organic materials. A blanket of compost is spread over each windrow to insulate the pile and serve as a biofilter for odors.

Quality assurance

Temperatures in the piles are closely monitored to ensure weed seeds and pathogens are destroyed. Temperatures must remain above 131 degrees F for at least seven days. A lengthy composting phase follows. The compost is then put through a screen to remove larger wood chips and is cured until mature.

The compost is tested in an independent, certified lab according to the guidelines established by the United States Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program. Customers purchasing our premium compost are assured of a quality product. Find our premium compost test results on our website or by calling Resource Renew at 218-722-3336.

Benefits of Using Compost

Wondering about the benefits of using compost? Check out this EPA webpage: Benefits of Using Compost | US EPA

Image Credit: Environmental Protection Agency