How to Compost

Yard waste Guidelines & Application

Compost Directory

There are multiple Compost Directory's available to help you find a facility close to your area.  The links below are to several different directories.

• PA DEP's Recycling and Compost Directory
• BioCycle's Find a Composter
• PA Department of Agriculture's AgMap

PROP Resources

• PROP's Home / Backyard Composting Webpage
• Composting regulations and standards - News and information on composting regulations and standards
• PROP Organics Committee - Committee dedicated to addressing the needs of composters and organic recyclers
• Home composting - Pennsylvania DEP's Brochure on Home Composting.
• Composting / Organics Resources - Links and worthwhile information about organics recycling.
• Compost in the construction industry - While the use of compost as a soil amendment in the landscaping and nursery industries may be the largest and most recognized market for compost products today, other end-uses are slowly gaining recognition

Additional Resources

• Pennsylvania Companies accepting Agricultural Plastics
• Pennsylvania Food Waste Composting Facilities
• Composting Facility Permitting Requirements 
• PennDOT Publication 408 Section 800 (PDF)

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