{"id":14824,"date":"2014-07-14T04:30:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T08:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/state-of-composting-in-the-us-what-why-where-how\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:52:09","slug":"state-composting-us-what-why","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/state-composting-us-what-why","title":{"rendered":"State of Composting in the US: What, Why, Where & How"},"template":"","class_list":["post-14824","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-report","initiatives-composting-for-community","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","authors-brenda-platt"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":8300,"background_color":"tan","article_type":[8],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":false,"impact_areas":[16],"abstract":"

State of Composting in the U.S., published in July 2014, is the first comprehensive review of composting basics, national and state statistics, job generation data, model programs, and policy opportunities. The report calls for a national soils strategy and for new rules and programs to grow composting, especially at the local community level: streamlined permitting for … Read More<\/a><\/p>\r\n","authors_tax":[601]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

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State of Composting in the U.S.<\/i><\/b>, publi<\/i>shed in July 2014,<\/i> is the first comprehensive review of composting basics, national and state statistics, job generation data, model programs, and policy opportunities.<\/p>\r\n

The report calls for a national soils strategy and for new rules and programs to grow composting, especially at the local community level: streamlined permitting for facilities, training programs, technical and financing assistance, strong recycling and composting goals, disposal bans, compost procurement policies, and more.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe beauty of composting is that it can be small-scale, large-scale and everything in between,\u201d says Brenda Platt. \u201cWhy send resources out of the community when our neighborhoods need food and our soils are starved for organic matter?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How – Full Report<\/a><\/p>\r\n

State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How – Executive Summary<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Press Release, July 14, 2014<\/a><\/p>\r\n

“State of Composting in US” cover article, July 2014 issue of BioCycle<\/a>:
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Sneak peek inside State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How: <\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n