Mid-Atlantic Composting Directory
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452-230
Introduction
This directory is intended to provide contact information for service and equipment suppliers, and information and education sources. Every attempt has been made to present accurate information. Contents are for informational purposes only and are based on details provided by the organizations and entities listed. Inclusion in this directory does not constitute an endorsement by the publishers of the products or services of any business organization or individual listed herein.
If you are a compost supplier in the Mid-Atlantic who would like to be included, or if you need to make changes to listed information, please contact Greg Evanylo at gevanylo@vt.edu or (540) 231-9739.
Windrow compost Nadine Davitt, Pennsylvania State University
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Compost Producers and Suppliers
| Name and address | Phone (P) [cell (CP), home (HP)], fax (F), email (E), website (W) | Compost feedstocks, methods, and quantity | Distribution method and location |
| Delaware | |||
| Blessing Greenhouses and Compost Facility Bruce E. Blessing PO Box 512 Milford, DE 19963 | P: 302-393-3273 E: blessingscompost@yahoo.com | Mixed organics compost from food processing and poultry plants, and municipal biosolids (composted separately): 20,000 ton/yr. Certified by the Delaware Dept. of Agriculture as a soil amendment. | For sale: bulk and in bags, for pickup. |
| Blue Hen Organics Barb Showalter 33529 Fox Run Rd Frankford, DE 19945 | P: 302-732-3211 F: 302-732-3227 E: info@bluehenorganics.com W: www.bluehenorganics.com | Yard waste, land-clearing debris, poultry manure, construction wood, and food waste compost: 10,000 cu yd/yr. | For sale: bulk on-site for pickup or delivery, or at: Grizzly’s Landscape Supply 18412 The Narrow Rd Lewes, DE 19958 P: 302-644-0654 |
| Maryland | |||
| Harford County Waste Disposal Composting Facility Joe Rutherford 3241 Scarboro Rd Street, MD 21154 | P: 410-638-3642 F: 410-638-4019 | Yard waste compost: 20,000 cu yd/yr. | For sale: bulk for pickup. |
| Maryland Environmental Service Nancy Faulkner 259 Najoles Rd Millersville, MD 21108 | P: 410-729-8630 F: 410-729-8640 E: nfaul@menv.com W: www.menv.com | Leafgro yard waste compost (windrow): 130,000 cu yd/yr U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. Maryland Dept. of Agriculture approval for use in organic agriculture production. | For sale: bulk or bagged for pickup or delivery. |
| Pogo Organics 17328 Georgia Ave Olney, MD 20832 | P: 301-774-2928 E: info@pogoorganics.com W: www.pogoorganics.com | Wood and yard waste compost: 40,000 cu yd/yr. Compost tea, custom soil blends, and pelletized compost also available. Certified by Maryland Dept. of Agriculture. | For sale: bulk and bags. Delivery, pickup (with authorization), or application service. Compost tea available in 5-gallon increments. |
| Recycled Green Industries John Hughes 7800 Kabik Ct Woodbine, MD 21797 | P: 301-933-4300 F: 301-942-6734 E: john@recycledgreenindustries.com W: www.recycledgreenindustries.com | Compost and soil blends. | For sale: pickup or delivery. |
| Veolia Water North America-Central LLC Baltimore City Composting Facility Diana Hughes 5800 Quarantine Rd Baltimore, MD 21226 | P: 410-354-1636; 800-354-0220 F: 410-354-0810 E: diana.hughes@veoliawaterna.com W: www.orgro.cc | ORGRO High Organic Compost (biosolids, sawdust, wood chips, and ash): 85,000 cu yd/yr. U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. | Wholesale: 20-yd minimum, for purchase by wholesalers and resellers only. |
| Veteran Compost Justen Garrity 328 Bush Chapel Rd Aberdeen, MD 21001 | P: 410-935-6404 E: justen@veterancompost.com W: www.veterancompost.com | Food waste, wood chips, leaves, and manure compost. Compost tea and vermicompost also available. | For sale: compost and vermicompost in bags for pickup and delivery; bulk for delivery only. |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| AgRecycle Inc. Sarah Ralich 335 North Braddock Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2512 | P: 412-767-7645 F: 412-767-5800 E: sarah@agrecycle.com W: http://agrecycle.com | Windrow compost: food scraps, yard waste, manure. | For sale: bulk, for pickup or delivery. |
| Hy-Tech Mushroom Compost Inc. Lisa Van Houten 155 Valley Rd PO Box 390 West Grove, PA 19390 | P: 610-331-1849 E: Lisa@hytechmushroom.com | Pasteurized mushroom compost: 500,000 cu yd/yr. Registered as a Pennsylvania Preferred Product. | For sale: bulk for pickup or delivery. |
| Virginia | |||
| All-Farm Organics William N. Hale 249 Baker’s Branch Ln Louisa, VA 23093 | CP: 434-981-6286 HP: 540-894-5238 E: wnhale@louisa.net | Aerated windrow compost: organic-certified soy pulp, organic grain straw, waste hay, local wood shavings, and assorted manures. Compost-enriched mulches. | For sale: bulk and bagged for pickup or delivery, including bulk tote shipping. Located off I-64 between Richmond and Charlottesville. |
| Bell, Philip and Barbara 11 Belle Hill Ln Mt. Sidney, VA 24467 | P: 540-248-1099 | Cow manure compost. | For sale: bulk, for pickup or delivery. |
| Bell’s Lane Farm Robert Schreiber 267 Bell’s Ln Staunton, VA 24401 | P: 540-213-0010 E: rg_schreiber@yahoo.com W: www.bellslanefarm.com | Leaves, cow manure, wood chips, and sawdust compost. | For sale: bulk and in bags, for pickup or delivery. |
| Burner’s Organic Recycling Allen Burner 4314 Leakesville Rd Luray, VA 22835 | P: 540-778-5138; 540-860-1197 F: 540-778-3985 E: loriburner@hotmail.com | Dairy and poultry manure, sawdust, woodchips, and straw compost. | For sale: bulk or bagged, for pickup or delivery. |
| Cameron Mountain Alpacas Roy Jacobson 6824 Constitution Hwy Gordonsville, VA 22942 | P: 540-832-3025 CP: 540-406-2347 E: hydrophyte@cameronmountain.com W: www.alpacacompost.com | Alpaca manure, waste hay and straw, and saturated bedding. | For sale: bulk on-site by prior arrangement or in bags at: Barboursville Gift Gallery 6263 Constitution Hwy Barboursville, VA 22923 P: 540-832-3312 |
| Commonwealth Gin Pam Alphin 25165 Buckhorn Dr Windsor, VA 23487 | F: 757-242-9654 E: calphin@commonwealthgin.com | Windrow and static pile cotton-gin waste compost: 2,000 ton/yr. | For sale: pickup (loaded or load-your-own) or delivery. |
| Damewood, Christopher 21846 Trappe Rd Upperville, VA 20184 | P: 540-592-7405 CP: 540-454-0218 E: Cdamewood@ayrshirefarm.com W: www.ayrshirefarm.com | Windrow compost: farm manure, straw, bedding, leaves, meat-processing scraps, and grass clippings. Compost analysis available. | For sale: bulk for pickup or delivery. |
| Greif Brothers Corp. Darrell Painter PO Box 339 Amherst, VA 24521 | P: 434-933-4116 F: 434-933-4148 E: darrell.painter@greif.com | Paper-mill waste compost: 36,000 ton/yr. | Wholesale: loaded at plant. |
| Hampton Roads Sanitation District Rhonda L. Bowen PO Box 5911 Virginia Beach, VA 23471-0911 | P: 757-460-4270 F: 757-464-6912 E: rbowen@hrsd.com W: www.hrsd.com | Nutri-Green biosolids compost: 30,000 cu yd/yr. Registered with Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services as a soil amendment. | Wholesale only: bulk or bagged. |
| Hayfield Nursery Don Grandstaff 1380 N Hayfield Rd Winchester, VA 22603 | P: 540-888-3385 | Mixed organic matter (yard, wood, and vegetable wastes, animal manures) compost: 5-30 ton/yr. | For sale: bulk for pickup. |
| Loudoun Composting Tim Hutchinson 44150 Wade Dr Chantilly, VA 20152 | P: 703-327-8428 F: 703-327-0649 E: lcllc@verizon.net W: www.loudouncomposting.com | SOILMATE yard debris compost (windrow): 75,000 cu yd/yr. U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. | For sale: bulk for pickup or delivery. |
| McGill Environmental Systems Bob Broom 5056 Beef Steak Rd Waverly, VA 23890 | P: 804-834-8820; 757-647-6052 E: rkbe@cox.net W: www.mcgillcompost.com | Soil Builder mixed organics compost: 125,000 cu yd/yr. U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. Registered with Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services as a soil amendment. | For sale: bags delivered by the pallet load and bulk delivered in 40 cu yd loads. Pickup available for contracted customers only. |
| Messick, Jimmy 10305 Messick Rd Midland, VA 22728 | P: 540-905-9160 F: 540-439-9344 | Cow manure compost: 4,000 cu yd/yr. | For sale: bulk pickup or delivery. |
| Newport News Compost Facility John C. Collett 550 Atkinson Way Newport News, VA 23608 | P: 757-886-7947 F: 757-886-7886 E: jcollett@nngov.com W: www.nngov.com/ public-works | Leaf and pine needle compost: 12,000 cu yd/yr. Earth-N-Rich blend (a blend of mulch fines, compost, and soil) is also available. | For sale: bulk or bagged, loaded. |
| Panorama Paydirt Steve Murray 300 Panorama Rd Earlysville, VA 22936 | P: 434-978-4566 F: 434-973-8547 E: panoramapd@ntelos.net W: www.panoramapaydirt.com | Compost (leaves and poultry litter) and composted mulch (wood chips and poultry litter). | For sale: pickup or delivery. |
| Poplar Manor Enterprises LLC 1556 Reed Hill Rd Riner, VA 24149 | P: 540-763-5688 E: mindy@swva.net W: www.poplarmanorenterprises.com | Horse manure bedding, cow manure, straw and hay, and sawdust compost. | For sale: bulk. |
| Prince William County Yard Waste Compost Facility Scott MacDonald 5 County Complex Ct, Suite 250 Prince William, VA 22192 | P: 703-792-6804 F: 703-792-4617 E: smacdonald@pwcgov.org W: www.pwcgov.org/recyclerefuse | Leaves, grass, brush, and garden waste compost: 40,000 ton/yr. | For sale: bulk, loaded. Available at: Balls Ford Waste Facility 13000 Balls Ford Rd Manassas, VA 20109 P: 703-335-8181 |
| R.L. Self Timber Inc. 6088 Mary Ball Rd Lively, VA 22507 | P: 804-462-7913; 804-436-3482 F: 804-462-7037 | Composted topsoil. Composted organic fines from wood waste. Tree residuals and yard waste compost. | For sale: bulk, loaded or delivery. |
| Royal Oak Farm LLC Ken Newman 1223 Royal Oak Farm Dr Evington, VA 24550 | P: 540-297-3299 F: 540-297-3497 E: royaloakfarmllc@hughes.net; royaloakfarmllc@gmail.com (sales) W: www.royaloakfarmllc.com | Mixed organic-matter (wood waste, manure, sawdust, paper, wood ash, food waste) compost: 35,000 cu yd/yr. Blueblood Compost and specialty soils. U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. Fully permitted by Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality. | For sale: bulk for pickup or delivery. |
| Shoosmith Brothers Inc. Mike Cole 11800 Lewis Rd Chester, VA 23831 | P: 804-748-5823 F: 804-748-8482 E: mcole@va-waste.com | Industrial waste, land-clearing debris, and yard waste (windrow) compost: 5,000 cu yd/yr Blended landscape media/soil conditioner: 5,000 cu yd/yr. | Wholesale: pickup or delivery. |
| Spotsylvania County Doug Crooks Public Utilities 10900 HCC Dr Fredericksburg, VA 22408 | P: 540-507-7362 F: 540-368-9756 E: dcrooks@spotsylvania.va.us W: www.spotsylvania.va.us | Biosolids compost: 6,500 ton/yr. U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. | For sale: pickup (loaded or load-your-own), or delivery. Available at: Livingston Compost Facility 6421 Massey Rd Spotsylvania, VA 22551 |
| Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods Pat Hadden, Melissa Harding 600A Southlake Blvd Richmond, VA 23236 | P: 804-419-1964; 804-419-1965 F: 804-419-1995 E: pat.hadden@ukrops.com; melissa.harding@ukrops.com | Raw fruit and vegetable waste, leaves, wood chips (windrow) compost: 4,000 cu yd/yr. | For sale: 1 cu ft bags or bulk, for pickup or delivery. |
| Valley Pride Compost Dennis Stoneburner Glen Hill Farm 8223 Simmers Valley Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802 | P: 540-833-5509 CP: 540-820-3838 | Poultry litter, hay, peanuts, and shavings compost: 1,000 cu yd/yr. | For sale: bulk for pickup or local delivery. |
| Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority Compost Facility 145 Goodwin Neck Rd Yorktown, VA 23693 | P: 757-898-5012 F: 757-898-0641 W: www.vppsa.org/cf.html | Yard waste compost: 10,000 cu yd/yr. Blended topsoil: 3,000 cu yd/yr. U.S. Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance. | For sale: bulk, loaded. |
| Wenger, Owen 3959 Sky Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802 | P: 540-867-9090 | Cow manure, sawdust, and corn-fodder compost: 1,500 cu yd/yr. | For sale: bulk for pickup. |
| Yardworks LLC Robbie Urbine 19001 Hull St Rd Moseley, VA 2312 | P: 804-639-2030 F: 804-739-2939 E: rurbine@yardworksonline.com W: www.yardworksonline.com | Yard waste compost (static pile): 30,000 cu yd/yr. Leaf compost (static pile): 30,000 cu yd/yr. Blended topsoils: 60,000 cu yd/yr. | For sale: bulk for pickup or delivery. |
Composting Service and Equipment Providers
| Name and address | Phone (P) [cell (CP)], fax (F), email (E), website (W) blog (B) | Products and/or services available |
| Amadas Industries Tiny Andrews 1100 Holland Road Suffolk, VA 23434 | P: (757) 539-0231 F (757) 934-3264 E: tandrews@amadas.com W: www.amadas.com | Equipment manufacturer: trommel systems, bagging systems, conveyors, pelletizers, hoppers. |
| Coker Composting and Consulting Craig Coker 3331 Glade Creek Boulevard, Suite 7 Roanoke, VA 24012 | P: (540) 904-2698 F: (540) 904-6732 C: (540) 874-5168 E: craigcoker@cox.net W: www.cokercompost.com | Technical and managerial support to the composting industry in the planning, permitting, design, construction, and operation of facilities and in compost marketing and sales. |
| EarthSaverEquipment Inc. Alex Clinton PO Box 8898 Kalispell, MT 59904 | P: 866-227-2244 F: 406 752-6291 E: alex@earthsaverequipment.com W: www.earthsaverequipment.com B: www.grinderinfo.com | Used equipment dealer that buys, sells, consigns, and salvages used wood and greenwaste recycling equipment. Online list of waste-wood tub grinders, horizontal wood grinders, slow-speed shredders, disc and star screens, trommel screens, flat shaker screens, compost turners, bark blowers, high-reach buckets, and replacement parts. |
| Novozymes Biologicals, Inc. Helen Harrison 5400 Corporate Circle Salem, VA 24153 | P: 540-302-1144 F: (540) 389-2688 E: hhrr@novozymes.com W: www.novozymes.com/microorganisms | Manufactures microbial inoculants and additives to increase value of finished compost. |
| Organic Recycling Solutions LLC Michael P. Manna 3628 Ridgeway Rd Manchester, NJ 08759 | P: 609-744-2819 E: mpm@enviroresource.net W: www.organicrecyclingsolutions.com | Solid and organic waste audits, organic diversion program development, comprehensive recycling program development, and compost facility resource development. |
| R. Alexander Associates Ron Alexander 1212 Eastham Dr Apex, NC 27502 | P: 919-367-8350 CP: 919-349-0460 F: 919-367-8351 E: alexassoc@earthlink.net W: www.alexassoc.net | Environmental consulting company that provides a full range of technical services. Specializes in compost market research and development, as well as compost product development, product quality issues, and end use. |
| RKB Enterprises, Inc. Bob Broom 625 Maury Avenue Norfolk, VA 23517 | P: (757) 622-0692 C: (757) 647-6052 F: 757-640-0239 E: rkbe@cox.net | Bio-Augmentation 3-turn composting process, odor control solutions for compost sites and lagoons, in-vessel composting systems for biosolids, foodwaste, and commercial sludge. |
| Stouffer Equipment Company Steve Keefer 10520 Mountain Road Grantville, PA 17028 | P: (800) 761-7301 F: (717) 861-7303 E: sales@stoufferequipco.net W: www.stoufferequipco.com | Dealer for Precision Husky Tub and horizontal grinders in VA, MD, DE, PA, and NJ. Wear parts for all brand grinders, Trommel screens, attachments, used equipment and rentals. |
| Vermeer Mid-Atlantic, Inc. Ted Hersey 8830 Corridor Road Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 | P: (800) 492-1274 C: (443) 745-5717 E: ted.hersey@vermeerdlr.com | Equipment supplier: grinders, horizontal and tub type, from 85 to 1,000 HP; compost turners, both self-propelled and tow-behind; chippers and stump grinders. |
Compost Information and Education Sources
| Name and address | Phone (P), fax (F), email (E), website (W) | Information and/or services available |
| Delaware Cooperative Extension Dorothy C. Abbott University of Delaware 69 Transportation Cir Dover, DE 19901 | P: 302-730-4000 F: 302-735-8130 E: dotad@udel.edu | Delaware Cooperative Extension Service contact for large-scale composting information. |
| Maryland Cooperative Extension Gary Felton, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist 1426 Animal Science/Ag. Engineering Bldg University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-2315 | P: (301) 405-8039 F: (301) 314-9023 E: gfelton@umd.edu | Extension/research program in fate and transport of nutrients and on-farm applications of technology. Specific focus on poultry litter application, co-com-posting poultry litter and other wastes, and nutrient fate and transport from poultry litter stockpiles. |
| Maryland Department of Agriculture Warren R. Bontoyan, State Chemist 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 | P: 410-841-2721 F: 410-841-2765 W: www.mda.state.md.us/plants-pests/state_chemist/ | Information about Maryland regulatory requirements for the sale and distribution of compost and soil conditioners. |
| U.S. Composting Council Stuart Buckner, Executive Director 1 Comac Loop, Suite 14B1 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 | P: 631-737-4931 F: 631-737-4939 E: uscc@compostingcouncil.org W: www.compostingcouncil.org | A trade and professional organization that promotes composting and provides a unified voice for the growing composting industry. Involved in research, public education, composting and compost standards, expansion of compost markets, and enlistment of public support. |
| Virginia Cooperative Extension Gregory K. Evanylo, Professor and Extension Specialist 426 Smyth Hall (0403) Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 | P: 540-231-9739 F: 540-231-3075 E-mail: gevanylo@vt.edu | Extension/research program in soil management for environmental quality and crop productivity, including the use of biosolids, manures, and other wastes as sources of nutrients and organic matter for agriculture, horticulture, and disturbed-land restoration. Waste management program focused on solid-waste composting as a tool to manage and utilize agricultural and nonagricultural wastes. Additional outreach in organics recycling regulation development and interpretation. |
| Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Product and Industrial Standards Donald Delorme 1100 Bank St, Room 402 PO Box 1163 Richmond, VA 23218 | P: 804-371-2303 F: 804-786-1571 E: donald.delorme@vdacs.virginia.gov W: www.vdacs.state.va.us | Information about Virginia regulatory requirements for product testing, labeling, and registration prior to product distribution for agricultural use. |
| Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality Land Protection Division Linda Richardson PO Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 | P: 804-698-4318 E: Linda.Richardson@deq.virginia.gov | Virginia contact for composting regulations. For permitting questions, contact the regional office at www.deq.virginia.gov/regions/. |
| Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc. (VNLA) Jeff Miller 383 Coal Hollow Road Christiansburg, VA 24073-6721 | P: 800-476-0055 F: 540-382-2716 E: info@vnla.org W: www.vnla.org | State trade association for garden centers, nursery growers, landscape designers, installation and maintenance contractors, greenhouses, and horticultural suppliers. |
| West Virginia Dept. of Agriculture Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division Herma Johnson, Director 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 | P: 304-558-2208 F: 304-558-3594 E: hjohnson@ag.state.wv.us | Information about West Virginia regulatory requirements for compost and soil amendments. |
| West Virginia University Extension Service Tom Basden, Extension Specialist 1058 Agricultural Science Bldg PO Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 | P: 304-293-6131, ext. 4210 F: 304-293-6954 E: tom.basden@mail.wvu.edu | Extension program in best management practices, nutrient management planning, and manure management — specifically commercial farm composting of animal manures to improve marketability of animal wastes. Information on fundamentals of compost production and utilization. |
Rights
Virginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.
Publisher
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Alan L. Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Jewel E. Hairston, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg.
Date
August 4, 2011