Don't Bag ItTM - Compost It!!

Today, solid waste management is one of the most prominent environmental issues facing Texas and many other states throughout the nation. Our landfills are filling up at an alarming rate. In fact, fifty percent of Texas's landfills are estimated to be filled to capacity during the 1990's unless something is done to slow down the accumulation of waste materials.

Texas Cooperative Extension in cooperation with the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission recognizes the need for public education regarding the minimization of solid waste and has created this educational resource on composting toward that goal.

Composting Guide Index
Introduction
Chapter 1, The Decomposition Process
Chapter 2, Composting Fundamentals
Chapter 3, Composting Structures
Chapter 4, Building and Maintaining a Compost Pile
Chapter 5, Utilization of Compost and Other Landscape Refuse
Chapter 6, Composting Questions and Answers
Chapter 7, You Can Start a Home Composting Education Program
Glossary
References



Educational resource prepared by the Texas Cooperative Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Managment Initiative Team (Marty Baker, Bill Knoop, Susan Quiring, Ann Beard, Bruce Lesikar, John Sweeten, and Robert Burns). Acknowledgement is made to Wayne McLaurin, Georgia Cooperative Extension Service who provided valuable materials and references that are included herein.

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