Compost Systems & Technologies
Explore a wide range of composting approaches and innovations through our collection of recorded webinars and resources. From backyard and community composting to more advanced municipal, commercial, and on-farm systems, these resources highlight practical strategies, tools, and technologies shaping organics recycling.
Learn about specialized techniques such as Johnson-Su composting, vermicomposting, poultry foraging and eco-sanitation systems—including composting toilets and urine reclamation.
We’ve also included anaerobic digestion in this section as a related organic materials management system.
Many of the individual webinars include downloadable resources and links to more information.
Food Scrap Composting Successes
Composting systems come in all shapes and sizes. This VORS 2021 webinar provides an overview of these different types of operations, including information about permit size (or exemption); accepted materials; recipe development and sourcing; hauler relations; customer training; marketing; and more. Through the discussion you’ll learn about advantages or disadvantages to advancing to the next permit level; systems and process improvements; relationship building; as well as the challenges and opportunities that come with different scale and system choices.
Panelists and Video time stamps:
Athena Lee Bradley, Community scale composting, starts at 5:26
Eric Paris, On-farm composting, starts at 10:20
Bob Spencer, Small permitted facility, starts at 21:54
Trevor Mance, Medium permitted facility, starts at 32:28
Kim Stacey, Large permitted facility, starts at 47:29
Q&A starts at 1:02:47
Recorded webinars related to backyard and community composting
Recorded webinars related to larger composting systems
Recorded webinars related to other types of composting systems
Recorded webinars related to anaerobic digestion
