Composting Information

Composting Publications and Display:

Home Composting Downloadable Display PDF or MS PowerPoint

Composting Instructional Videos:

It's Gotten Rotten : 20 minute video developed by Cornell University that discusses the composting process and the applications of composting in a classroom setting. Video is available for loan through the Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Task Force. Contact Ashley Osborne for more information.

Home Composting - Turning Your Spoils to Soil : 17 minute how-to type video developed by the State of Connecticut Department for Environmental Protection. Video is available for download online at the State of Connecticut Department for Environmental Protection website .

Don't Trash Grass : 12 minute video developed by the State of Connecticut Department for Environmental Protection that discusses the benefits of leaving grass clippings on the lawn (i.e., grasscycling). Video is available for download online at the State of Connecticut Department for Environmental Protection website .

Leaf Composting - Windrows of Opportunity : 15 minute video developed by the State of Connecticut Department for Environmental Protection that discusses large-scale windrow leaf composting. Video is available for download online at the State of Connecticut Department for Environmental Protection website .

Cornell Waste Management Institute instructional videos available for purchase.

Composting Activities:

UK CES Compost Game

Keep America Beautiful Compost Information and Game

Composing Links and Additional Resources:

Backyard Composting in Pennsylvania

Cornell University: Composting in the Classroom downloadable book

US Environmental Protection Agency: Basic Composting Information

Worm Composting Information:

UK CES ENRI-312: Constructing a Wooden Worm Compost Bin

UK CES Vermicomposting - Building a Worm Bin Fact Sheet

Worm Composting Downloadable Display