Composting Information
Compost bin at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky .
Please Note: The sites provided have information that may be of interest to you. This list is by no means complete and is frequently updated. Some web sites to which these materials provide links are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control or take responsibility for the content of those sites. Information includes home composting and worm composting publications, videos, activities, resources, and links.
Composting Publications and Display:
UK CES Publication HO-75: Home Composting: A Guide to Manageing Yard Waste (PDF)
UK CES ENRI-307: Constructing a Wire-Mesh Compost Bin (PDF)
UK CES ENRI-308: Constructing a Wooden-Pallet Compost Bin (PDF)
UK CES ENRI-309: Constructing a Snow-Fence Compost Bin (PDF)
UK CES ENRI-310: Constructing a Wood-and-Wire Compost Bin (PDF)
UK CES ENRI-311: Constructing a Garbage Can Compost Bin (PDF)
UK CES Radio Script: Home Composting (PDF)
Home Composting Downloadable Display (PDF)
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 Conneticut Department for Environmental Protection. Video is available for download online at the State of Conneticut Department for Environmental Protection website.
Don't Trash Grass: 12 minute video developed by the State of Conneticut 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 Conneticut Department for Environmental Protection website.
Leaf Composting - Windrows of Oppurtunity: 15 minute video developed by the State of Conneticut Department for Environmental Protection that discusses large-scale windrow leaf composting. Video is available for download online at the State of Conneticut Department for Environmental Protection website.
Cornell Waste Management Institute instructional videos available for purchase.
Composting Activities:
UK CES Compost Game New!
Keep America Beautiful Compost Information and Game
Composing Links and Additional Resources:
Backyard Composting in PA: Includes informative slide show on composting.
Cornell Univesity: 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 (PDF)
Worm Composting Downloadable Display (PDF)
Drop-In Ad for Worm Composting (PDF)
Radio Script for Worm Composting (PDF)
This page is maintained by Ashley Osborne.
Email questions or comments to ashley.osborne@uky.edu.
Last updated: 1/31/2008
