Organic Materials Management

Resources

This page provides links to external and California Integrated Waste Management Board organics resources. Identification of individuals, companies, or organizations on this list does not constitute endorsement by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. This list should not be considered comprehensive.

Topics

• Compost Resources
• Farming/Erosion Control Resources
• Food Scrap Management Resources
• Vermicomposting Resources
• Turf/Landscape Management Resources
• "Water-Wise" Resources
• General Councils/Societies
• Videos

Compost Resources

Educational Sites

• Cornell University--Composting
• University of Florida--Florida's Online Composting Center
• University of California--Guide to Healthy Lawns
• Composters.com
• Compost! Master Composter Home Composting

Equipment/Suppliers

• Bins--making your own
  • Wire Mesh Holding Unit
• Ready-made bins
  • Composters.com

Farming/Erosion Control

• Ecological Farming Association
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers
• California Farm Bureau Federation
• Appropriate Technology Transfers for Rural Areas--Farm-Scale Composting Resource List
  
• University of California Cooperative Extension--Santa Clara County Programs
• Natural Resources Conservation Services
• International Erosion Control Association
• Erosion Control magazine
• Central Coast Vineyard Team

Food Scrap Management Resources

Associations

• Green Restaurant Association
  89 South Street, Suite 802
  Boston, MA 02111
  Phone: (617) 737-3344
  E-mail: outreach@dinegreen.com
• California Association of Food Banks
  909 12th St., Suite 203
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  Phone: (916) 321-4435
  Fax:(916) 444-8095
  E-mail: info@cafoodbanks.org
• California Grain and Feed Association
  1521 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  Phone: (916) 441-2272
  Fax: (916) 446-1063
  E-mail: dboggs@cgfa.org or  matteis@cgfa.org
• Pacific Coast Renderers Association
  Michael Koewler, President
  Pacific Coast Rendering Company
  11350 Kiefer Blvd.
  Sacramento, CA 95830
  (916) 363-4821

Case Studies

• Food Scrap Reduction Case Studies--California Integrated Waste Management Board web page.
• Venues and Events Reducing Waste Case Studies--California Integrated Waste Management Board web page.

Other Resources

• Business Waste Reduction--California Integrated Waste Management Board web page. Information for businesses, including restaurants, grocery stores, and other food service operations.
• Local Government Central Waste Diversion Program Implementation--California Integrated Waste Management Board web page. Information on California jurisdictions' efforts to divert waste from landfills as required by the Integrated Waste Management Act.
• State Agency Waste Management--California Integrated Waste Management Board web page. Information on waste reduction for State agencies and facilities, including institutions such as prisons and hospitals that generate substantial food discards.

Publications

• Don’t Throw Away That Food: Strategies for Record-Setting Waste Reduction. United States Environmental Protection Agency Fact Sheet (EPA-530-F-98-023). (PDF, 230 KB)
• Render Magazine. Published in association with the National Renderers Association.

Vermicomposting Resources

• Recycling Council of Ontario
• EarthWormDigest.org
• WormWoman.com

Suppliers in California

• Worms
• Worm Bins

Turf/Landscape Management Resources

• California Landscape Contractors' Association
• PLANET Professional Landcare Network
• Yard Doctor--Briggs and Stratton
• University of California Cooperative Extension County Offices.
• Healthy Lawn, Healthy Environment (PDF, 5.4 MB)--United States Environmental Protection Agency

Water-Wise Resources

• Xeriscape Colorado
• Irrigation and Training Research Center--California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
• University of California Cooperative Extension County Offices

General Councils/Societies

• Landscape Architects Technical Committee
• California Native Plant Society
• United States Composting Council

Videos

Excerpts: Best Practices in Waste Reduction Video (Chapters 9, 10, and 11). (October 2009) (Windows Media Video: 282 Kbps). Below are three chapters from the 12-chapter Best Practices in Waste Reduction video. All 12 chapters are available to watch on YouTube or our Video Central training page.

• Chapter 9: Wood and Organic Waste (3:58 minutes) | Transcript (Adobe PDF, 10 KB)
• Chapter 10: Sustainable Landscape (2:23 minutes) | Transcript (Adobe PDF, 9 KB)
• Chapter 11: Food Waste (5:14 minutes) | Transcript (Adobe PDF, 9 KB)

Reducing waste can save you money, conserve energy and resources, and reduce air, soil, and water pollution. The Best Practices in Waste Reduction video shows you real options for recycling, reducing, or reusing solid waste products. Helping promote California’s development of markets for recyclable materials is part of our mission. We can help you with technical, financial, and permitting assistance. Please feel free to contact the Board's Office of Public Affairs for more information. (2009)

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