Composting Facilities
Across the United States
NatureWorks™ PLA certified by BPI as compostable.
Composting is a new method of recovery for biopolymers
like NatureWorks™ PLA, which are used to produce
everyday packaging and plastic consumer items. Derived
from annually renewable resources found in natural
plant sugars, NatureWorks PLA offers a more
sustainable solution.
Global regulatory guidelines and standards for composting
revolve around four basic criteria: material characteristics, biodegradation, disintegration and ecotoxicity
(compost quality). In the United States, all required
testing data for NatureWorks PLA was independently
reviewed by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)
for certification according to ASTM 6400-99.
NatureWorks PLA received listing on the BPI positive
list for compostable materials. End products made
NatureWorks and the NatureWorks logo are trademarks of Cargill Dow LLC
Copyright © 2003 Cargill Dow LLC
with NatureWorks PLA will compost in municipal/
industrial facilities according to ISO, CEN, ASTM,
BPI and DIN regulations.
On the following pages is a select list of industrial or
municipal composting facilities in the United States.
NatureWorks PLA has been successfully composted
at some of these facilities. Contact your local facility
operator to set up a program to collect and compost
your PLA stream. Feel free to contact Cargill Dow for
technical assistance with NatureWorks PLA.
For more information about NatureWorks PLA
and its disposal options, please visit our Web
site at www.natureworkspla.com, or call
(877) 423-7659.
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California, Oregon
and Washington
Composting Facilities Across the United States
City
152
149
150
148
146
Washington
151
107
104
108
Oregon
12
10
6
13
14
1
4 8
3
16
147
145
106
105
California
18 17
11
Facility
California
1
Gilroy
2
Lamont
3
Milpitas
4
Modesto
5
Thermal
6
Vacaville
7
Victorville
8
Modesto
9
Oxnard
10
Folsom
11
Lost Hills
12
Covelo
13
Fairfield
14
Richmond
15
San Diego
16
Spreckels
17
Tulare
18
Avenal
Z-Best Composting
Community Recycling
BFI Organics
Grover Landscaping
California Biomass
Jepson Prairie Compost Facility
California Biomass
Gilton Resource Center
Shoreline Organics
City of Folsom
San Joaquin Composting
Cold Creek Composting Facility
Potrero Hills Landfill
West Contra Costa County Landfill
Miramar Landfill
Cranford Inc.
Tulare County Compost
Kochergan Farms
Oregon
104
Arlington
105
Cornelius
106
North Plains
107
Hood River
108
Eugene
Columbia Ridge Composting/ Waste Management
NW Environmental & Recycling
East County Recycling/Nature’s Needs
Columbia Ridge Organic Fruit Composting
Rexius Forest Byproducts
Washington
145
Burbank
146
Colbert
147
Pullman
148
Puyallup
149
Seattle
150
Puyallup
151
Walla Walla
Soil Life Systems
Spokane Regional Compost Facility
WSU/Pullman Compost Facility
Compost Factory
Cedar Grove Composting Co. (Maple Grove)
Land Recovery
Department of Corrections
2
9
7
5
15
Maine
Composting Facilities Across the United States
Maine
61
67
55
49
59
46
52
47
68
57
60
56
64
62
63
53
58
48
50
65
45
66
44
51
54
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
City
Facility
Jonesport
Eliot
Gouldsboro
Penobscot
Scarborough
Southwest Harbor
Arundel
Addison
Southwest Harbor
Yarmouth
Machias
Unity
Rockland
Washington
Gorham
Thorndike
Rockport
Dexter
Harpswell
Portland
West Bath
Lyman
Newcastle
Bangor
Steven Russell
Arnold Pearlman
Bartlett Farm Services
Duerr Bros. Landscaping
King Farm
Commercial Recycling Systems
Doug Gott & Sons
Dubois Livestock
Elliott Batson
EMR Inc
Glowood Farm
Guptill & Huntley
Hawk Ridge
Interstate Septic Systems
J&L Compost
Kay-Ben Farm
Know Ridge Holstein Farm
Land & Sea Composting
Mid Maine Solid Waste Assoc.
Paul Prosser
Regional Waste Systems
Rid
St. Onge Farm
Straws Farm
Univ. Of Maine
Winslow
Texas
Composting Facilities Across the United States
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
City
Facility
Austin
Big Spring
Conroe
Ft.Worth
Plano
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Austin
Austin
Texas Organics Products
City of Big Spring
Nature’s Way Resources
Silver Creek Materials
City of Plano Solid Waste
Gardenville Fertilizer Co.
City of Wichita Falls
Living Earth Technology
J-V Dirt
127
124
125
122
Texas
121 128
129
126
123
Iowa, Minnesota
and Wisconsin
Composting Facilities Across the United States
Iowa
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
75?
72
Minnesota
153
76
73
71
70
Wisconsin
City
Facility
Cedar Rapids
Eddyville
Ida Grove
Ida Grove
Odebolt
Swisher
Fort Madison
Fairfield
Blue Stem Solid Waste Authority
Chamness Tech.
Conover’s Vermicomposting
Krager’s Vermicomposting
Drakes Vermicomposting
D&D Ranch
Lee County/Great River Regional
Maharishi School
69
74
24
154
26
25
22
Iowa
27
23
29
28
Minnesota
69
Mankato
70
Hutchinson
71
St. Paul
72
Duluth
73
74
75
76
Benson
Truman
Cold Spring
Wisconsin
153
Rhinelander
154
Bristol
Southern Minn. Compost
City of Hutchinson
SKB Environmental
Howard Waste/
Western Lake Superior Sanitation
Swift County Recycling Center
PrairieLand MSW Composting Facility
Lake of the Woods
Mississippi Topsoils
Oneida County SWD
Pheasant Run
New Jersey, New York,
Ohio and Pennsylvania
Composting Facilities Across the United States
City
Facility
New Jersey
93
Wrightstown
Woodhue
New York
94
Millerton
95
Albany
96
Gansevoort
97
Springfield
98
Chenango
99
Nedrow
100
Oswego
101
Clarence
McEnroe Organic Farm
Capital Compost
Casella Waste Mgt.
CTI Agri-Cycle
Long Acre Farms
Toad Hollow Farms
Oswego County DSW
Kreher’s Poultry Farms
Ohio
102
103
Barnes Nursery
Garick Corporation (Paygro)
Huron
S. Charleston
Pennsylvania
108
Tremont
109
Washington Cty
Natural Soil Products
AgRecycle
96
100
95
99
101
97
New York
98
94
New
Jersey
Pennsylvania
102
109
Ohio
103
108
93
New Hampshire & Vermont
Composting Facilities Across the United States
City
Vermont
130
Arlington
131
Burlington
132
Craftsbury
133
Lyndonville
132
144
133
131
137
142
141
134
136
135
Vermont
143
89
139
138
140
New Hampshire
88
90
130
92
91
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
Middlebury
Middlebury
Middlebury
Montpelier
Rutland
Rutland
Rutland
Vergennes
East Hartwick
Middlebury
Johnson
New Hampshire
88
Fremont
89
Hanover
90
91
92
Keene
Nashua
Peterborough
Facility
Fierce Bad Rabbit Farm
Intervale Foundation
The Highfields Institute, Ltd.
Northeast Kingdom Waste
Management District
Addison County Solid Waste District
Middlebury College
Vermont Natural Ag. Products, Inc.
Vermont Compost Company
Maple Sugar Farm/Rutland SWA
Casella (Waste U.S.A.) Coventry Landfill
Rutland Solid Waste District
Rainbow Acres Greenhouse
Delarichilliere Farms
Vermont Natural Ag.
Johnson State College
Sea Coast Farms Compost
New England Organics
(Casella Waste Systems)
Keene Transfer Station (City of Keene)
PK’s Nursery & Nature’s Soil
Town of Peterborough
Connecticut & Massachusetts
Composting Facilities Across the United States
40
32
39
Massachusetts
36
30
33
43
38
42
41
34
37
31
35
Connecticut
19
City
Facility
Connecticut
19
New Milford
New Milford Farms
Massachusetts
30
Dalton
31
Forestdale
32
Greenfield
33
Hampden
34
Marlbough
35
Nantucket
36
Northhampton
37
Plymouth
38
Tauton
39
Bolton
40
Hamilton
41
Wrentham
42
Plainville
43
Springfield
Holiday Farms
Watts Family Farm
Martins Farm
Scenic Valley Farm
Bedminster/Marlborough
Waste Options
Smith Vocational School Farm
Plymouth Reprocessing
Recycle Away Group
Agracomp
Brick Ends Farm
Groundscapes Express
Lorusso Compost Site
Cover Technologies
Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee
Composting Facilities Across the United States
City
Facility
Georgia
20
Athens
21
Atlanta
Creative Earth
East Lake Farm
North
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
Mountain Organic Materials
Brooks Contractor
McGill Environmental Systems
East Coast Compost
UNC Charlotte
UNC Greensboro
Rondeli Recycling
Appalachia State Univ.
Caledonia CI
Sampson CI
Brown Creek CI
85
113 117118
115
114
119 120
116
112
111
77 80
Tennessee
North Carolina
82
78
81
87
110
20
21
Georgia
South
Carolina
83
84
86
79
Carolina
Candler
Goldston
Rose Hill
Fairview
Charlotte
Greensboro
Princeton
Tillery
Clinton
Polkton
South Carolina
110
Rock Hill
Tennessee
111
Sevierville
112
Blountville
113
Nashville
114
Franklin
115
Nashville
116
Treadway
117
Nashville
118
Gallatin
119
120
Powell
Knoxville
City of Rock Hill
Sevier Solid Waste Inc.
Superior Mulch LLC
The Mulch Co.
Franklin County
Queens Tree Surg. Compost
Cooperidge Wood Products
Davidson Co. Compost Facility
Sumner County Res Auth/
Rasco Composting (2 sites)
Hines Fine Soils
Knoxville Solid Waste Authority