Composting Resources
US Composting Council
The "voice" of the composting industry.
www.compostingcouncil.org/index.cfm
Link to DIN Certco list of approved products
BIOCYCLE Magazine
The longest-published information resource on composting and recycling wastes.
www.jgpress.com/biocycle.htm
ASTM International
Provides technical standards to industry worldwide.
www.astm.org
DIN CERTCO
Describes the certification program widely used in Europe.
European Bioplastics Association
Representing compostable materials or those containing renewable materials.
Joeran Reske, Director
Phone: 49 2203 9147 1242
Fax: 49 2203 9147 1432
www.european-bioplastics.org
BioEnvironmental Polymer Society
www.beps.org/
Find a Composter
The first searchable database of composters, including those taking food scraps and mixed organic wastes such as wet paper.
www.findacomposter.com
US EPA
Describes ways to handle organic materials, including food scraps.
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/organics/reduce.htm
Dr. Ramani Narayan,
Michigan State University
Scientific Chair - Biodegradable Products Institute
Phone: 517-432-0775
Fax: 517-432-1105
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