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Mary V. Gold
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, Information Centers Branch
National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Gold, Mary V.

Compost: small-scale and backyard systems.

(Quick bibliography series ; 97-11)

1. Compost--Bibliography. 2. Compost--Equipment and supplies--Bibliography. 3. Composters (Containers)--Bibliography. I. Title
aZ5071.N3 no.97-11

Compost: Small-scale and Backyard Systems

1.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
4 easy bins (compost that is!).
Meyer, S. Org-gard. v.43(8): p.59-62. (1996 Nov.)
Descriptors: composting; equipment; containers; residential areas; domestic gardens; backyard composting

2.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
After you've picked that last tomato--clean up for an early green up.
Pleasant, B. Org-gard. v.40(8): p.31-32, 34-36. (1993 Nov.)
Descriptors: domestic gardens; mulching; composting; tillage; winter

3.
NAL Call No.: TP995.A1I5
Anaerobic compositing of yard waste with methane gas recovery.
Kinman, R. N.; Nutini, D. L. Proc-Ind-Waste-Conf. (Chelsea, Mich.: Lewis Publishers.) v.47: p.487-490. (1993)
Meeting held on May 11-13, 1992, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Descriptors: lignocellulosic wastes; yards; composting; anaerobic treatment; methane production; methane; recovery; leaves; branches; grass clippings

4.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
And I piled it my way.
Cox, J. Org-gard. v.42(4): p.61-65. (1995 Apr.)
Descriptors: composting; domestic gardens

5.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
At-home waste management.
Biocycle. v.32(5): p.76-77. (1991 May)
Descriptors: domestic gardens; composting; yards; solid wastes; containers; plastics; recycling; washington; composters

6.
NAL Call No.: 99.8 G292
Autumn leaves convenient compost source: nature's annual gift to gardeners.
Ga-For. v.45(3): p.5. (1992 Fall)
Descriptors: composting; leaves

7.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Avoiding problems in yard waste composting.
Savage, G. M.; Diaz, L. F. Biocycle. v.34(11): p.68-70. (1993 Nov.)
Descriptors: yards; litter plant; composting; waste utilization; problem analysis

8.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Backyard bin distribution draws a crowd.
Gombos, S. Biocycle. v.35(10): p.78-80. (1994 Oct.)
Descriptors: composting; programs; ontario

9.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Backyard bin distribution strategies.
Biocycle. v.36(8): p.76. (1995 Aug.)
Descriptors: composting; programs; social participation; equipment; distribution; british columbia; home composters

10.
NAL Call No.: SB319.2.N6G84
Backyard composting.
Dickerson, G. W. Guide-H. Las Cruces, NM : New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension Service. (#110) 8p. (1992 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composts; composting; domestic gardens; carbon nitrogen ratio; bacteria; vermicomposting; structure; design

11.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.A2C47
Backyard composting.
Williams, D.; Donald, J.; Goff, B.; Glover, T. Circ-ANR. [Auburn] Ala.: Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, Auburn University. (#638) 6p. (1994 Oct.)
Descriptors: composting; composts; households; alabama

12.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.V8V52
Backyard composting and mulching.
May, J. H.; Simpson, T. W. Publication collection, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. (#452-240) 2p. (1992)
In the subseries: Waste Facts.
Descriptors: composting; mulching; organic wastes; waste disposal; biological treatment; soil; improvement; domestic gardens

13.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Backyard composting as MSW strategy.
Taylor, P. Biocycle. v.31(9): p.77-78, 80. (1990 Sept.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: yards; composting; landfills

14.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Backyard composting education programs.
Johnson, H. J. Biocycle. v.36(1): p.75-77. (1995 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; educational programs; surveys; usa; canada

15.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Backyard composting for source reduction.
Bradshaw, J. Biocycle. v.36(12): p.71-72. (1995 Dec.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; florida

16.
NAL Call No.: 275.29 W27P
Backyard composting in the 1990s.
Cogger, C. G.; Sullivan, D. M.; Duncan, S. K. Ext-bull-Wash- State-Univ,-Coop-Ext. Pullman, Wash.: The Extension. (#1784) 7p. (1994 Aug.)
Descriptors: gardens; composting; thermophilic microorganisms; raw materials; uses; health; safety; soil amendments; mulches; herbicides
In 2001, this publication was updated and renamed:
Backyard composting
Cogger, C. G. and D.M. Sullivan. Extension Bulletin. Washington State University Cooperative Extension. (EB# 1784) 2001. Available online: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1784e/eb1784e.pdf

17.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Backyard composting plus recycling yields high diversion.
Gies, G. Biocycle. v.37(6): p.39-40, 42, 44. (1996 June)
Descriptors: recycling; composting; residential areas; programs; incentives; ontario

18.
NAL Call No.: 275.29 W99B
Backyard composting: simple, small-scale methods.
Vance, M.; Vance, G. F. Bull-Wyo-Univ-Coop-Ext-Serv. Laramie, Wyo.. (#974) 4p. (1992 Oct.)
Descriptors: composting; yards; organic wastes; earthworms

19.
NAL Call No.: TD796.5.B32 1992
Backyard composting: your complete guide to recycling yard clippings.
Harmonious Technologies. Rev. edn. ill., map, 96p. (Harmonious Press, Ojai, Calif., 1992)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93) and index.
Descriptors: compost; grasses recycling

20.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Bins enter the schools.
Appelhof, M. Biocycle. v.35(10): p.66-67. (1994 Oct.)
Descriptors: vermicomposting; earthworms; educational programs

21.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Biowaste recycling in the Netherlands.
Schutte, T.; Goggel, B.; Maire, U. Biocycle. v.32(6): p.70-71. (1991 June)
In the series analytic: Composting and Recycling Around the World.
Descriptors: composting; kitchen waste; recycling; social participation; netherlands; vegetative wastes

22.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Boosting backyard composting.
Biocycle. v.36(7): p.63. (1995 July)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; yards

23.
NAL Call No.: S541.5.O3O54
Bringing in the leaves.
Turner, S. Ohio-21-Coll-Agric-Ohio-Coop-Ext-Serv-Ohio-Agric- Res-Dev-Cent-Ohio-State-Univ v.4(2): p.4-5. (1990 Sept.)
Descriptors: leaves; waste disposal; composting; ohio

24.
NAL Call No.: SB319.2.F6F56
Building and maintaining a compost pile for the home garden.
Fitzpatrick, G. E.; Duke, E. R. Proc-annu-meet-Fla-State- Hort-Soc. [S.l.]: The Society. v.107: p.385-387 (1995 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; organic wastes; recycling

25.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
The challenge of yard waste composting.
Glenn, J. Biocycle. v.33(9): p.30-32. (1992 Sept.)
Descriptors: composting; litter plant; yards; problem analysis; michigan

26.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
China's changing garden.
Rodale, R. Org-Gard. v.37(9): p.23-24, 26. (1990 Dec.)
Descriptors: gardens; composting; organic culture; organic farming; china

27.
NAL Call No.: SB319.2 F6F6
Co-composting of landscape and vegetable wastes at institutions with food service facilities.
Brinen, G. H.; Nordstedt, R. A. Proc-annu-met-Fla-State-Hort- Soc. v.106: p.312-313 (1994 May)
Meeting held October 19-21, 1993, Miami Beach, Florida
Descriptors: composting; institutional food service; food wastes; agricultural wastes; florida

28.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Commercial and residential organics pilot.
Dwinal, C.; Hazelton, S.; Hill, G. Biocycle. v.37(10): p.51-53. (1996 Oct.)
Descriptors: organic wastes; waste utilization; collection; composting; feasibility studies; residential areas; businesses; maine; source separation; commercial sector

29.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Community programs for distributing compost bins.
May, T.; Johnson, H. Biocycle. v.36(10): p.66-67. (1995 Oct.)
Descriptors: composting; composts; bins; distribution; community programs

30.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Compost indoors! Worms do the work.
Appelhof, M. Org-Gard. v.39(1): p.58-60, 63. (1992 Jan.)
Descriptors: vermicomposting; kitchen waste; eisenia fetida; lumbricus rubellus; earthworms

31.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
A compost program for institutional food waste.
Rockwell, T.; Outerbridge, T. Biocycle. v.34(8): p.62- 63. (1993 Aug.)
Descriptors: food wastes; composts; new york

32.
NAL Call No.: S661.C45 1994
Compost this book: the art of composting for your yard, your community, and the planet.
Christopher, T.; Asher, M. ill., 248p. (Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1994)
Includes bibiliographical references (p.231-234) and index.
Descriptors: compost

33.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-C734
Compost toilets reconsidered.
Steinfeld, C. Biocycle. v.38(3): p.49-54. (1997 Mar.)
Descriptors: composting; waste utilization

34.
NAL Call No.: SB451.34.V8V57
Composting.
May, J. Va-Gard. v.9(10): p.2-3. (1990 Oct.)
Descriptors: composts; composting; grass clippings; leaves; plant residues

35.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N6N62
Composting--a guide to managing organic yard wastes.
Bass, L.; Bilderback, T. E.; Powell, M. A. AG-NC-Agric-Ext- Serv. Raleigh: North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. (#467) 8p. (1992 July)
Descriptors: composting; organic wastes; yards; requirements; hazards; materials; design; structure; efficiency; decomposition; aeration; moisture; particle size; fertilizers; lime; carbon nitrogen ratio; maintenance; soil amendments; compost pile

36.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.A2C47
Composting agricultural wastes in Alabama.
Donald, J. O.; Mitchell, C. C.; Gilliam, C. H. Circ-ANR. [Auburn] Ala.: Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, Auburn University. (#572) 4p. (1994 Oct.)
In the subseries: Agricultural Engineering.
Descriptors: agricultural wastes; composting; particle size; moisture content; carbon nitrogen ratio; temperature; windrows; bins; aeration; soil amendments; fertilizers; application rates; alabama

37.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting and agriculture converge.
Kashmanian, R. Biocycle. v.33(9): p.38-40. (1992 Sept.)
Descriptors: composting; litter plant; yards; food wastes; kitchen waste; waste utilization; application to land; usa

38.
NAL Call No.: 275.29 G29C
Composting and mulching: a guide to managing organic landscape refuse.
McLaurin, W. J.; Wade, G. L. Circ-Coop-Ext-Serv-Univ-Ga. Athens, Ga. (764) 19p., ill. (1991 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; mulching; gardening

39.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting food scraps at Georgia prison.
Allen, N. Biocycle. v.35(4): p.90. (1994 Apr.)
Descriptors: food wastes; composting; correctional institutions; pilot projects; georgia

40.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting goes to school.
Bemis, J. Biocycle. v.32(2): p.62. (1991 Feb.)
Descriptors: food wastes; composting; elementary schools; waste disposal; waste utilization; massachusetts

41.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-C734
Composting organics at a military base.
Shambaugh, J. A.; Mascaro, P. Biocycle. v.38(1): p.45- 49. (1997 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; organic wastes; waste utilization; north carolina

42.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting organics in the Netherlands.
Hoitink, H. A. J.; Keener, H. M. Biocycle. v.36(1): p.37-38. (1995 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; systems; design; kitchen waste; yards; litter plant; netherlands

43.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting plus recycling equals 70 percent diversion.
Beyea, J.; DeChant, L.; Jones, B.; Conditt, M. Biocycle. v.33(5): p.72, 74-75. (1992 May)
Descriptors: composting; recycling; households

44.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N9C46
Composting practices.
Smith, R. C. NDSU-Ext-Serv-Publ-N-D-State-Univ. Fargo, N.D.: The University. (#H-885, rev.) 4p. (1992 May)
Descriptors: composting; soil conditioners; home gardens; techniques; north dakota; compost piles

45.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting the big apple.
Riggle, D. Biocycle. v.33(7): p.54-55. (1992 July)
Descriptors: refuse; food wastes; residential areas; composting; new york

46.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N3C66
Composting: the natural way to recycle.
Christopherson, J. Fact-sheet-Max-C-Fleischmann-Coll-Agric,- Coop-Ext-Serv. [Reno, Nev.]: The College. (#93-67) 8p. (1993)
Descriptors: composts; composting; organic wastes; recycling; bins; carbon; nitrogen

47.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Composting yard trimmings and kitchen residuals in Baden- Baden.
Gillespie, R. Biocycle. v.36(6): p.54-55. (1995 June)
Descriptors: composting; litter plant; yards; food wastes; waste utilization; germany

48.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Correctional system wins with composting and recycling.
Marion, J. I. Biocycle. v.35(9): p.30, 32-36. (1994 Sept.)
Descriptors: composting; waste utilization; correctional institutions

49.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
The curb and pile trial.
Goldstein, N. Biocycle. v.34(8): p.37-39. (1993 Aug.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composting; waste disposal; plastics; biodegradation; new jersey

50.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Curbside sort for organics.
Biocycle. v.35(7): p.36-37. (1994 July)
Descriptors: food wastes; yards; wastes; residential areas; waste utilization; composting; programs

51.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Defying the odds on a desert oasis.
Poncavage, J. Org-Gard. v.38(3): p.92-96. ill. (1991 Mar.)
Descriptors: gardening; desert soils; composts; california

52.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Degradability of yard waste collection bags.
Cole, M. A.; Leonas, K. K. Biocycle. v.32(3): p.56-58, 60, 62-63. (1991 Mar.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: households; waste treatment; composting; collection; bags; photolysis; illinois

53.
NAL Call No.: RA1270.P35A1
Degradation of chloroneb, triadimefon, and vinclozolin in soil, thatch, and grass clippings.
Frederick, E. K.; Bischoff, M.; Throssell, C. S.; Turco, R. F. Bull-environ-contam-toxicol. v.53(4): p.536-542. (1994 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: chloroneb; triadimefon; vinclozolin; fungicide residues; degradation; soil; thatch; lawns and turf; grass clippings; composts

54.
NAL Call No.: RA1270.P35A1
Degradation of diazinon, chlorpyrifos, isofenphos, and pendimethalin in grass and compost.
Lemmon, C. R.; Pylypiw, H. M. Jr. Bull-Environ-Contam- Toxicol. v.48(3): p.409-415. (1992 Mar.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: diazinon; chlorpyrifos; isofenphos; pendimethalin; grass clippings; composts; pesticide residues; degradation; connecticut

55.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
Degradation of plastic compost bags used for yard waste.
Taber, H. G.; Cox, D. F. HortTechnology. v.3(1): p.59- 61. (1993 Jan.-1993 Mar.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: plastics; bags; refuse compost; photolysis; biodegradation; plastic film; ultraviolet radiation; grass clippings

56.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Demonstrating the use of compost.
Feinbaum, R. Biocycle. v.37(1): p.76. (1996 Jan.)
Descriptors: gardening; organic culture; composts; waste utilization; gardens; educational methods; england; demonstration gardens

57.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Determination of compost biomaturity. I. Literature review.
Mathur, S. P.; Owen, G.; Dinel, H.; Schnitzer, M. Biol-agric- hortic. v.10(2): p.65-85. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composts; maturation; stability; determination; tests; evaluation; organic wastes; microbial degradation; aerobic treatment; humification; physicochemical properties; fire danger; odor emission; storage quality; phytotoxicity; air pollution; water pollution; diptera; bags; breakage; literature reviews; biostability

58.
NAL Call No.: 286.8 N488
Doing groundwork for healthy plants.
Fairman, A. N-Y-Times. p.20. (1991 Feb.)
Descriptors: gardening; soil management; composts; fertilizers; earthworms

59.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Don't let cold weather cool your compost.
Coleman, E. Org-Gard. v.39(8): p.50-53. (1992 Nov.)
Descriptors: composting; winter; domestic gardens; composts

60.
NAL Call No.: S37.F72
Easy compost.
Hirrel, S. S. FSA-Univ-Ark-Syst-Coop-Ext-Serv. [Little Rock, Ark.]: Cooperative Extension Service. (#6029) 2p. (1993 Feb.)
In subseries: Compost Units Service.
Descriptors: composts; grass clippings; moisture; aeration; arkansas

61.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Effect of different organic manures and garden waste compost on the nitrate dynamics in soil, N uptake and yield of winter wheat.
Berner, A.; Scherrer, D.; Niggli, U. Biol-agric-hortic. v.11(1/4): p.289-300. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: triticum aestivum; winter wheat; farmyard manure; composts; slurries; nitrogen; nutrient sources; npk fertilizers; top dressings; mineralization; nutrient availability; nutrient uptake; crop growth stage; nitrogen content; soil water; crop yield; grain; dry matter accumulation; wheat straw; growth rate; switzerland; organic versus inorganic fertilizers

62.
NAL Call No.: TD930.A32
Effects of compost stability on plant growth, microbiological parameters and nitrogen availability in media containing mixed garden-waste compost.
Keeling, A. A.; Griffths, B. S.; Ritz, K.; Myers, M. Bioresour-technol. v.54(3): p.279-284. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: refuse; composts; agricultural wastes; litter plant; lolium perenne; growth; nitrogen metabolism; nitrogen; nutrient availability; microbiology; age; stability; compost age
Abstract: Garden waste was composted over a number of weeks in a windrow, and fumed regularly to maintain aerobic conditions. The physical parameters of the composting material were measured, and at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks of processing samples were removed and incorporated into growth media. Ryegrass was grown over 1 year and harvested regularly for measurement of dry matter and N content. In addition, compost samples were removed and the microfauna and total microbial biomass quantified. It was shown that the younger composts (1 and 2 week processing) gave higher dry matter and N yields. The young compost (1 week) contained significantly higher protozoan (especially ciliate) biomass than the older (4 week) compost, over the entire experimental period.

63.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Effects of composted organic kitchen and garden waste on Mycosphaerella pinodes (Berk. et Blox) Vestergr., causal organism of foot rot on peas (Pisum sativum L.).
Schuler, C.; Pikny, J.; Nasir, M.; Vogtmann, H. Biol-agric- hortic. v.9(4): p.353-360. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: pisum sativum; mycosphaerella pinodes; seedborne fungi; suppression; composts; peat; pest control

64.
NAL Call No.: 442.8 An72
The effects of domestic compost upon the germination and emergence of barley and six arable weeds.
Ligneau, L. A. M.; Watt, T. A. Ann-appl-biol. v.126(1): p.153-162. (1995 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: hordeum vulgare; agrostis stolonifera; avena fatua; chenopodium album; galium aparine; poa annua; stellaria media; composts; leachates; seed germination; seedling emergence; depth; light; weed control; household composts

65.
NAL Call No.: TD172.J6
Effects of using organic wastes as soil amendments in urban horticultural practices in the District of Columbia.
Weir, C. C.; Allen, J. R. J-environ-sci-health-Part-A,- Environ-sci-eng-toxic-hazard-substance-control. v.A32(2): p. 323-332. (1997)
Includes references.
Descriptors: organic wastes; composts; lycopersicon esculentum; brassica-juncea; crop yield; urban areas

66.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Elementary school initiates composting, gardening project.
Foote, K. C. Biocycle. v.34(12): p.44. (1993 Dec.)
Descriptors: composting; domestic gardens; gardening; elementary education

67.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
Encouraging environmental and community stewardship with trained extension volunteers.
Hlubik, W. T.; Weidman, R. B. HortTechnology. v.5(2): p.171-174. (1995 Apr.-1995 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: domestic gardens; environmental education; community programs; cooperative extension service; volunteers; composting; surveys; extension; new jersey; master gardener program

68.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Examining residential organics diversion.
Steuteville, R.; May, K. Biocycle. v.37(6): p.30, 32-34. (1996 June)
Descriptors: composting; food wastes; residential areas; pilot projects; washington

69.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Expanding curbside collection of household organics.
Gies, G. Biocycle. v.33(1): p.34-36. (1992 Jan.)
Descriptors: recycling; food wastes; composting; community programs; ontario

70.
NAL Call No.: RA1270.P35A1
Fate of selected pesticides applied to turfgrass: effect of composting on residues.
Vandervoort, C.; Zabik, M. J.; Branham, B.; Lickfeldt, D. W. Bull-environ-contam-toxicol. v.58(1): p.38-45. (1997 Jan.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: pesticides; composting

71.
NAL Call No.: TX341.E5
For a healthier earth, richer diet, try organic gardening.
Volain, N. Environ-nutr. v.18(4): p.2. (1995 Apr.)
Descriptors: organic foods; organic farming; layout; composts

72.
NAL Call No.: SB453.3.N45G66 1993
Good gardening with the New Zealand Consumers' Institute. Consumer Home & Garden.
Browne, J.; New Zealand Consumers' Institute. [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.); 104p. (D. Bateman, Auckland, N.Z., 1993)
A publication of "the Consumers' Institute, publisher of the quarterly magazine Consumer Home & Garden, from which most of the text and illustrations have been taken"--p.4.
Descriptors: gardening-new zealand; garden soils; compost; plants-diseases and pests-control; plant propagation; ornamental horticulture; vegetable gardening; pruning

73.
NAL Call No.: LB3475 A1S3
The greening of school foodservice.
Behan, R. J. School-foodserv-nutr. (American School Food Service Assn.) v.48(7): p.30-36 (1994 Aug.)
Descriptors: school food service; waste disposal; food packaging; recycling; composting; environmental protection; resource management; renewable resources; recovery; conservation; cost benefit analysis
Abstract: Environmental responsibility through solid waste reduction, source reduction ("precycling") and recycling for school foodservice are examined in this article. A recipe for soap, and tips for composting are among the featured topics.

74.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-C734
Home composters make a difference to diversion.
Vossen, P.; Rilla, E. Biocycle. v.38(1): p.34-36. (1997 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; waste utilization; california

75.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-C734
Home composting around the bay.
Sherman, S. Biocycle. v.38(3): p.42, 46. (1997 Mar.)
Descriptors: community involvement; california; san francisco, california

76.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Home composting program options.
Benton, C. H. Biocycle. v.32(4): p.90, 92. (1991 Apr.)
Descriptors: domestic gardens; composting; educational programs; community programs; recycling; waste utilization

77.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Home composting takes off in Massachusetts.
McGovern, A. Biocycle. v.35(6): p.80-81. (1994 June)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; programs; massachusetts

78.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.V8V52
Homeowner management of grass clippings.
May, J. H.; Simpson, T. W. Publication collection, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. (#452-239) 2p. (1992)
In the subseries: Waste Facts.
Descriptors: grass clippings; organic wastes; lawns and turf; thatch; fertilizers; application date; mowing; composting; mulching; virginia

79.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
How to promote backyard composting.
Biocycle. v.37(4): p.48, 50, 52. (1996 Apr.)
Descriptors: composting; yards; wastes; litter plant; waste utilization; programs; diffusion of information; maryland; yard trimmings

80.
NAL Call No.: S657.J57 1994
The humanure handbook: a guide to composting human manure.
Jenkins, J. C. ill, 198.p. (Jenkins Pub., Grove City PA, 1994)
"Emphasizing minimum technology and maximum hygienic safety"; includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: night soil- handbooks, manuals, etc.; organic wastes as fertilizer-handbooks, manuals, etc.

81.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Impact of compost on vegetable yields.
Maynard, A. A.; Hill, D. E. Biocycle. v.35(3): p.66-67. (1994 Mar.)
Descriptors: vegetables; crop production; composts; leaves; fertilizers; application to land; crop yield; soil properties

82.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Implementing a backyard composting program.
Woestendiek, C.; Smith, S. J. Biocycle. v.31(12): p.70- 71. (1990 Dec.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; yards; organic wastes; program development; washington

83.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
In-vessel composting of food scraps at the Ontario Science Centre.
Gis, G. Biocycle. v.34(7): p.72. (1993 July)
Descriptors: composting; food wastes; urban areas; ontario

84.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
In-vessel systems for on-site management.
Goldstein, N. Biocycle. v.37(2): p.74-79. (1996 Feb.)
Descriptors: composting; systems; design; small scale, in vessel composting systems

85.
NAL Call No.: S590.C63
Increasing plant-available phosphorus in an ultisol with a yard-waste compost.
Hue, N. V.; Ikawa, H.; Silva, J. A. Commun-soil-sci-plant- anal. v.25(19/20): p.3291-3303. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: ultisols; acid soils; tropical soils; mineral deficiencies; phosphorus; nutrient availability; composts; yards; litter plant; triple superphosphate; application rates; gypsum; lime; sorption isotherms; shoots; nutrient content; growth; dry matter accumulation; phosphorus sorption capacity

86.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-C734
Institutional experiences with composting containers.
Farrell, M.; Goldstein, N. Biocycle. v.38(2): p.38-40, 42, 44, 46-47. (1997 Feb.)
Descriptors: institutions; containers

87.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Integrated hog farming and market gardening for small farmers in tropical areas of the western region.
Fleming, K. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. p.[6] 9. (1993)
SARE Project Number: LWE 92-2. Reporting period for this report is October 1992 to September 1993.
Descriptors: pig farming; composting; agricultural wastes; market gardens; tree fruits; sustainability; economic analysis; small farms; demonstration farms; tropics; hawaii

88.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.P4E8
Leaf composting, a partial solution to solid waste management.
Temple, G.; Bresenhan, T.; McCollough, R.; Thompson, F.; Sommers, R. Ext-Circ-Pa-State-Univ-Agric-Ext-Serv. University Park, Pa. (381) 4p. (1990 June)
Descriptors: composting; leaves

89.
NAL Call No.: S667.A2G54 1992
Manual for horticultural and landscape applications of compost.
Glendinning, T. ill., 33p. (Green Glen Ltd, Pittsboro, N.C., [1992?])
Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: compost; horticulture; landscape gardening

90.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Master composters reap results
Dean, L.; Ulman, J. Biocycle. v.33(9): p.74-75. (1992 Sept.)
Descriptors: composting; litter plant; yards; mulches; educational programs; volunteers; community involvement

91.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Mastering the way to home composting.
Riggle, D. Biocycle. v.35(1): p.37-39. (1994 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; educational programs

92.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Measuring diversion through home composting.
Biocycle. v.36(3): p.74-76. (1995 Mar.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; yards; waste utilization; case studies

93.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Measuring effectiveness of organics collection.
Johansson, M. Biocycle. v.33(9): p.58-59. (1992 Sept.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composting; waste disposal; separation; households; responses; household surveys; waste utilization; denmark

94.
NAL Call No.: 448.3 Ap5
Microbial degradation and humification of the lawn care pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid during the composting of yard trimmings.
Michel, F. C. Jr.; Reddy, C. A.; Forney, L. J. Appl-environ- microbiol. v.61(7): p.2566-2571. (1995 July)
Includes references.
Descriptors: 2,4-d; herbicide residues; microbial degradation; mineralization; composting; thatch; lawns and turf; plant residues; leaves; grasses; thermophilic microorganisms; humification; grass clippings
Abstract: The fate of the widely used lawn care herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) during the composting of yard trimmings consisting of primarily leaves and grass is an important unexplored question. In this study, we determined the extent of 2,4-D mineralization, incorporation into humic matter, volatilization, and sorption during the composting of yard trimmings. Yard trimmings (2:1 [wt/wt] leaves-grass) were amended with 14C-ring-labeled 2,4-D (17 mg/kg of dry weight) and composted in a temperature-controlled laboratory scale compost system. During composting, thermophilic microbes were numerically dominant, reaching a maximum of 2 X 10(11)/g. At the end of composting, 46% of the organic matter (OM) present in the yard trimmings was lost and the compost was stable, with an oxygen uptake rate of 0.09 mg of O2 per g of OM per h, and was well humified (humification index, 0.39). Mineralization of the OM temporally paralleled mineralization of 2,4-D. In the final compost, 47% of the added 2,4-D carbon was mineralized, about 23% was complexed with high-molecular-weight humic acids, and about 20% was not extractable (humin fraction). Less than 1% of the added 14C was present in water expressed from the finished compost, suggesting a low potential for leaching of 2,4-D. Very little volatilization of 2,4-D occurred during composting. It is of interest that our results indicate active mineralization of 2,4-D at composting temperatures of 60 degrees C because microbial 2,4-D degradation at thermophilic temperatures has not been previously documented.

95.
NAL Call No.: 448.3 B13
Microbiological degradation of pesticides in yard waste composting.
Fogarty, A. M.; Tuovinen, O. H. Microbiol-Rev v.55(2): p.225-233. (1991 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composting; grass clippings; leaves; domestic gardens; residues; pesticides; pollution; microbial degradation

96.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Modular management of residential organics.
Gies, G. Biocycle. v.37(2): p.80, 82. (1996 Feb.)
Descriptors: composting; residential areas; programs; ontario

97.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Multioptions for grass diversion.
Schlauder, R. M. Jr.; Lowry, L. L. Biocycle. v.33(3): p.72, 74. (1992 Mar.)
Descriptors: grass clippings; composting; community ; programs; solid wastes; waste treatment; pennsylvania

98.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-C734
NASA tests composters for space.
Atkinson, C. Biocycle. v.38(3): p.47-48. (1997 Mar.)
Descriptors: space flight; composting

99.
NAL Call No.: S661.5.R63 1993
The natural magic of mulch: organic gardening Australian style. Mulch.
Roads, M. J. Rev. and expanded edn. ill.(some col.), [8] p. of plates, x, 149p. (Viking O'Neil, Ringwood, Vic., Australia, 1993)
First published by Greenhouse Publications, 1989.
Descriptors: mulching australia; compost australia; organic gardening australia

100.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
New York City schools build gardens and composting systems.
Grobe, K. Biocycle. v.37(11): p.72. (1996 Nov.)
Descriptors: schools; composting; gardens; educational programs

101.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Newspaper in the garden, round two.
McGrath, M. Org-Gard. v.38(7): p.16. (1991 Sept.-1991 Oct.)
Descriptors: newspapers; composting

102.
NAL Call No.: S661.G48 1993
No garbage: composting and recycling.
Gilbert, A. ill. (some col.), 64p. (Lothian, Port Melbourne, Vic., 1993)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
Descriptors: compost; gardening-australia

103.
NAL Call No.: 448.3 Ap5
Occurrence and distribution of Legionella species in composted plant materials.
Hughes, M. S.; Steele, T. W. Appl-environ-microbiol. v.60(6): p.2003-2005. (1994 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: legionella; legionella pneumophila; composts; refuse compost; leaves; grass clippings; south australia; home composts
Abstract: Legionellae were found in many samples of composted plant matter obtained from home gardeners and from facilities which undertook bulk composting. The predominant species isolated from these composts was Legionella pneumophila, the strains of which belonged to serogroups other than serogroup 1. Other Legionella species were present in many samples. Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1, which is implicated in human infections in South Australia, was present in samples obtained from two of six facilities composting large volumes of material and from 3 of 30 gardeners. Many of the species or strains isolated from composts have not been implicated as causative agents of legionellosis in South Australia, but some cause infection in healthy and immunosuppressed persons.

104.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
The OG complete guide to compost.
Long, C. Org-gard. v.44(4): p.56-60. (1997 Apr.)
Descriptors: composting; organic gardening

105.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
On-farm leaf composting and mulching.
Kluchinski, D.; Morgan, J. Biocycle. v.34(3): p.64, 66- 67. (1993 Mar.)
Descriptors: composting; mulching; leaves; on farm processing; soil amendments; regional surveys; new jersey

106.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Ontario implements composting programs.
McFarlane, P. Biocycle. v.31(1): p.32-34. (1990 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; composts; leaves; litter plant; food wastes; households; domestic production; ontario

107.
NAL Call No.: S661.S64 1993
Organic gardener's composting. Van Patten's organic gardener's composting.
Solomon, S. ill., 141p. (Van Patten Pub.; distributed by Login Publisher's Consortium, Portland, Or.; Chicago, IL , 1993)
Cover title: Van Patten's organic gardener's composting.
Descriptors: compost; organic gardening

108.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Organic riches you can reap in your region.
Mattern, V. Org-gard. v.41(3): p.26-33. (1994 Mar.)
Descriptors: organic amendments; organic wastes; composting; domestic gardens; canada

109.
NAL Call No.: SB319.2.F6F56
Organic soil amendments for Florida vegetable gardens.
Stephens, J. M.; Kostewicz, S. R. Proc-annu-meet-Fla-State- Hort-Soc. [S.l.]: The Society. v.105: p.263-267 (1993 May)
Meeting held November 3-5, 1992, Tampa, Florida.
Descriptors: cucumis sativus; brassica juncea; capsicum annuum; vigna unguiculata; lycopersicon esculentum; soil amendments; vegetable growing; organic fertilizers; composts; poultry manure; refuse compost; crop yield; florida; yardwaste compost

110.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Plan for organic.
Shirley, C. Org-Gard. v.37(2): p.42-46. (1990 Feb.)
Descriptors: organic farming; alternative farming; domestic gardens; site preparation; composts; mulching; pest control; costs

111.
NAL Call No.: SB319.2.F6F56
Pole bean yield as influenced by composted yard waste soil amendments.
Kostewicz, S. R. Proc-annu-meet-Fla-State-Hort-Soc. [S.l.]: The Society. v.106: p.206-208. (1994 May)
Meeting held October 19-21, 1993, Miami Beach, Florida.
Descriptors: phaseolus vulgaris; composts; sandy soils; fertilizers; application rates; nitrogen; crop yield

112.
NAL Call No.: TJ163.4.U6E36
Producing garden vegetables with organic soil amendments.
Stephens, J. M.; Kostewicz, S. R. EES. Gainesville, Fla.: Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. (#327) 6p. (1994 Mar.)
Descriptors: organic amendments; vegetable growing; organic matter; organic fertilizers; green manures; cover crops; mulches; composting; composts; animal manures; florida

113.
NAL Call No.: TX1.J68
Purchases, food habits and waste management in households: exploring responses to local composting.
Shanahan, H.; Saljo, R. J-consum-stud-home-econ. Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications. v.17(3): p.197-205. (1993 Sept.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: food purchasing; food consumption; consumer preferences; waste disposal; management; composting; biodegradation; sweden

114.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Pushing the limits of backyard composting.
Biocycle. v.35(3): p.30-33. (1994 Mar.)
Descriptors: composting; yards; grass clippings; food wastes; washington

115.
NAL Call No.: SB435.5.A645
Recycling and composting: turning restrictions into opportunities.
Stone, H. M. Arbor-age. v.14(6): p.21-22. (1994 June)
Descriptors: recycling; composting; waste utilization; lawns and turf; arboriculture; landscape gardening

116.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Residential organics diversion strategies.
Gies, G. Biocycle. v.37(4): p.90-93. (1996 Apr.)
Descriptors: organic wastes; waste utilization; residential areas; collection; recycling; composting; british columbia

117.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Schools teach the new 3 R's.
Riggle, D. Biocycle. v.31(5): p.61. (1990 May)
Descriptors: composting; children; curriculum; oregon

118.
NAL Call No.: Videocassette no. 2028
The science of biological decomposition: effective composting methods.
Clokey, J., Harrigan, J. & Skinner, M. (San Luis Video Productions, Los Osos CA, 1993).
VHS format; 33 min.
Descriptors: compost
Abstract: Discusses the science of composting. Includes information on how the process of composting transforms organic matter into humus.

119.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Seniors go for home composting.
Hallee, M. A. Biocycle. v.37(8): p.71. (1996 Aug.)
Descriptors: composting; projects; low rent housing; elderly; maine

120.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Sites, plastics bags and compost markets.
Kelly, S. D. Biocycle. v.35(9): p.52-53. (1994 Sept.)
Descriptors: yards; wastes; composting; markets; florida

121.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Small-scale fish composting trials.
Biocycle. v.33(2): p.62. (1992 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: composting; fish scrap; minnesota

122.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Sorting-composting systems for household refuse.
Noyon, N.; Begnaud, B. Biocycle. v.31(6): p.58-60. (1990 June)
Descriptors: composting; refuse; plant residues; paper; plastics; sorting; composts; product quality

123.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Source reduction through home composting.
Amiran, D.; Sherman, S. E. Biocycle. v.33(4): p.97-99. (1992 Apr.)
Descriptors: composting; refuse; food wastes; waste disposal; households; california; alameda county, california; yard wastes

124.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
State encouragement of yard waste composting.
Dusault, A. J. Jr. Biocycle. v.31(1): p.46-47. (1990 Jan.)
Descriptors: composting; leaves; pruning trash; yards; municipal refuse disposal; technical aid; state government; massachusetts

125.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Targeting school cafeterias.
Iken, M. J. Biocycle. v.35(9): p.77-78. (1994 Sept.)
Descriptors: composting; food wastes; elementary schools; educational programs; massachusetts

126.
NAL Call No.: S590.S65
Testing compost as an anti wind erosion agent in a wind tunnel.
Vos, J. A. d. Soil-technol. v.9(4): p.209-221. (1996 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sandy soils; wind erosion; erosion control; composts; organic matter; application rates; efficacy; surface layers; surface roughness; wind speed; garden and household waste compost

127.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Texas inmates gain a recycling future.
Riggle, D. Biocycle. v.35(2): p.40. (1994 Feb.)
Descriptors: composting; vocational training; correctional institutions

128.
NAL Call No.: S37.F72
Three-bin turning compost bins.
Hirrel, S. S. FSA-Univ-Ark-Syst-Coop-Ext-Serv. [Little Rock, Ark.]: Cooperative Extension Service. (#6030) 4p. (1993 Feb.)
In a subseries: Compost Units Series.
Descriptors: composts; composting; construction; arkansas

129.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Turn garden waste into garden gold.
Logan, W. B. Org-Gard. v.38(6): p.46-48. (1991 July-1991 Aug.)
Descriptors: composts; waste disposal; gardening; plant protection

130.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Turn your fall waste into future gold.
Keough, C. Org-Gard. v.40(7): p.46-50. (1993 Sept.-1993 Oct.)
Descriptors: composting; crop residues; domestic gardens; autumn

131.
NAL Call No.: SB451.34.V8V57
Understanding and using compost.
McKissack, D. Va-Gard. v.10(6): p.3. (1991 June)
Descriptors: composts; composting; mulching; lawns and turf

132.
NAL Call No.: S661.C84 1992
The urban/suburban composter: the complete guide to backyard, balcony, and apartment composting.
Cullen, M. 1.; Johnson, L. 1. ill., xvii, 172p. (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1992)
"First published in Canada by Penguin Books, under the title The Real Dirt."--t.p. verso.
Descriptors: compost

133.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N6N62
Using compost in landscape beds and nursery substrates.
Bilderback, T. E.; Powell, M. A. AG-NC-Agric-Ext-Serv. Raleigh: North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. (#473-14) 4p. (1993 Sept.)
Descriptors: composts; landscape gardening; nurseries; nutrient content; application rates; north carolina

134.
NAL Call No.: SB451.34.V8V57
Using composted yard waste for container-plant production.
Appleton, B. L. Va-Gard-Newsl. Blacksburg, Va.: Virginia Tech Va. Coop. Ext. v.12(4): p.3. (1993 Apr.)
Descriptors: container grown plants; composts; yards

135.
NAL Call No.: SB321 G85
Vegetable production in soils amended with undecomposed leaves.
Maynard, A. A. Grow-Veg-Small-Fruit-Newsl. v.93(4): p.4- 5. (1993 Apr.)
Descriptors: leaves; vegetables; soil amendments; leaf mold; crop yield; connecticut; sheet composting

136.
NAL Call No.: 80 AC82
Vegetable residues from garden/produce markets as recyclable biomass for high-quality compost production.
Vallini, G.; Pera, A.; Nizzi, E.; Tortorella, L.; Ciurli, A. Acta-Hortic. (302): p.363-368. (1992 Mar.)
In the series analytic: Compost Recycling of Wastes / edited by C. Balis, M. De Bertoldi, G.L. Ferrero, V. Maniow, and E. Kapetanios. Proceedings of an International Symposium, October 4- 7, 1989, Athens, Greece.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop residues; fresh products; markets; composting; biological treatment; composts; physicochemical properties; biology; properties; organic fertilizers; italy

137.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Voila! from refuse container to composting bin.
Abbott, N. L. Biocycle. v.37(3): p.57. (1996 Mar.)
Descriptors: composting; programs; residential areas; bins; recycling; waste utilization; arizona; backyard composting

138.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Waste diversion at correctional facility.
Walls, B.; Buggeln, R. Biocycle. v.37(5): p.56-57. (1996 May)
Descriptors: wastes; recycling; composting; waste utilization; correctional institutions; tennessee

139.
NAL Call No.: S522.U5H37
The waste-watcher's kitchen.
Goldbeck, D. Harrowsmith-ctry-life. v.8(48): p.76-80, 98. (1993 Nov.-1993 Dec.)
Descriptors: kitchen waste; food wastes; waste disposal; composting

140.
NAL Call No.: S37.F72
Wood-and-wire three-bin turning compost bin.
Hirrel, S. S. FSA-Univ-Ark-Syst-Coop-Ext-Serv. [Little Rock, Ark.]: Cooperative Extension Service. (#6033) 2p. (1993 Feb.)
In subseries: Compost Units Series.
Descriptors: composting; composts; construction; wire netting; temperature; arkansas

141.
NAL Call No.: S37.F72
Wooden-pallet and wire-mesh compost bins.
Hirrel, S. S. FSA-Univ-Ark-Syst-Coop-Ext-Serv. [Little Rock, Ark.]: Cooperative Extension Service. (#6031) 2p. (1993 Feb.)
Descriptors: composts; composting; construction; wire netting; arkansas

142.
NAL Call No.: 57.8 C734
Worm composters in school programs.
Conrad, P. Biocycle. v.36(2): p.91. (1995 Feb.)
Descriptors: vermicomposting; technical training; educational programs

143.
NAL Call No.: S37.F72
Worm composting bin.
Hirrel, S. S. FSA-Univ-Ark-Syst-Coop-Ext-Serv. [Little Rock, Ark.] (#6032) 2p. (1993 Mar.)
In subseries: Compost Units Series.
Descriptors: composting; composts; earthworms; construction; moisture; arkansas

144.
NAL Call No.: S544.3 N6N62
Worms can recycle your garbage.
Sherman, R. AG-NC-Agric-Ext-Serv. Raleigh: North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. (#473-18) 4p. (1994 May)
In subseries: Water Quality & Waste Management
Descriptors: vermicomposting; food wastes; eisenia fetida; refuse compost; waste utilization

145.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O74
Yard riches.
Pleasant, B. Org-Gard. v.37(7): p.50-53. (1990 Sept.- 1990 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: recycling; lawns and turf; woody plants; composting; domestic gardens; waste utilization

146.
NAL Call No.: 275.29 W27P
Your yard and water quality: simple things gardeners can do to prevent water contamination.
Bobbitt, V.; Fox, R.; Kennell, H.; Moulton, C.; Pinyuh, G.; Robson, M. Ext-bull. Wash-State-Univ, Coop-Ext. Pullman, Wash. (#1744) 8p. (1993 May)
Descriptors: water pollution; gardening; pollution control; irrigation; composting; landscape gardening

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