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AV (videos) materials (the videos listed below require QuickTime to view)
- Compost...because
a rind is a terrible thing to waste! 65p manual with accompanying videos: 30-minute video and a 7- minute video used to promote food scrap composting in large institutions.
1996.
- COMPOST: Truth or Consequences. 15-minute video (or view on YouTube) teaches the science behind the solutions using a quiz show format to present common questions. 11p User's Guide is also available. 1998.
- Composting Road Kill. 8-minute DVD shows how roadkill deer are successfully managed through composting. 2007.
- Do
You Know Where Your Garbage Is? 12-minute video for youth which
presents options for what we can do with the garbage
that we can't reduce, reuse, or compost. Animated characters and documentary footage explores the controversial issues of composting, incinerating, and landfilling and how these can be part of a community's waste management plan. 1992.
- Farm-Based
Composting: Manure and More. 38-minute video highlighting
14 farm operations and six different composting technologies
from low to high tech. YouTube. 2001.
- Farm
Waste Management Makes Sense. 9-minute video provides
an overview of serious economic questions surrounding
agricultural waste disposal and offers suggestions
for effective waste management. Download. 1996.
- It's
Gotten Rotten. Links to information on how to
purchase (or free download) this 20-minute video on the biology of invertebrates
in compost. Teacher’s guide included. 1997.
- Life
After The Curb. 20-minute video for youth showing how
materials are reprocessed into new products. It shows separation and recycling processes and end products for plastic, steel, aluminum, glass, and paper. 1990.
- Natural
Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste.
20-minute video describing mortality and butcher residual
composting at 8 facilities. 2002. Download in English or Spanish.
- Natural Rendering: Composting Poultry Mortality. 6-minute video shows how to compost poultry carcasses and the donning of personal protective equipment. 2008.
- Natural Rendering for Horses - Composting Horse Mortality. Shows how to properly compost a dead horse. Download or view on YouTube. 2012.
- Recycling Yard Waste: A Tour of Community Programs. 35-minute video to help local officials and citizens make informed choices about managing municipal yard waste using four scenarios of various community composting and chipping programs as representative examples to help communities identify the options available to them. 1991.
- Recycling Within Reach. 15-minute video discusses the handling of recyclables in the home and the concept of "precycling". Statistics on our trash and what you can do about it. Composting in the home/community, recycling, and "precycling" by carefully selecting the products you buy are discussed. 1991.
- Turning
Over an Old Leaf: Municipal Yard Waste Composting.
7-minute
video to help local officials and citizens understand
how recycling yard waste through composting and chipping
helps the environment and saves money. 1992.
- Vermicompost - A Living Soil Amendment. 9-minute video (YouTube or download) on how vermicompost is made and used as a waste management technology. Included are research documents and other resources. 2010.
- Waste Prevention Tools at Work. 13-minute video to help solid waste officials, educators, recycling professionals, and businesses reduce the amount of solid waste generated by businesses, with a particular focus on retail, hospitality, and small office sectors. 1994.
Composting
- Large Scale Composting
- Aerobic
Composting Affects Manure’s Nutrient Content.
Article published in Northeast DairyBusiness 8(3):18,
2006
- Co-Composter
Model. A user-friendly spreadsheet model and
instructions for planning composting systems.
2004.
- Compost...because
a rind is a terrible thing to waste! 65p manual with accompanying 30-minute video plus a 7- minute video used to promote food scrap composting in businesses and large institutions.
1996.
- Compost
Bulking Materials. Compost Fact Sheet Series #5. 4p illustrated fact sheet,
2005.
- Compost
Equipment. Compost Fact Sheet Series #7. 6p illustrated fact sheet. 2006.
- Compost
Pads. Compost Fact Sheet Series #6. 6p illustrated fact sheet. 2005.
- Compost Turner Suited To You. Article published
in Northeast DairyBusiness 46(5):10-12, 2005.
- Composting
at Kreher's Poultry Farm: Case Study. 4p document,
2006.
- Composting Liquids. Compost Fact Sheet Series #8. 4p illustrated fact sheet, 2007.
- Cornell Farm Services Compost Site. 7p document with information about the Cornell Compost Site, 2009.
- Excessive
Pile Size. 1p document, 1996.
- Factors
Leading to Anaerobic Conditions. 1p document,
1996.
- Farm-Based
Composting: Manure & More. 38-minute video highling 15 farm operations and 6 different composting technologies. Purchase from NRAES or free download. 2001.
- Cornell Waste Management Institute Food Scrap Composting Project. Case studies. 1998.
- Food Scrap Composting at Camp Loyaltown - case study. 1997
- Food Scrap Composting at Cayuga Nature Center - case study. 1997.
- Food Scrap Composting at Mohawk Valley Community College - case study. 1996.
- Food Scrap Composting at Cornell University Dining Services - case study. 1996.
- Food Scrap Composting at Keene Central School - case study. 1995.
- Glossary
of Composting Terms. 2p document. 1995.
- In-Vessel Composting Options for Medium-Scale Food Waste Generators. Article published in BioCycle 52(3):49-53. 2011.
- Monitoring
Compost pH. 2p document. 1995.
- Monitoring
Compost Moisture. 1p document. 1995.
- Monitoring
Compost Temperature. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -Building
Windrows. 1p document.1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Chipping Woody Wastes. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Compost Process. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Composting Ingredients. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Oxygen. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Temperature. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Troubleshooting. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Turning Windrows. 1p document. 1995.
- Municipal
Yard Waste Composting: Operator's Fact Sheet -
Water. 1p document. 1995.
- Odor Management.
1p document. 1996.
- Odor
Treatment - Biofiltration. 1p document. 1997.
- On-Farm
Composting Handbook. Purchase this 186p book on how to produce and market compost, 1992. PDF of the handbook available here.
- Poultry
Waste Composting at ACE Farm: Case Study.
4p illustrated fact sheet. 2006.
- Poultry
Waste Composting At Brey Farm: Case Study.
4p illustrated fact sheet. 2006.
- Turning
Over An Old Leaf: Municipal Yard Waste Composting,
The 20% Solution. Download this 7-minute video, and overview
of municipal operations. 1992.
- Water
Quality Protection. 4p document. 1996.
- Will
Composting Pay on Your Dairy? Article published
in Northeast DairyBusiness 3(12):39,41. 2001.
- Yard
Waste Composting. 4p illustrated fact
sheet. 1990.
Use,
Quality and Marketing
- Compost
Facility Maps and Database. Maps and database
of NYS compost facilities including home compost
demo sites that can be searched by location and
compost feedstocks, updated 2012. Click here to add or update your facility.
- Compost Quality Assessment for Use in Horticulture: Impact of the Composting Process. 19 pg project report, 2008.
- Compost Use for Improved Soil Poster Series. Nine poster series (2018) includes:
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Agricultural Applications
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - General Highway Use
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - General Use
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Reclamation and Remediation
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Roadsides, Street Trees and Medians
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Slope Stabilization, Erosion Control and Storm Water Management
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Make it, Use it: Urban Applications
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Compost Use on Turf for Improved Soil
- Compost Use for Improved Soil - Put Your Beds to Bed
- Compost
Use Guidelines and Specifications. Information
on specifications for compost quality for different
uses from several organizations, 2003.
- Compost
Markets: Are They There? Article published
in Northeast DairyBusiness, 4(40):40, 2002.
- Compost Sampling for Nutrient and Quality Parameters: Variability of Sampler, Timing and Pile Depth. Article published in Compost Science and Utilization, Vol 20 (3):141-149, 2012.
- Highly
Compacted Soils Improved by Compost Use. 2p
article published in BioCycle, 2007.
- Improving
and Maintaining Compost Quality. Compost Fact Sheet Series #3. 6p illustrated
fact sheet, 2005.
- Influence of Site Conditions on Soil Responses to Manure-Based Compost Applications on Athletic Fields. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 783:415-424, 2008.
- Linking Manure Best Management Practices to Improved Compost Production - Collaborative Composting in NYS. 46p final report by WASTE NOT Resource Solutions. 2006.
- Marketing
Composts and Meeting Consumer Needs. Compost Fact Sheet Series #1. 6p illustrated
fact sheet, 2004.
- Quality
of New York State Agricultural Composts. Report
and data on 25 NYS manure-based composts and on
compost label and guideline options, 2003.
- Regulation
and Certification of Composts. Compost Fact Sheet Series #2. 4p illustrated
fact sheet, 2004.
- Revised
New York State Fertilizer Regulations Pertaining
to Compost. Sections of NYS Dept. of Agriculture
and Markets rules, 2006.
- Surveys Guide Development of Quality Compost Seal. Article
published in BioCycle 41(11):72-78, 2000.
- Testing
Composts. Compost Fact Sheet Series #4. 6p illustrated fact sheet, 2005.
- Using
Manure-Based Composts. Report, articles and
an illustrated fact sheet on use of composts in
turf maintenance, vineyards and in remediation
of compacted landscape soils, 2007.
- Using
Manure-Based Composts in Turf Management.
4p fact sheet summarizing the results of this
study, 2007
- Using Manure Based Composts in Turf Management for Athletic Fields. 9p technical report, 2010.
- Mortality
Composting
- A How-To On Livestock Composting. Article published in Northeast DairyBusiness, 10(11):18-19, 2008.
- Are Your Deadstock Piles and Disposal Costs Causing Your Farm Nightmares? Article published in Country Folks, Section B:21:23, 2009.
- Composting Animal Mortalities. Bonhotal, J., Schwarz, M., Rynk, R. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 23p. 2014.
- Composting
Road Kill. 12p illustrated fact
sheet, 8-minute DVD and poster,
2007.
- Composting
Road Killed Deer in New York. Article published
in BioCycle 45(5):25-26, 2004.
- Composting Swine from a Brucella suis Outbreak in the Northeast. 50-minute webinar presented by Jean Bonhotal for APHIS. 2016.
- Effectiveness of Composting as a Means of Emergency Disposal: A literature review. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Managing Animal Mortality, Products, By Products and Associated Health Risk. 9pg. 2015. Proceedings and Compendium.
- Effectiveness of Composting Road Killed Deer in New York State. Article published in Compost Science & Utilization, 18(4):232-241. 2010.
- Emergency Planning for Avian Influenza in New York
State. Links to fact sheet, video and poster. 2007.
- Emergency Response Planning for Disposal of Avian Influenza Affected Birds in NYS. Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium: Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue and Related Byproducts, 6p. 2009.
- Environmental Effects of Mortality Disposal. Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium: Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue and Related Byproducts (full proceedings). 10p. 2009.
- Evaluating
Pathogen Destruction in Road Kill Composting. Article published in BioCycle, 47(11):49-51. 2006.
- Fate of Barbiturates and Non-steriodal Anti-inflammatory Drugs During Carcass Composting. Paper published in Trends in Animal & Veterinary Sciences Journal 4(1):1-12. 2013.
- Fish/Shellfish Waste Composting. 1996, revised 2017.
- Horse Mortality: Carcass Disposal Alternatives. 8p illlustrated fact sheet and an accompanying 5-minute video. 2012.
- Management of Animal Carcasses, Tissue & Related By-Products - Connecting Research, Regulations and Response - 3rd International Sympoisum. Proceedings and Compendium. 2009.
- Mortality Management Options During an Avian Influenza Outbreak. This 70-min. webcast provides a current update of the outbreak and highlights mortality management options. View here. October 2015
- Mortality Composting Protocol for Avian Influenza Infected Flocks - FY2016 HPAI Response. 31p procedure manual. Manual can also be access here. 2016.
- Natural
Rendering: A Natural Solution for Mortality and Butcher
Waste. Article published in Small Farm Quarterly,
Fall pg 17, 2003.
- Natural
Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality & Butcher
Waste. Links to:
- Pathogen
Analysis of New York State Department of Transportation
Road Killed Deer Carcass Compost Facilities. Links to reports, 12-page
illustrated fact sheet, 8-minute DVD, and poster on static pile composting
to manage road killed deer and other animals. 2007-8.
- Quality Assurance in Mortality Composting, Mortality Composting Safety.. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Goat Field Day. American Institute for Goat Research, Langston University, Langston OK, pg 21-31. 2014.
- Quantification of Sodium Pentobarbital Residues from Equine Mortality Compost Piles. A paper presented at the 4th International Symposium: Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-products and Associated Health Risk: Connecting Research, Regulations and Response. 2012. Published in Journal of Animal Science 93(4):1824-1829, 2015.
- US Butcher Waste and Mortality Disposal Laws. A searchable map of rules, regulations and guidance of US disposal laws. 2009.
- On-Site Composting of Meat By-Products. 15p final report of a project exploring the economic viability and technical obstacles to on-site composting of meat by-products. 2001.
- The Space It Takes - Footprint Calculator for Composting Butcher Waste. 8pg document. 2010.
- What To Do With A Dead Deer: Compost It. Article published in the Cornell Chronicle. 2012.
- Where There is Livestock, There is Occasionally Deadstock. Article published in Progressive Dairyman. 2015.
- Science and
Engineering
- Ammonia
Odors. 2p illustrated document. 1996.
- Bioavailability
of Carbon and Nitrogen. 1p document. 1995.
- Carbon Footprint of a University Compost Facility: Case Study of Cornell Farm Services. 18p journal article, 2018.
- Capillary
Theory and Matric Potential. 2p document. 1996.
- Compost
Chemistry. 2p document. 1995.
- Compost
Microorganisms. 3p document, 1995.
- Compost
Physics. 3p docment, 1995.
- Effect
of Lignin on Biodegradability. 4p document,
1996.
- Effect
of Particle Size on Bioavailability. 2p document,
1996
- Estimating
Carbon Content. 1p document, 1996.
- Excess
Moisture. 3p document, 1996.
- Excessive
Pile Size. 1p document, 1995.
- Factors
Leading to Anaerobic Conditions. 1p document,
1996.
- Getting
the Right Mix – Calculations for Thermophilic
Composting. 1p document, 1996.
- Inadequate
Porosity. 2p document, 1996.
- Invertebrates
of the Compost Pile. 3p illustrated document,
1996.
- Lignin
and Other Constituents of Selected Organic Materials.
1p chart, 1996.
- Odor
Management. 2p document, 1996.
- Odor
Treatment - Biofiltration. 2p illustrated document,
1996.
- Oxygen
Diffusion. 2p illustrated document, 1996.
- Oxygen
Transport. 1p document, 1996.
- Testing
Composts. Compost Fact Sheet Series #4. 6p fact sheet, 2004.
- Troubleshooting
Compost Problems. 1p chart, 1996.
- Use
of Fertilizer Nitrogen to Balance C/N Ratios.
1p document, 1996.
- Water
Quality Protection. 5p document, 1996.
CWMI
updates and Program Work Team (PWT) Managing Wastes
Dairy Manure Bedding
Fact sheets (click here for a separate listing of our Composting fact sheets)
Final
reports
- Application
of Sewage Biosolids to Agricultural Soils in the Northeast:
Long-term Impacts and Benefit Uses. 2005.
- Assessing the Fate of Drugs in Livestock Mortality and Manures. Smith Lever final report. 2012.
- Biosolids
Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices
(NRC). 282p, 2002.
- Case Study: Eagleview Compost Dairy Barn. 12p, 2009.
- Characterizing and Determining Beneficial Use of Paper Production Residuals that Otherwise Become Waste. 68p, Finch Paper project, 2014.
- Composting as a Component of Sustainable Agriculture: Developing & Delivering Composting Information at a Critical Time. 3p final report to SARE.
- Connecting Farm Composts With Agriculture Users Demonstrating Compost Assets With Growers. 78p, 2007.
- Emergency & Routine Mortality Management. Hatch-NIFA final report. 4p, 2014.
- Evaluation of Solids and Liquids from Anaerobic Digesters for Use as Bedding and Fertilizer. NYS DEC final report. 54p, 2016.
- Frequency of Re-Bedding With Dairy Manure Solids - Results. 59p, 2008
- Hygienic
Implications of Small-Scale Composting in New York
State.
71p, 2004.
- Improved
Manure Management to Enhance Dairy Farm Viability.
26p, 2003.
- Linking Manure Best Management Practices to Improved Compost Production - Collaborative Composting in NYS. 46p final report by WASTE NOT Resource Solutions. 2006.
- Mortality Management. Smith Lever final report. 7p, 2014.
- New
York City Materials Exchange Roundtable.14p, 1997.
- On-Site Composting of Meat By-Products. 15p. 2001.
- Packaging
Waste: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? NYC Roundtable 3, 66p, 1998.
- Pathogen Analysis of NYSDOT Road-Killed Deer Carcass Compost Facilities. 78p, 2008
- Pay
As You Throw For Large Municipalities.
32p report of the New York City Roundtable, 2000.
- Quality
of New York State Agricultural Composts.
Report and data on 25 NYS manure-based composts and
on compost label and guideline options, 2003
- Recycling Organics: Enhancing Compost Markets. 5 pg final report to USEPA Region 2, 2003.
- Reducing
the New York City Waste Stream: The Potential Role
for Composting. 38p, 1998.
- Small
to Medium Scale Composting of Food Wastes in New York
City. 65p, 1999.
- Using Manure Solids as Bedding. Final report, 128p, 2008.
Health
and safety
Sewage sludge
- Health and safety
- Local,
state and federal rules
- National Academy
of Sciences Review
- Northeast
Research Committee on Land Application
- Risk
analysis and research
- Use and guidelines
Soil
quality and testing
- A Comparison of Tests for Extractable Copper and Zinc in Metal-Spiked and Field-Contaminated Soil. Article published in Soil Science 174(8):439-444. 2009.
- Contaminants in Soils: Overview of Key Topics. PDF slide presentation about sources of soil contaminants, pathways of exposure, devising and implementing appropriate soil sampling strategies, interpreting test results, and best practices for healthy gardens. 2010.
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides additional guidance on soil testing here. 2013
- Guide to Soil Testing and Interpreting Results. 6p fact sheet, 2009.
- Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities. Links to research and education partnership with urban gardeners:
- Metals in Urban Garden Soils. Information about metals commonly found in urban garden soils, including sources, behavior in garden soil, concerns about human and plant health, what gardeners can do, and related topics. 9pg. March 2015.
- Project information sheet, summary/abstract and overview poster. 2010.
- "What Gardeners Can Do: 10 Best Practices for Healthy Gardening" (English and Spanish versions), 2pg. 2013.
- "What Gardeners Can Do: Tips for Urban Chicken Keepers" 2pg. 2013.
- Dilmun Hill Student Farm - research farm operated by Cornell students.
- Metals in NYC Community Gardens. Accepted manuscript (PDF). Published in Environmental Pollution, 187:162-169. 2014.
- Lead (Pb) in NYC Community Garden Chicken Eggs. Accepted manuscript (PDF). Published in Environmental Geochemistry and Health, online November 2013.
- "Scrambled Eggs, Hold the Lead" - Science magazine's ScienceShot column about the Healthy Soils chicken egg study. December 13, 2013.
- "Understanding Your Test Results: Lead in Chicken Run Soils and Chicken Eggs." Recommendations taken from project results shared with gardeners. 6pg. Updated October 2012.
- "Urban Gardening: Managing the Risks of Contaminated Soil" - Healthy Soils Project research is mentioned in this cover story from Environmental Health Perspectives, November/December 2013.
- "Safe Urban Gardening" - NIEHS Environmental Health Chat podcast series, February 2014.
- The dirt on urban gardens: Some contamination but help is on the way. Cornell Chronicle article. 2010.
- Science Cabaret on Air - Soil Contaminants in Gardens is a two part (15 minutes each, mp3) radio interview addressing soil contaminants in gardens. 2010.
- Soil Considerations for School and Community Gardens. Presentation by Jonathan Russell-Anelli to Extension educators covering topics relating to urban agriculture and soils. 57-minutes. 2010.
- Soil Contaminants and Best Practices for Healthy Gardens. 4p fact sheet, updatad October 2009
- Soil Contaminants in Gardens. Radio interview on The Weeder's Digest - 570 WSYR with Hannah Shayler about sources of contaminants, soil testing and understanding results, and best practices for healthy gardens. June 6, 2009. 22 minutes.
- Soil Testing for Contaminated Sites. Webinar sponsored by Cornell Garden-Based Learning. 2012.
- Sources and Impacts of Contaminants in Soils. 6p fact sheet, 2009.
- The Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory (CNAL) will continue to offer testing services for research purposes and for total elemental (metals) analyses, grower samples will now be analyzed by Agro-One Services. See CNAL web site for more information.
Youth
and teacher
- School
Composting
- Best
Ever Compost. 5p illustrated instructions
of worm compost recipe for youth, 1995.
- Bin Designs. 15p document illustrating several compost bin systems, 1996.
- Building
a Soda Bottle Bioreactor. 3p illustrated document
shows how to build soda bottle composter, 1995.
- Building
a Two-Can Bioreactor. 3p illustrated document
shows how to build a composter using two trash
cans, 1995.
- Compost
Quiz Game. 13 question quiz for youth, 1995.
- Composting
as a Topic for Independent Student Research.
1p document explains how composting can be a teaching
tool, 1995.
- Composting
as a Waste Management Technique. 1p document
explains how composting fits into waste management,
1995.
- Composting Education for Schools and Communities (English and Spanish). 2012.
- Composting - How it Works / Easy On-site Composting! 2p poster, 2016.
- Composting
Indoors. 1p overview of indoor composting
options, 1995.
- Culturing
Microorganisms. 2p document on how to use
microorganisms in the classroom, 1995.
- Frequently
Asked Questions. Q &A for small scale
composting, 1995.
- Frequently
Asked Questions About Worm Composting. Q &
A, 1995.
- Health
& Safety Guidance for Composting in the School
Setting. 2p illustrated fact sheet, 2004.
- High-Tech
Bioreactors. Instructions for how to build
complicated composter for experiments, 1995.
- Ideas
for Student Research Projects. 2p document
with ideas, 1995.
- More
About Worms... And Related Classroom Activities.
1p document, 1995.
- Observing
Compost Invertebrates. 1p instructions, 1995.
- Observing
Compost Microorganisms. 1p instructions, 1995.
- Outdoor
Composting. 2p instructions, 1995.
- Plant
Growth Experiments. 2p instructions, 1995.
- Potential
Cross-Curricular Applications of a Worm Bin For
the Elementary School Classroom. 2 p document
with ideas, 1995.
- Preparing
Slides of Microorganisms. 2p instructions,
1995.
- School Composting - Let's Get Growing! A guide for student leaders and teachers. 16p illustrated fact sheet,
2017.
- Six
Easy Steps to Setting Up a Worm Bin. 2p instructions,
1995.
- Techniques
for Detailed Study of Compost Microorganisms.
1p instructions, 1995.
- Trash
Goes To School. Series of solid waste lesson
plans for grades K-12, 1991.
- Troubleshooting
Compost Problems. 1p chart, 1995.
- Troubleshooting
Worm Bins. 2p solutions, 1995.
- Two-bin Composting Unit. 2p includes plans to build a two-bin compost unit, 2015.
- Why
Composting? 2p document explaining the reasons,
1995.
- Worm
Composting Basics. 3p instructions, 1995.
- Advancing Organic Materials Management in Puerto Rico. Article published in BioCycle 54(8):40-41. 2013.
- Composting
in the Classroom. Guide for student composting research. 116p book on using composting in teaching grades 9-12, including background information and experiments to try, 1998.
- Composting:
Wastes to Resources. Includes: 36p illustrated guide for educating youth about composting; 2 posters: "Best Ever Compost" and "How Does Composting Work"; and 11 designs for composting
systems, 1996.
- Do
You Know Where Your Garbage Is? 12-minute video for youth which
presents options for what we can do with the garbage
that we can't reduce, reuse, or compost. Animated characters and documentary footage explores the controversial issues of composting, incinerating, and landfilling and how these can be part of a community's waste management plan. 1992.
- It's
Gotten Rotten. Links to information on how to purchase (or free download) this 20-minute video on the biology of invertebrates in compost. Teacher's guide included. 1997.
- Life
After The Curb. 20-minute video for youth showing how
materials are reprocessed into new products. It shows separation and recycling processes and end products for plastic, steel, aluminum, glass, and paper. 1990.
- Recycling:
Mining Resources From Trash. 33p guide and 5 posters that shows what's in your trash can, what's made of recyclable materials, and where it should go. 1990.
- What
about Waste? Activity booklet introducing youth to a variety of subjects on environmental science. 25p, 1990.
Other
- Agricultural Plastics - Boon or Bane? An agricultural waste market research study for NYS. 1997.
- Can This Trash Can Turn Food Waste Into Garden Treasure? Smithsonian.com article on the Zera Food Recycler. 2017.
- Fate of Ivermectin in Manure Composting. 9-page research summary. 2011.
- How Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis is Affected by the Composting Process. Trends in Animal & Veterinary Sciences Journal 2(1):5-10. 2011.
- Get
the Goods: Not the Garbage. 255p educational
instruction to teach limited resource homemakers about
waste reduction. 1994
- Is This Your Idea of Taking Out the Trash? 2-page or 3-fold brochure about back yard burning. 2013.
- Knowledgeable, Ready, Able: A Comprehensive Extension Agro-security Information Program for the Livestock & Poultry Industries. 2011. Prepared for Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Scholarly Paper Program on Emerging, Critical, or Dynamic National Agro-security Priorties in Extension.
- Packaging
Waste: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? 66p final report. 1998.
- Pay
As You Throw For Large Municipalities. 32p report of the New
York City Roundtable. 2000.
- Recycling Agricultural Plastics in New York State. 35p report of the Cornell ad hoc burning group. 2003.
- Recycling Dairy Plastics - Best Management Practices to Keep Plastic Clean Enough to Recycle and Recycling Horticulture Plastics - Best Management Practices to Keep Plastic Clean Enough to Recycle. Both posters developed by Lois Levitan, Cornell Dept of Communication. 2009.
- Recycling Farm Plastics Gains Momentum. Cornell Chronicle. 2013.
- Spanish Educational Materials. Several CWMI educational materials have been translated into Spanish. 2012.
- Waste
Prevention Tools at Work.
90 page manual and 13
minute video will help solid waste officials, educators,
recycling professionals, and businesses reduce the
amount of solid waste generated by businesses, with
a particular focus on retail, hospitality, and small
office sectors. Includes waste assessment methods,
cost evaluation information, and work sheets. 1994.
- Waste
Reduction Through Consumer Education
(summary)
- Webinars - archived webinars on various composting topics..
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