The U.S. Composting Council  promotes research, public
education, compost standards and expansion of compost markets. 

Cornell Composting Home Page
   The Science and Engineering of Composting includes the Recipe Maker: downloadable Excel spreadsheets with compost mixture calculations for up to four ingredients (Mac or PC)

US EPA's Composting Web Page includes Innovative Uses of Compost and other EPA compost publications.

WasteCap Wisconsin. WasteCap Wisconsin’s mission is to 
to provide waste reduction and recycling assistance through business-to-business peer exchange. Target areas are 
construction and demolition debris, food waste, and computers. 

Beloit Business Materials Exchange - an example of a working database to match manufacturers and other businesses that need materials with companies that have reusable, surplus or by-product
materials available.

The WWF/WPVGA/UW Collaboration - "a partnership between the World Wildlife Fund, Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, and the University of Wisconsin working towards
ecologically sound potato and vegetable agricultural systems". 

Great Lakes By-Products Management Association 

Vermont Composting Resource Site - Commercial Composting

On-Farm Composting Handbook - Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, 1992. 

BioCycle - Journal of Composting & Recycling on-line

Composting News on-line

The Compost Resource Page - composting from back yard to large scale systems. Includes an interactive bulletin board for questions and answers.

www.mastercomposter.com - home composting 

University of Wisconsin Environmental Publications  
University of Wisconsin Coop Extension Publications

Print Resources and References

The Composters Answers Book. Volume 1. 1999.

Composting Manure for Value-Added Products. 2001.

Hendricks, W. 1993. Using compost on liner beds. Combined Proc. Int. Plant Prop. Soc. 43: 455-456.

Hoitink, H.A.J., M.A. Rose and R.A. Zondag. 1997. Composted biosolids: an ideal organic amendment for container media supplying both nutrients and natural suppression of root rots. p. 58-61.

Maynard, A.A. 1998. Using MSW (municipal solid waste) compost in nursery stock production. Biocycle 39: 63-65.

Quarles, W. and J. Grossman. 1995. Alternatives to methyl bromide in nurseries: disease suppressive media. IPM Practitioner 17:1-13.

Press, C.M., W.F. Mahaffee, J.H. Edwards and J.W. Kloepper. 1996. Organic by-product effects on soil chemical properties and microbial communities. Comp. Sci. & Util. 4:70-80.

Raymond, D.A., C. Chong and R.P. Voroney. 1998. Response of four container grown woody ornamentals to immature composted media derived from waxed corrugated cardboard. Compost Sci. Util. 6: 67-74.

Tripepi, R.R., M.W. George, A.G. Campbell and B. Shafii. 1996. Evaluating pulp and paper sludge as a substitute for peat moss in container media. J. Environ. Hort. 14: 91-96.

Widmer, T.L., J.H. Graham and D.J. Mitchell. 1997. Potential use of composted municipal solid waste for management of Phytophthora root rot of bearing citrus. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 110: 46-50.

Widmer, T.L., J.H. Graham and D.J. Mitchell. 1996. The effect of composted municipal solid waste as a soil amendment on the growth of young citrus trees and Phytophthora nicotianae. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. Fla. Proc. 55: 32-36.