Compost Facility Dedication, Oct. 13

Dean Wintersteen speaks in front of amended soil, a facility product. Download Larger Image

Steam, generated by the decomposition process, rises from a compost windrow. Download Larger Image

A machine turns a windrow in a hoop structure. Download Larger Image

Steam is released as the compost is turned. Download Larger Image

The University Compost Facility was created in 2008 to handle solid dairy manure from the new Dairy Farm. Organic waste from campus landscaping and Dining Service also are being composted at the facility, which is designed to handle 10,000 tons annually. Compost Brochure