Composting

In 2000, Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency introduced the Bioreactor.  The Bioreactor is a in vessel municipal solid waste composting facility. Garbage from municipalities in Clinton County are placed in the rotating kiln with water. As the kiln rotates the waste heats up on its own. All of the organic materials such as paper and food waste, will turn into compost. All of the composted material is used on the landfill for daily cover.

Backyard Composting

Residents are encouraged to compost in their backyards. Composting is very easy and is environmentally friendly, verses burning yard waste. Materials that can be added to a compost bin in the backyard are grass clippings, leaves, garden materials, fruit/vegetable scraps, and paper. Materials should be mixed occasionally and kept wet with water. Moisture content should be the same as a wrung out wet sponge. CCASWA sponsors composting workshops several times a year. For more details e-mail us at ccaswa@clinton.net.

Composted Woody Mulch