{"id":7509,"date":"2026-10-01T14:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/?page_id=7509"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:33:48","slug":"commercial-composting-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainable-generation.com\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Composting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sgp\">\n<style>.sgp{--b:#076eb8;--g:#42a25c;--n:#0b3d63;--ink:#1d2b36;--mut:#56636d;--line:#dbe5ee;--tint:#eef5fb;font-family:neue-haas-grotesk-display,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 40px}.sgp *{box-sizing:border-box}.sgp p{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500}.sgp a{color:var(--b)}.sgp 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.sgp-btn{display:block;text-align:center;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;padding:15px 20px;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:var(--b);border:2px solid #fff}.sgp .sgp-btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}.sgp .sgp-btn:hover{opacity:.92}.sgp-more{margin:-18px 0 34px;font-size:16px!important;color:var(--mut)!important}@media(max-width:820px){.sgp-steps{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.sgp-steps li::before{display:none}.sgp-cta{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:28px 22px}.sgp-intro,.sgp-tool{padding:24px 20px}.sgp .sgp-h2{font-size:30px!important}.sgp-intro .sgp-lead{font-size:18px}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"sgp-intro\">\n<div class=\"sgp-eyebrow\">Guides for every stage of a composting project<\/div>\n<p class=\"sgp-lead\">Each guide works through one question in full: how a method works, how to choose between approaches, or how to buy, fund and deliver a facility. They are written for facility operators, solid waste and wastewater staff, and the engineers who advise them.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sgp-facts\">\n<li>51 in-depth guides<\/li>\n<li>3 stages, from basics to purchase<\/li>\n<li>Every regulation linked to its source<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sgp-h2\">Start with your role<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sgp-roles\" style=\"margin-top:14px\">\n<article class=\"sgp-role\">\n<div class=\"sgp-ico\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 2 3 7v2h18V7l-9-5zm-7 9v7h2v-7H5zm4 0v7h2v-7H9zm4 0v7h2v-7h-2zm4 0v7h2v-7h-2zM3 20v2h18v-2H3z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/municipalities\/\">Composting Guide for Municipalities and Public Works<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A step-by-step composting guide for cities, counties and public works departments with a landfill: mandates, airspace, approval, procurement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Start here &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-role priv\">\n<div class=\"sgp-ico\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 5h11v9H3V5zm12 3h3.5l2.5 3.5V14h-6V8zM6.5 15a2 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0-4zm11 0a2 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0-4zM2 16h2.6a3 3 0 0 0-.1.5H2V16zm7.4 0h5.2a3 3 0 0 0-.1.5H9.5a3 3 0 0 0-.1-.5zm11.2 0H22v.5h-1.4a3 3 0 0 0-.1-.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/waste-companies\/\">Composting Guide for Haulers and Waste Companies<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A composting guide for haulers, landfill owners and private processors: SB 1383 duties, contamination, tip fee economics, contracts and growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Start here &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sgp-more\">Looking for ranked comparisons or short answers instead? See the composting lists and the <a href=\"\/es\/sg-advanced-composting\/faqs\/\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"sgp-steps\">\n<li><a href=\"#learn\"><span class=\"n\" style=\"background:#42a25c\">1<\/span><span class=\"t\">Learn the basics<small>17 guides<\/small><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#compare\"><span class=\"n\" style=\"background:#076eb8\">2<\/span><span class=\"t\">Compare your options<small>22 guides<\/small><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#buy\"><span class=\"n\" style=\"background:#0b3d63\">3<\/span><span class=\"t\">Plan your purchase<small>12 guides<\/small><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<section class=\"sgp-stage\" id=\"learn\">\n<div class=\"sgp-stage-head\">\n<div class=\"n\" style=\"background:#42a25c\">1<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"sgp-h2\">Learn the basics<\/h2>\n<p>How commercial composting works, what the rules ask for, and how each feedstock behaves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sgp-grid\">\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/food-waste-contamination-and-depackaging\/\">Food Waste Contamination and Depackaging for Compost Processors<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Where plastic and glass in food waste come from, the contaminant limits compost must meet, how depackagers work and what a covered pile can and cannot fix.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/landfill-airspace-and-organics-diversion\/\">How Organics Diversion Extends Landfill Life<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How to estimate the landfill airspace and years of life a city gains by composting food and yard waste, with a worked example and the methane case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/landfill-methane-rules-and-organics\/\">Landfill Methane Rules and Organics, What Landfill Owners Need to Know<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How federal and state landfill methane rules work, how organic waste drives landfill gas, and where composting fits a landfill owner&#x27;s methane strategy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-questions-from-elected-officials\/\">Questions Elected Officials Ask About a Municipal Compost Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The 15 questions councils ask about a municipal compost facility, from smell and trucks to cost, rates and compost quality, and what staff should prepare.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/sb-1383-for-cities-and-counties\/\">SB 1383 Compliance for Cities and Counties<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>What SB 1383 requires of a California city or county: collection, education, food recovery, enforcement, procurement targets, capacity planning and records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/sb-1383-for-haulers\/\">SB 1383 Requirements for Haulers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>What SB 1383 asks of California haulers: jurisdiction approval, container colors, contamination monitoring, where organics may go, records and franchise terms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/organics-processing-for-waste-haulers\/\">Why Haulers and Landfill Owners Are Adding Organics Processing<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Why haulers and private landfill owners are building compost capacity: diversion laws, franchise terms, control of processing, product sales and airspace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/aerated-static-pile-composting\/\">Aerated Static Pile Composting, The Complete Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How aerated static pile composting works, from pile build, aeration floors and blowers to covers, pathogen rules and how ASP compares with windrows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/biosolids-composting-for-wastewater-utilities\/\">Biosolids Composting for Wastewater Utilities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How biosolids composting works under 40 CFR Part 503, covering Class A and B, PFRP time and temperature, vector attraction, bulking agents and outlets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-odor-management\/\">Compost Facility Odor Management Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How compost odors form, how they are measured with olfactometry, what an odor management plan must cover, and how to log and answer neighbor complaints.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-process-control\/\">Compost Process Control, Oxygen, Temperature, Moisture and C:N<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Target ranges for oxygen, temperature, moisture and carbon to nitrogen ratio in composting, how feedback aeration holds them, and what records to keep.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-digestate\/\">Composting Digestate, A Guide for Anaerobic Digester Operators<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How to compost solid digestate from an anaerobic digester, covering moisture, ammonia, bulking, dewatering, pathogen rules, product quality and site layout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-at-landfills\/\">Composting at Landfills, Adding Organics Processing to an Existing Site<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Why landfill owners add composting and how to do it, from siting on or beside closed cells to settlement, landfill gas, leachate, stormwater and permits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/how-to-start-a-commercial-composting-facility\/\">How to Start a Commercial Composting Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A step-by-step plan for starting a commercial composting facility, from feedstock and market studies through site, technology, permits, funding and startup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/manure-composting-for-dairies-and-feedlots\/\">Manure Composting for Dairies and Feedlots<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How dairies and feedlots compost manure, covering C:N and bulking, NRCS practice standard 317, nutrient plans, pathogens, weed seeds, bedding and air rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/organics-diversion-laws-by-state\/\">Organics Diversion and Food Waste Laws by State<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>State organics diversion and food waste laws as of October 2026, with who is covered, thresholds, dates and what each law means for composting capacity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#42a25c\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/pfas-and-biosolids\/\">PFAS and Biosolids<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Where EPA and the states stand on PFAS in biosolids as of October 2026, why composting does not destroy PFAS, and what it means for each biosolids outlet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sgp-stage\" id=\"compare\">\n<div class=\"sgp-stage-head\">\n<div class=\"n\" style=\"background:#076eb8\">2<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"sgp-h2\">Compare your options<\/h2>\n<p>Design, permitting, emission control and operating choices, set side by side with where each one fits and where it does not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sgp-grid\">\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/bidding-franchise-and-organics-processing-contracts\/\">Bidding on Municipal Organics Processing and Franchise Contracts<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>What city RFPs ask organics processors for, how to prove permitted capacity, how to describe pricing in words, and the pitfalls that sink processing bids.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-facility-community-relations\/\">Community Relations for a Public Compost Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How a city or county earns neighbor trust for a compost facility: siting outreach, hearings, complaint response, tours and good neighbor agreements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-tip-fee-economics\/\">Compost Facility Revenue Model and the Break-Even Tonnage Method<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How to model compost facility revenue from tip fees, product sales and contracts, find break-even tonnage with a simple formula, and test what moves it most.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-vs-landfilling-organics-cost-comparison\/\">Composting vs Landfilling Organics, How to Compare the Cost per Ton<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A worksheet method for comparing the full cost per ton of landfilling organics against composting them, including airspace, closure, residuals and revenue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/expanding-compost-capacity-in-phases\/\">Expanding Compost Capacity in Phases<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How private composters add capacity in steps: pilot, first phase, expansion triggers, modular aeration zones, mobile to fixed systems and permit changes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/forecasting-organics-tonnage-for-a-municipal-facility\/\">Forecasting Organics Tonnage for a Municipal Compost Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How cities and counties forecast food and yard waste tonnage, from waste characterization and capture rates to seasonal peaks, ramp-up and a phased design.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/municipal-compost-operating-models\/\">Municipal Compost Operating Models (Own, Contract or Partner)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Own and operate, design-build, design-build-operate, contract processing, public-private partnership or regional authority: which model fits a city or county.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-permit-compliance-and-enforcement-risk\/\">Protecting a Compost Permit from Complaints, Inspections and Enforcement<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How complaints, inspections and air district nuisance rules turn into violations at compost sites, and the records and fixes that protect a permit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/regional-compost-facilities\/\">Regional and Shared Compost Facilities and How Cities Partner<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How cities and counties share a compost facility: joint powers authorities, interlocal agreements, host terms, flow control, governance and cost sharing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/selling-finished-compost\/\">Selling Finished Compost, Markets, Channels and Quality<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How compost processors sell finished product to farms, landscapers, erosion control, nurseries, public buyers and retail, with testing, specs and storage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/city-compost-procurement-and-end-markets\/\">Using the Compost You Make: Municipal Procurement and End Markets<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How a city or county uses the compost it makes: parks, roadsides, erosion control, giveaways and sales, SB 1383 procurement credit and quality testing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/where-to-site-organics-processing-in-a-hauling-network\/\">Where to Put Organics Processing in a Hauling Network<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How haulers choose a landfill, transfer station or standalone site for organics processing, weighing haul distance, permits, buffers, utilities and traffic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-facility-design\/\">Compost Facility Design Guide for Layout, Pads, Aeration and Water<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How to design a compost facility: size it from tonnage with a worked example, then lay out receiving, pads, aeration, water controls, curing and storage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-facility-lifecycle-cost\/\">Compost Facility Lifecycle Cost and What Drives It Over 15 Years<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The capital, operating and replacement cost drivers of a compost facility over 15 years, compared by technology, with a method for a fair comparison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-facility-permitting\/\">Compost Facility Permitting Guide for Solid Waste, Air and Water<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How compost facility permits work: solid waste, air and water approvals, with California as the worked example, plus Washington and Oregon rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/compost-facility-staffing-and-operator-training\/\">Compost Facility Staffing and Operator Training Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Roles, daily tasks, safety training and operator certifications for a commercial compost facility, plus a training plan for a new site from hiring to year 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-by-climate\/\">Composting in Wet, Cold and Arid Climates<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How rain, freezing weather and dry heat change compost facility design and daily operation, with design checks, a comparison table and four project examples.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/converting-windrow-to-covered-asp\/\">Converting a Windrow Site to Covered ASP<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>What changes when a turned windrow compost site converts to covered aerated static piles: footprint, pads, equipment, labor, water, permits and phasing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/covers-vs-biofilters-vs-enclosed-buildings\/\">Covers vs Biofilters vs Enclosed Buildings for Compost Emission Control<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Compare membrane covers, negative aeration with a biofilter, and enclosed buildings for compost emission control: mechanism, footprint, energy and upkeep.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/how-to-run-a-composting-pilot\/\">How to Run a Composting Pilot<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A step-by-step plan for a composting pilot, covering what to test, how long to run it, the data a board, permit or grant needs, and how to scale the results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/positive-vs-negative-aeration\/\">Positive vs Negative Aeration in ASP Composting<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>An engineer&#x27;s comparison of positive and negative aeration in ASP composting, covering airflow, condensate, biofilters, energy, corrosion and control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#076eb8\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/solar-powered-composting\/\">Solar-Powered and Off-Grid Composting<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>When solar and battery power make sense for an aerated compost site, how to size the electrical load, and how off-grid compares with the grid and generators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sgp-stage\" id=\"buy\">\n<div class=\"sgp-stage-head\">\n<div class=\"n\" style=\"background:#0b3d63\">3<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"sgp-h2\">Plan your purchase<\/h2>\n<p>Choosing a system, writing the RFP, funding the project and knowing what delivery looks like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sgp-grid\">\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/business-case-for-an-organics-processing-line\/\">Building the Business Case for an Organics Processing Line<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How a hauler or processor builds an investment memo for an organics line: feedstock, contracts, technology, permits, capital model, risks and decision gates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/council-approval-for-a-compost-facility\/\">How to Get Council or Board Approval for a Compost Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A staff playbook for council or board approval of a compost facility: approval stages, staff report, decision memo, data to bring and answers to objections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For municipalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/municipal-procurement-routes-for-composting-systems\/\">Municipal Procurement Routes for a Composting System<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sealed bid, RFP, two-step RFQ and RFP, design-build, sole source and cooperative purchasing: how a city buys a composting system, including federal-funds rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"tag aud\">For waste companies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/organics-processing-agreements-with-cities\/\">Organics Processing Agreements with Cities and the Terms to Get Right<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The terms that make or break a city organics processing agreement: tonnage bands, put-or-pay, contamination, rate adjustment, offtake and change in law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-buyers-guide-for-municipalities\/\">Composting System Buyer&#x27;s Guide for Municipalities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A buying guide for cities and counties. Forecast tonnage, test the site, choose who operates, pilot, procure and take a composting system to the board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-buyers-guide-for-private-composters-and-haulers\/\">Composting System Buyer&#x27;s Guide for Private Composters and Haulers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How private composters and haulers choose a composting system, from feedstock contracts and contamination to throughput per acre, permits and phased growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-buyers-guide-for-wastewater-utilities\/\">Composting System Buyer&#x27;s Guide for Wastewater Utilities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How a wastewater utility decides on biosolids composting. Covers outlet risk, the Class A goal, plant footprint, fence-line odor, amendment and distribution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/composting-technology-rfp-guide\/\">Composting Technology RFP Guide &#8211; What to Specify and How to Evaluate<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How to write a composting technology RFP that any vendor can answer, with performance specs, required evidence, scoring criteria and a site visit checklist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/sg-project-delivery-from-contract-to-commissioning\/\">From Contract to Commissioning &#8211; How an SG Composting Project Is Delivered<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A phase-by-phase account of how a Sustainable Generation composting project runs, with what the owner does and what SG does from first study to startup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/how-to-fund-a-compost-facility\/\">How to Fund a Compost Facility with Grants, Loans and Leasing<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>How to stack grants, revolving fund loans, bonds, fee-backed finance and leasing to fund a compost facility, with program status as of October 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/lease-vs-buy-composting-equipment\/\">Lease vs Buy Composting Equipment<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>When leasing composting equipment fits and when buying does, what public agencies must check, and the questions to ask before you sign any lease agreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sgp-card\" style=\"--acc:#0b3d63\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/es\/commercial-composting-guide\/sg-bunker-vs-sg-heap-vs-sg-mobile\/\">SG BUNKER\u00ae vs SG HEAP\u00ae vs SG MOBILE\u00ae &#8211; Which System Fits Your Site<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Compare the three Sustainable Generation covered ASP layouts by tonnage, site, permanence and timeline, and see where none of them is the right choice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sgp-go\">Read the guide &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sgp-cta\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"sgp-eyebrow\">Talk it through<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sgp-h2\">Not sure where your project sits?<\/h2>\n<p>The SG team will take the call, whether you are planning a new facility or fixing one that is already running.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sgp-btns\"><a class=\"sgp-btn\" href=\"\/es\/contact-us\/\">Talk to the SG team<\/a><a class=\"sgp-btn ghost\" href=\"\/es\/consulting\/pilots-demos\/\">Start a pilot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guides for every stage of a composting project Each guide works through one question in full: how a method works, how to choose between approaches, or how to buy, fund and deliver a facility. 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