Each guide below 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. Regulatory facts link to the agency that publishes them.<\/p>\n
Looking for ranked comparisons or short answers instead? See the composting lists and the Preguntas frecuentes<\/a>.<\/p>\n How commercial composting works, what the rules ask for, and how each feedstock behaves.<\/p>\n 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 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 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 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 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 How to compost solid digestate from an anaerobic digester, covering moisture, ammonia, bulking, dewatering, pathogen rules, product quality and site layout.<\/p>\n 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 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 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 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 Design, permitting, emission control and operating choices, set side by side with where each one fits and where it does not.<\/p>\n 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 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 How compost facility permits work: solid waste, air and water approvals, with California as the worked example, plus Washington and Oregon rules.<\/p>\n 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 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 What changes when a turned windrow compost site converts to covered aerated static piles: footprint, pads, equipment, labor, water, permits and phasing.<\/p>\n Compare membrane covers, negative aeration with a biofilter, and enclosed buildings for compost emission control: mechanism, footprint, energy and upkeep.<\/p>\n 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 An engineer’s comparison of positive and negative aeration in ASP composting, covering airflow, condensate, biofilters, energy, corrosion and control.<\/p>\n 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 Choosing a system, writing the RFP, funding the project and knowing what delivery looks like.<\/p>\n 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 How private composters and haulers choose a composting system, from feedstock contracts and contamination to throughput per acre, permits and phased growth.<\/p>\n 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 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 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 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 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 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 The SG team will take the call, whether you are planning a new facility or fixing one that is already running.<\/p>\n Start a pilot<\/a> \u00b7 Talk to the SG team<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guides for every stage of a composting project Each guide below 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. Regulatory facts link…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-7509","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\nLearn the basics<\/h2>\n
Aerated Static Pile Composting, The Complete Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n
Biosolids Composting for Wastewater Utilities<\/a><\/h3>\n
Compost Facility Odor Management Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n
Compost Process Control, Oxygen, Temperature, Moisture and C:N<\/a><\/h3>\n
Composting at Landfills, Adding Organics Processing to an Existing Site<\/a><\/h3>\n
Composting Digestate, A Guide for Anaerobic Digester Operators<\/a><\/h3>\n
How to Start a Commercial Composting Facility<\/a><\/h3>\n
Manure Composting for Dairies and Feedlots<\/a><\/h3>\n
Organics Diversion and Food Waste Laws by State<\/a><\/h3>\n
PFAS and Biosolids<\/a><\/h3>\n
Compare your options<\/h2>\n
Compost Facility Design Guide for Layout, Pads, Aeration and Water<\/a><\/h3>\n
Compost Facility Lifecycle Cost and What Drives It Over 15 Years<\/a><\/h3>\n
Compost Facility Permitting Guide for Solid Waste, Air and Water<\/a><\/h3>\n
Compost Facility Staffing and Operator Training Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n
Composting in Wet, Cold and Arid Climates<\/a><\/h3>\n
Converting a Windrow Site to Covered ASP<\/a><\/h3>\n
Covers vs Biofilters vs Enclosed Buildings for Compost Emission Control<\/a><\/h3>\n
How to Run a Composting Pilot<\/a><\/h3>\n
Positive vs Negative Aeration in ASP Composting<\/a><\/h3>\n
Solar-Powered and Off-Grid Composting<\/a><\/h3>\n
Plan your purchase<\/h2>\n
Composting System Buyer’s Guide for Municipalities<\/a><\/h3>\n
Composting System Buyer’s Guide for Private Composters and Haulers<\/a><\/h3>\n
Composting System Buyer’s Guide for Wastewater Utilities<\/a><\/h3>\n
Composting Technology RFP Guide – What to Specify and How to Evaluate<\/a><\/h3>\n
How to Fund a Compost Facility with Grants, Loans and Leasing<\/a><\/h3>\n
Lease vs Buy Composting Equipment<\/a><\/h3>\n
SG BUNKER\u00ae vs SG HEAP\u00ae vs SG MOBILE\u00ae – Which System Fits Your Site<\/a><\/h3>\n
From Contract to Commissioning – How an SG Composting Project Is Delivered<\/a><\/h3>\n
Not sure where your project sits?<\/h2>\n