What are they for? During the COMPOST2020 conference, many people and organizations donated generously toward project. The objective was to review current literature and studies documenting ROI to create specification use factsheets (spec sheets) that provide detailed instructions for use and explain the ROI for specific applications.
Why does it matter? Although organics recycling has increased, market demand for compost has not kept pace, and many compost facilities have growing stockpiles. One cause is the difficulty to educate the market on the economic benefits of applying compost. These 10 factsheets have been created to help with that education process.
CREF contracted with Ron Alexander of R. Alexander Associates, Inc. to do this project. Ron Alexander has over 35 years of experience in all aspects of compost, biosolids-based and other organic recycled product manufacturing, marketing and utilization. He possesses extensive practical experience, having marketed compost from seven composting facilities, as well as managing a marketing staff and company that specialized in this function. Mr. Alexander has also completed over 500 consulting projects involving manufacturing, marketing, utilization and quality evaluation/assurance of recycled organics products throughout North America (and the world).
