{"id":397189,"date":"2017-12-15T10:08:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T15:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=397189"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:54:29","slug":"composting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/initiatives\/composting\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id397189_2aa70e-e7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column397189_148433-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column397189_148433-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column397189_148433-02\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec95ec4bcb4717714210d90ea12bfdef\" style=\"color:#003263\">Composting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">UMaine has a long-standing commitment to reducing food waste through composting. In 2012, UMaine invested in a 40-foot Earth Flow In-Vessel Composting System from<a href=\"https:\/\/compostingtechnology.com\/university-of-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Green Mountain Technologies<\/a>. The on-campus composting system helps UMaine divert over 400,000 lbs of food waste per year, while also providing hands-on educational opportunities to students. The compost is used across campus \u2013 at Rogers Farm, at J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center, on gardens and campus landscaping, and in the UMaine Greens greenhouses.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns397189_bfdac2-82{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns397189_bfdac2-82 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns397189_bfdac2-82\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn397189_a24acf-3a.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn397189_a24acf-3a.kb-button{color:#fcb900;background:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn397189_a24acf-3a.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn397189_a24acf-3a.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn397189_a24acf-3a kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-inherit  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1pr7IffzQEz6ogHHG_PS4eeh10uI-3iA-\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Click to watch UMaine composting in action!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id397189_6283d5-3e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column397189_bf2ce2-4a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2ed655a16977a918e5b49b11488d840\" style=\"color:#003263\">How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-consumer waste from the dining commons and the Marketplace are combined with horse bedding and wood chips from UMaine\u2019s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center. The Earth Flow In-Vessel composting system automates mixing, aeration, and moisture addition to rapidly compost about 1 ton of food waste per day. Composting takes place year-round, even in severe weather conditions. During a recent winter, with an outside temperature of -5\u00b0F, temperatures inside the Earth Flow held steady at 140-150\u00b0F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe325e0b7dbc80a376c96bdff4e89886\" style=\"color:#003263\">Maine Compost School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UMaine Earth Flow In-Vessel composting system was designed in partnership with the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/composting.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Compost School<\/a>, the longest running compost school in the US.&nbsp;Founded In 1997, the Maine Compost School was formed to help people develop a knowledge base for medium to large scale composting operations.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397189_9b568d-c1\"><strong>For composting resources, check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/composting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UMaine Cooperative Extension: Garden &amp; Yard \u2013 Composting<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column397189_3c6d99-fa\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image397189_24f869-8e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image397189_24f869-8e\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2017\/12\/earth_flow_install.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2017\/12\/earth_flow_install.jpg\" alt=\"installation of the earth flow in-vessel compost system\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-397191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2017\/12\/earth_flow_install.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2017\/12\/earth_flow_install-105x73.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Installation of the Earth Flow system in 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image397189_64c6e1-65 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image397189_64c6e1-65\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2017\/12\/earth_flow_auger-e1513006625872.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2017\/12\/earth_flow_auger-e1513006625872.jpg\" alt=\"Inside of UMaine Earth Flow in-vessel composter\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-397192\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The automated auger mixes compost inside the Earth Flow system<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-397189_5b8341-82 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-397189_5b8341-82 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-397189_5b8341-82\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Composting UMaine has a long-standing commitment to reducing food waste through composting. 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