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Planning an Onsite Composting Facility: A Practical Webinar Worth Your Time

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
10am, Pacific Time

Betsy La Force, Sales and Business Development Manager at Green Mountain Technologies, will walk through the practical fundamentals of planning, launching, and operating a small-scale decentralized composting facility. 

Betsy La Force - Planning a Composting Facility

Challenge

The EPA estimates that 40-50% of what is currently landfilled is compostable organics – yard debris, scrap wood, food and unrecyclable paper products. When these materials decompose, they emit methane, a greenhouse gas over twenty times more impactful than carbon dioxide.

Solution

When composted properly and spread on open land, compost greatly increases the soils ability to absorb and utilize atmospheric carbon. In addition, it extends the life of gardens, landscape and farms, providing plant nourishment and conserving water and resources.

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