Creekside Soils Shares Successes and Challenges in Local News Feature

In late October, USCC member Creekside Soils was featured in the West Central Tribune in a celebration of composting as a sustainable waste management solution for rural communities. The Creekside Soils facility is owned and operated by the city of Hutchinson, Minnesota.
 
Opened in 2001, the Creekside Soils facility composts yard waste and food scraps from the residents of Hutchinson. The city reports that about half of the 4,000 residents of Hutchinson are participating in the curbside organic waste collection program. Residents can also drop off organic waste directly at the facility. The materials are composted in windrows as well as aerated static pile (ASP) bunkers.
 
The article in the West Central Tribune celebrates the successes of Creekside Soils over its decades of operation while also introducing readers to the basics of industrial compost manufacturing: ASP systems, maintaining temperatures of over 131 degrees to facilitate thermophilic microbial activity, screening, bagging, and more. 

In the article, Creekside Soils outreach coordinator Cassandra Meuffels discusses how a compost facility can become an important revenue source for municipalities while also helping achieve sustainability goals. In all, the article shows how composting facilities are a win-win for municipalities, providing a sustainable waste management solution while also creating valuable products in the form of bulk and bagged finished compost and soil blends. You can read the full article by clicking here. Photo credits to the West Central Tribute, courtesy of the City of Hutchinson.