WeCare Compost

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• WeCare Compost
• Product Marketing
• by
• Brian C. Fleury
• Sales Manager
• WeCare Organics, LLC
• 17th Annual New York State
• Recycling Conference
• Compost What is it Worth?
• November 16, 2006

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The Residuals

• There are many different residuals that can be
  recycled into valuable end products.
• Just to name a few

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Residuals

• Foundry Sand
• Paper Mill Sludge
• Coal Fly Ash
• Biosolids
• Crushed Glass
• Cement Kiln Dust
• Lime Kiln Dust
• Agricultural By-Products

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Converting Residuals into Beneficial End-Products

• Composting (Biosolids, Organic Waste, Yardwaste,
  Industrial By-Products, Food Processing
  By-Products
• Lime Stabilization (Biosolids)
• Shredding/Grinding (Wood Waste)
• Drying/Dewatering (Paper Sludge)

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Composting

• There are many different types of compost
• Biosolids
• Yard Waste
• Mushroom
• Agricultural
• Source-Separated Organic Waste (Food, Etc.)
• There are many more and different combinations of
  these, as well.

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Typical Characteristics of Compost
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Typical Characteristics of Compost (Continued)
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Various Applications for Compost

• Turf Establishment
• Topdressing
• Manufactured Topsoil
• Planting Beds
• Tree/Shrub Backfill Mix

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Utilization (Turf Establishment)
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Turf TopdressingWeCare Compost

• Just Topdressed Following Summer

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Topsoil Manufacturing

• A Typical Blend
• 1/3 Stripped Soil
• 1/3 Sand
• 1/3 Compost/Residual

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Athletic Field (Root Zone Blends)

• More and More Engineers and Landscape Architects
  are specifying the use of Sand Based Root Zone
  Blends with Compost and Topsoil.
• Typical ratios are 701515 or 1/31/31/3
• (SandTopsoilCompost)

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Athletic Field Mix1/3 Native Soil1/3 Sand1/3
WeCare Compost Blend

• Syracuse, NY - Construction

• Syracuse, NY Finished Multi-Purpose Field

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Landscape Architects/Engineers

• Landscape Architects and Engineers are Critical
  to the Distribution of Compost and Manufactured
  Soils
• Manufactured Soil Specifications are on the Rise
  and
• Education of Product Quality is Key.

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Athletic Field Mix701515 Blend

• Bainbridge, NY - Construction

• Bainbridge, NY Finished Soccer Field

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Green Roofs

• Landscape Architects are looking for a soil media
  that is going to have enough organic matter to
  sustain healthy plant life, but more importantly
  will allow for quick drainage (porous) that is
  light (bulk density).

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Pomfret, CT Green Roof Construction
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Boston, MA Green Roof
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Specialty Soil Blends

• The biggest advantages of Manufactured Soils is
  the flexibility to meet any type of
  specification.

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Specialty Soil Blends

• Specifications are going to require tests on
• pH
• Organic Matter
• Gradation/Sieve Analysis w/ Measurements
• of Percent () Sand, Silt Clay
• 4. Micro- Macro-Nutrients

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Specialty Soils

• Boston Convention Center Boston, MA

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Specialty Soils

• DIA Art Museum Beacon, NY