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Topic Index
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| Composting
Federal Laws Recycling-Victoria Roadway Materials Texas State Laws |
Composting
Lawn Care Outdoor Burning Recycle Shopping Smarter |
| Periodicals | Videos |
| BioCycle
MSW Management Nonpoint Source News-Notes Resource Recycling Small Flows Tx Recycler Market News Water Sense |
Composting |
| "Backyard Composting: Your Complete Guide to Recycling
Yard Clippings," -- Harmonious Press, 1992, 95 pages.
"Conquest of the Land Through Seven Thousand Years," by W.C. Lowdermilk PhD
"The Life Cycle and Man," by Malcolm Beck, Gardenville Press, 1996, 16 pages "The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener," Rodale Press, 1992, 278 pages. |
| "Don't Throw Away a
Good Thing: Victoria's Secret Treasures," The Recycling Education Committee
Volunteers, 1996, 15 pages.
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| "Recycled Materials
For Use in Road Construction and Maintenance Projects," Includes information
re: crushed concrete, glass cullet, compost and shredded brush, roofing
shingles, misc. soils including petroleum-containing soils, reclaimed asphalt
pavement, reclaimable metals especially steel and aluminum, industrial
sands, slags, plastics, coast combustion by-products including fly ash,
bottom ash and hydrated fly ash, tires and tire rubber.--Texas Department
of Transportation.
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Email your request. "Earthworm" -- An excellent book for young students about earth worms and their role in our ecological system. "Containing Compost: Building a Bin or Box for Your Backyard Compost?" -- You don't have to buy a fancy bin for your compost, you can make your own. This manual gives instructions for Wire Mesh Bins, Circle Bins, Five Panel Bin, Pallet Bins, the New Zealand Box, Lehigh-Keston Bin, Portable Wood & Wire Bin, Wood & Wire Stationary 3-Bin System, Block or Brick Bins and a 1-2-3 Worm Composting Bin. "Let it Rot! Compost!" -- Now online: How to Compost "Mulching and Composting" -- What is mulch? How to mulch, with additional information on composting. Published by TNRCC. "Organic matters," -- Describes the two key stages during the decomposition process of composting, how to make the most of soil conditioning, and the nutritive benefits of various organic residues. Also, conditions that affect buildup of organic matter, unwanted effects of adding amendments and how to test your soil's health. -- March/April 1997 issue of National Gardening. "Static Pile Backyard Composting" -- Detailed information on how to build a HOT compost pile -- Master Composter Training Manual |
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Email your request. "Don't Bag It" -- A guide to lawn care that includes a mowing plan, watering plan, fertizing plan, fertilizer application dates and how to compost leaves and grass clippings. |
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Email your request. "Recycling is Good Business" -- A guide to how businesses can save money by reducing waste at the source, reusing paper, and recycling office waste. "Don't Throw Away a Good Thing: Victoria's Secret Treasures," The Recycling Education Committee Volunteers, 1996, 15 pages. "Victoria Guide to Recycling" -- Recycling information for the City of Victoria. Guide to what is accepted at the Huvar Street and Pine Street locations, hours and map. |
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Email your request. "Shopping Smarter: Ecologically and Economically" -- Know the difference between Recycled vs. Recyclable, plus tips on buying recycled products "to close the recycling loop." |
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Email your request. "Outdoor Burning in Texas" -- Can you burn the brush that you have cleared from a pasture? What are the restrictions? This brochure answers those questions and more --- TNRCC |
Periodicals
| BioCycle
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| MSW Management
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| Nonpoint Source News-Notes
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| Resource Recycling
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| Small Flows
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| Texas Recycler Market
News
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| Water Sense
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| "The Complete Home Composting Video Guide" Ecological
Horticulturist Howard Stenn, Flying Dog Enterprises, 1993
"Composting is a Virtue," Recycling Coalition of Texas, 1999 "Trash to Treasure: Composting for a Better Environment," --U.S. Department of Agriculture. |