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Composting

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
1994, 30 pages.

"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.

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Recycling

"Don't Throw Away a Good Thing: Victoria's Secret Treasures," The Recycling Education Committee Volunteers, 1996, 15 pages.

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Roadway Materials

"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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Texas State Laws

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Federal Laws

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Composting

  The following brochures is available at no charge from our resource library.
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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Lawn Care

 The following brochure is available at no charge from our resource library:
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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Recycling

 The following brochures are available at no charge from our resource library:
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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Shopping Smarter

The following brochure is available at no charge from our resource library:
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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Trash/Brush Disposal

The following brochures is available at no charge from our resource library:
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 

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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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Composting

"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.

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