A new age in local waste management is dawning.  In a move that will keep the Chesapeake Bay watershed just a little cleaner, local and regional leaders today broke ground on an innovative facility that may be the first-of-its-kind to turn both excess manure from local farms and waste from yards and kitchens into compost and prevent polluted runoff from reaching Lancaster County’s streams and rivers.

By composting manure from local farms, food waste from local schools and restaurants, and leaves and yard waste from Manheim Township, the new facility — Oregon Dairy Organics — will turn trash into treasure for organic farmers, home gardeners, landscapers, and park and athletic field managers.  Oregon Dairy Organics will be selling finished compost by this fall.

Source: The Alternative Consumer

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