Compost Facility

COMPOST FACILITY PRODUCT AVAILABILITY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
Soil Blend: No availability
Compost: No availability
Brown Mulch: Available
Red Mulch: Available
Regrinds: Available
Fines: Available

VPPSA Compost Facility
145 Goodwin Neck Road, Yorktown, Virginia 23692
757-898-5012
Open Monday – Saturday  8:00AM until 4:00PM

Facility Information
Who Can Use the Facility?
Products and Prices
Acceptable Yard Waste
Seal of Testing Assurance
Haulers

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Facility Information

VPPSA has operated the 22-acre facility on Goodwin Neck Road since its inception in 1994.  The facility has a staff of eight personnel who together with Hampton, Poquoson and York County, process over 30,000 tons of vegetative yard waste annually.

The Compost Facility receives brush, leaves, grass and other vegetative material from city and county vehicles, residents, and commercial customers.  The materials are separated by type and then processed into our compost & mulch products.

During the decomposition process, leaves and grass are continuously aerated and monitored for temperature.  Larger materials are ground into mulch using the facility’s grinder.  Once  ground, this material is then cured in large static piles for a minimum of three months. During this time the material will reach temperatures of over 180°F, effectively removing pathogens, weed seeds, insects and residual insect larvae.

Who Can Use the Facility?

To Purchase Products:

Anyone, residential or commercial, may purchase products from the Compost  Facility. See the list of products and prices for more information.

To Dispose of Yard Waste Materials

• Residents of the City of Hampton,Poquoson and York County residents who subscribe to the County’s trash program may dispose of yard waste materials at the facility. 
  
• Businesses, York County residents who do not subscribe to the County’s trash program, and residents from any community may also dispose of yard waste materials at the facility, but will be charged at a rate of $38 per ton.

Acceptable Yard Waste

Seal of Testing Assurance:

The VPPSA Compost Facility has recently joined  the U.S. Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) Program.  This program requires compost producers to regularly test their products through an approved STA laboratory.

As a participant, VPPSA is required to make test results available to any person upon request, using the STA program’s “Compost Technical Data Sheet”. This sheet  includes directions for product use, a list of product ingredients and analytical test results.

For more information on the STA program, and other participating composters in the state of Virginia, contact the VPPSA Compost Facility or the US Composting Council at:  www.uscompostingcouncil.org.

Haulers

Following is a list of available haulers for VPPSA materials:

The VPPSA Compost Facility has compiled this list of available haulers. Please share your experience with us,
either positive or negative, to help us in making sure other enjoy a positive experience.