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Composting is a natural process by which organic materials decompose. Composting is nature’s way of recycling organic material such as leaves, grass clippings, twigs, fruits, and vegetables into a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling soil conditioner. By concentrating the activity in one place and balancing food, air, and water, compost happens faster. Residential Organic Recycling Backyard Composting What is Composting and Why is Composting Important? Composting is a natural process by which organic materials decompose. Composting is nature’s way of recycling organic material such as leaves, grass clippings, twigs, fruits, and vegetables into a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling soil conditioner. By concentrating the activity in one place and balancing food, air, and water, compost happens faster. Remember, composting is just another form of recycling. When you compost, you are tapping into the natural nutrient cycle. In nature, organic waste from plants and animals is recycled by decomposition. Composting is controlling that decomposition to speed it up and produce a stable and odorless material for plants to use. Organic waste material, like yard clippings and food scraps, can be given “new life” through composting. Finished compost is a wonderful soil amendment that improves texture and adds important nutrients into the soil in your garden, creating healthy, thriving plants. From tomatoes to tulips, compost keeps your garden growing strong! If residents compost their yard and kitchen waste, we can go a long way toward satisfying California’s challenging goal of a 75% total reduction in waste. What can I compost? Yard waste, such as fallen leaves, grass clippings, weeds, garden plants remnants, and kitchen scraps make excellent compost. However, care must be taken when composting kitchen scraps. Meats, bones, and fatty foods (such as cheese, salad dressing, and leftover cooking oil) do not belong in the bin. Place those items in the garbage. 50% Greens are fresh organic materials that serve as sources of nitrogen. Greens are the primary energy source of the active microorganisms, and are useful as a supplementary source of moisture in the pile. Greens include fresh yard trimmings, fresh grass clippings, fresh or moldy fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grinds, tea leaves, breads, certain types of manure. 50% Browns are dried or dead organic materials that serve as sources of carbon. Browns are useful for retaining moisture, creating small air pockets, and supporting a more diverse community of decomposers in the pile. Browns include woody materials, dead or dried yard debris, chopped branches and twigs, bark, straw, sawdust, coffee filters, tea bags, shredded paper and paper products. Air is essential for a sweet, earthy-smelling compost pile. Turning your compost pile regularly will help to inhibit the growth of odor-causing anaerobic bacteria, and will result in faster decomposition. Water helps ensure efficient processing of organics. Ideally, the pile is kept as moist as a wrung out sponge. Too little moisture will inhibit decomposition, but too much water can produce smelly, anaerobic conditions. Benefits of Composting Organic wastes, such as food waste and yard waste, make up 25 to 50% of what people throw away. While you may not be able to compost all of the organic waste you generate, composting can significantly cut down on your overall trash. When we throw away yard and food waste, it decomposes in a landfill and releases methane gas, a potent greenhouse gas. While most landfills have technology to capture much of this methane, eliminating the gas at its source is even better. Other Benefits of Composting: Saves you money by replacing store-bought soil conditioners Helps garden and house plants by improving the fertility and health of your soil Saves water by helping the soil hold moisture and reducing water runoff Benefits the environment by recycling valuable organic resources, reducing transport and processing of materials, and reducing waste to our landfills Getting Started Composting can be practiced in any home, apartment, or townhouse. Identify a place in your yard that is out of the way but accessible to deposit yard and food waste. Make sure you can reach this location with a garden hose. There are many ways to construct a compost bin starting from the very simple - a pile on the ground to the fancy store bought composting bin with aeration holes and turning mechanism. Most people choose to construct a simple box form out of old lumber or pallets with slats spaced apart for adequate ventilation. This is cheap and keeps with the reuse theme. Now start creating a pile of vegetation. Try for a 2:1 ratio of brown materials (dried leaves, woody material, etc.) and green materials (food scraps, grass, etc.). Add enough water so that the pile is evenly moistened, like a damp sponge. Turn the pile weekly or when you notice the top layer start to dry out. A good pitchfork is recommended, as it is easier to use than a shovel. Depending on variables such a temperature, moisture content, and how often you turn the pile, you could get a rich compost material as soon as a month or as long as a year. Avoid the Usual Pitfalls There are times when you may experience an odor emanating from your compost or many flies surrounding it. This is usually due to not immediately covering food waste deposited into the pile. When food waste is added, be sure to turn the pile immediately, or add some fresh leaves or grass on top of it. This will keep the odors and flies away. Remember, smaller bits of greenwaste decompose faster than large pieces. If you continually have large quantities of greenwaste to compost, you might consider the purchase of a chipper/shredder to grind your greenwaste into finer particles. Are Worms Ok? After a while, you may notice that worms are starting to populate your compost pile. Good job! That is an indicator that you have a good compost mix going on and the worms are happy to be there. Redworms are great at recycling decomposing organic matter into rich humus. They generate nutrient rich worm castings, which improve soil fertility and structure. You can jump-start your worm populations by purchasing redworms at most local nurseries, bait shops or over the internet. What is Grasscycling? Grasscycling is the natural recycling of grass by leaving clippings on the lawn when mowing. They decompose quickly and release valuable nutrients back into the soil. There are varieties of problems that you may experience while composting. Follow the guide below to solve your problem! Additional Resources and Information The following websites, videos, and books offer additional information that will be helpful in your composting adventures. Many other composting videos and websites are available so do your research so that you can become the ultimate backyard composter. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment. They offer a range of helpful tips including composting at home. Be sure to visit the EPA’s Composting at Home website as it provides guidance, information, and troubleshooting on composting. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) CalRecycle brings together the state’s recycling and waste management programs and continues a tradition of environmental stewardship. Please be sure to check out CalRecycle’s tips on household composting, Home Gardening, and composting bins. CalRecycle also has a great guidance document on building your own composting bin. Composting Videos Whether you are composting in a composting bin or simply starting a compost pile, many tutorial videos online can assist you. We have provided a few for you here. How to Make Compost: Presented by Lowe's (2:24 min) Composting 101: Presented by Grow Organic (3:54 min) Composting Websites The Master Composter – www.mastercomposter.com Guide to Composting at Home – www.improvenet.com/a/guide-to-composting-at-home Organic Gardening Guru – www.organicgardeningguru.com Compost Mania – compostmania.com/blog Smartphone Apps Search in the App Store or Google Play if you want to use an app for composting! Home Composting for Organic Composters Compost Works Books The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener – The essential guide to composting for all gardeners and environmentally conscious people. By Grace Gershuny, Deborah L. Martin The Complete Compost Gardening Guide – The authors’ bountiful, compost-rich gardens require less digging, weeding, mulching, and even less planting. By Deborah L. Martin, Barbara Pleasant Composting: A Practical Step by Step Guide – The guide explains the benefits of composting – to the environment and to your own garden – and describes exactly how composting works. By Victoria Heywood Home Composting Made Easy – Fully illustrated with step-by-step, no-nonsense instructions and state-of-the-art advice by gardening and compost experts. By C. Forrest McDowell, PhD, Tricia Clark-McDowell Composting: An Easy Household Guide – A full-color guide for both beginners and experienced composters, with an A–Z reference section. By Nicky Scott Information courtesy of Kern County Public Works Department kernpublicworks.com Click image to download a pdf of this document.

Click image to download a pdf of this document. Commercial Organics SB 1383 California's Mandatory Organics Recycling Law for Commercial Businesses All commercial customers generating 2 yards of waste or more per week are required to fill out the "Madera County 1383 Business Waiver Request" form . Download and complete your SB 1383 Busines Waiver Request Form Read: Madera County Letter to Emadco Customers Technical Assistance Emadco’s Zero Waste Team can help your business implement programs that can help you monitor food waste, recycling programs, set up donation services. Increase employee participation and more. To learn more about SB 1383 law visit the CalRecycle website Follow them on Emadco is offering organic collection as an option for your business or if you prefer to handle your organic waste in another manner the form contains a space for you to describe your process. *Emadco offers commercial collection for all businesses on a Monday through Saturday basis. What is Organic Waste? Organic waste as defined in the law includes the following material: food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. These categories represent the largest subsets of organic waste that is currently disposed in California. ORGANIC WASTE EXAMPLES Green Waste Grass Clippings Leaves and Branches Flower and Hedge Trimmings Weeds Food Scraps Fruits and Vegetables Cheese and Dairy Meat, Bones, Poultry and Seafood Food-Soiled Paper Food-Stained Paper Napkins and Paper Kitchen Towels How to Comply? To comply with SB 1383 the law requires qualifying businesses and multi-family complexes to have a collection service. Emadco will provide assistance for on-site assessments, cost estimates, indoor containers and appropriate plastic bags for collecting organic material, staff training and promotional and educational materials. Why is Food Waste Recycling Important? On average, a restaurant disposes of more than 50 tons of organic waste per year. 76% of this waste is organic and can be recycled. However, if not hauled an processed by a permitted food waste recycling company like Emadco Disposal, 100% would be sent to a landfill. What happens to Organic Waste? The collected material is brought to a compost facility, where it is processed into nutrient rich compost for agricultural end-users. Background and Overview In October of 2014 Governor Brown signed AB 1826 Chesbro (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2014) , requiring businesses to recycle their organic waste on and after April 1, 2016, depending on the amount of waste they generate per week. This law also requires that on and after January 1, 2016, local jurisdictions across the state implement an organic waste recycling program to divert organic waste generated by businesses, including multifamily residential dwellings that consist of five or more units (please note, however, that, multifamily dwellings are not required to have a food waste diversion program). Organic waste (also referred to as organics throughout this resource) means food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. This law phases in the mandatory recycling of commercial organics over time, while also offering an exemption process for rural counties. In particular, the minimum threshold of organic waste generation by businesses decreases over time, which means that an increasingly greater proportion of the commercial sector will be required to comply. Benefits of Organic Food Waste Recycling with Emadco Waste Management Increase landfill diversion rates Implement a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly disposal option Foster a green image among your employees and customers. Find out more about SB 1383 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling visit the CalRecycle website To learn more about SB 1383 law visit the CalRecycle website Follow them on If you are unsure if you are required to participate in the recycling program please contact our office to schedule a free site audit. Click image to download a pdf of this document.

Click image to download a pdf of this document. Technical Assistance Emadco’s Zero Waste Team can help your multi-family complexes implement programs that can help you monitor food waste, recycling programs, set up donation services. Increase employee participation and more. To learn more about AB1826 law visit the CalRecycle website Follow them on Multi-Family Dwelling Organic Collection AB 1826 California's Mandatory Organics Recycling Law Multi-Family Complexes All multi-family complexe s generating 2 yards of waste or more per week are required to fill out the "Madera County 1826 Business Waiver Request Form" . Download and complete your AB1826 Verification Form Read: Madera County Letter to Emadco Customers Emadco is offering organic collection as an option for your multi-family complex or if you prefer to handle your organic waste in another manner the form contains a space for you to describe your process. *Emadco offers multi-family complex collection for all businesses on a Monday through Saturday basis. What is Organic Waste? Organic waste as defined in the law includes the following material: food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. These categories represent the largest subsets of organic waste that is currently disposed in California. ORGANIC WASTE EXAMPLES Green Waste Grass Clippings Leaves and Branches Flower and Hedge Trimmings Weeds Food Scraps Fruits and Vegetables Cheese and Dairy Meat, Bones, Poultry and Seafood Food-Soiled Paper Food-Stained Paper Napkins and Paper Kitchen Towels How to Comply? To comply with AB1826 the law requires qualifying multi-family complexes to have a collection service. Emadco will provide assistance for on-site assessments, cost estimates, indoor containers and appropriate plastic bags for collecting organic material, staff training and promotional and educational materials. Why is Food Waste Recycling Important? Multifamily complexes in California generate an estimated 4 to 8.6 pounds of solid waste per dwelling unit per day—roughly 730 to 1,570 pounds annually per unit. While specific data on organic content is limited, studies indicate that a significant portion of this waste is organic and could be diverted from landfills. However, without collection and processing by a permitted food waste recycling company like Emadco Disposal, all of it would be sent to a landfill. What happens to Organic Waste? The collected material is brought to a compost facility, where it is processed into nutrient rich compost for agricultural end-users. Background and Overview In October of 2014 Governor Brown signed AB 1826 Chesbro (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2014) , requiring businesses to recycle their organic waste on and after April 1, 2016, depending on the amount of waste they generate per week. This law also requires that on and after January 1, 2016, local jurisdictions across the state implement an organic waste recycling program to divert organic waste generated by businesses, including multifamily residential dwellings that consist of five or more units (please note, however, that, multifamily dwellings are not required to have a food waste diversion program). Organic waste (also referred to as organics throughout this resource) means food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. This law phases in the mandatory recycling of commercial organics over time, while also offering an exemption process for rural counties. In particular, the minimum threshold of organic waste generation by businesses decreases over time, which means that an increasingly greater proportion of the commercial sector will be required to comply. Benefits of Organic Food Waste Recycling with Emadco Waste Management Increase landfill diversion rates Implement a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly disposal option Foster a green image among your employees and customers. Find out more about AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling visit the CalRecycle website To learn more about AB1826 law visit the CalRecycle website Follow them on If you are unsure if you are required to participate in the recycling program please contact our office to schedule a free site audit. Click image to download a pdf of this document.

EMADCO Disposal Services Has Been Serving the Mountain Community for over 40 Years 1/4 Have a Recycling Question? About Recycling FAQs Contact Us Pay Bill Online All business owners & the public are welcome to attend the event. Free drinks and hot dogs will be provided during the event. Residential & Commercial Organic recycling workshop Emadco staff will be hosting an organic recycling information & education workshop on Friday, 7th of November, 12:00pm - 1:00pm 40287 Oak Park Way, Oakhurst Mandatory Organics Recycling Law Download Madera County SB 1383 Business Waiver Request Form Click here for more Information Star Organic Service Click here for more information about residential organic services Join us Saturday, November 8th for our Free Drop-off event more info

Commercial Organic Recycling Madera County Edible Food Recovery Organizations and Services Senate Bill 1383 - Edible Food Recovery Program Download PDF for information on locations serving Madera County For more information visit

How to manage your waste at: Home or Work Emadco's Organics Program Recycling Mixed Paper Clean/Flat Cardboard Office Paper Aluminum & Tin Cans Bottles And Containers Glass Jars & Bottles Recyclable Plastics Organics Breads & Grains Tree Trimmings Garden Clippings Untreated Wood Pasta & Rice Grass Fruits Vegetables Eggshells Nutshells Food Soiled Paper Soiled Cardboard Cooked Meat/Poultry/Fish Garbage Styrofoam Clothes Pet Waste Carpet Treated Wood Hose/Rope Plastic Bags Toilet Paper Diapers Toys Shoes Foil Non-Recyclable Plastic *Please be sure to keep lids closed for service Download Madera County SB 1383 Business Waiver Request Form Click image to download a pdf of this document. For more information about the Organics Program Please Contact Us .

Roll Offs When you take on a home repair, remodel, roofing project or cleanout, it can generate a lot more waste than usual. To help manage the mess, EMADCO offers open top Roll Off Containers for rent. They can be used for all levels of nonhazardous waste collections as well as recycling collection. We can help you find the right Roll Off container size to help your rental needs. Delivery & Pull Fee - $600.00 Tipping Fee - $124.89 per ton PREPAY - $850.00 per ROLL-OFF No person shall place or leave standing a container on any public or private property within the County except a container provided by authorized County franchisees. Please contact EMADCO or Madera County if you have any further questions. Other potential expenses Rental Fee - $10.36 per day after 7 days Relocation Fee - $155.66 (if you need to have roll-off moved.) Damage Fee - $105.48 per hour plus materials Wash Out Fee - $328.43 Demurrage Fee - $333.57 Download Roll Off Contract Find out more, click here to download a pdf copy of our contract.

Commercial Refuse Collection Today many businesses are seeking to reduce their waste management costs. EMADCO provides innovative, efficient, environmentally friendly waste recovery solutions that have minimal impact to your everyday business operations. *Emadco offers commercial collection for all businesses on a Monday through Saturday basis. An EMADCO consultant can assess your needs and design a general waste recovery plan to meet your requirements. Please contact us (559) 683-4680

Multi Family Dwelling Recycling Madera County Edible Food Recovery Organizations and Services Senate Bill 1383 - Edible Food Recovery Program Download PDF for information on locations serving Madera County For more information visit

Pricing Additional carts available $32.45 per additional 64 gallon trash cart per month $8.82 per additional 96 gallon recycling cart per month $5.97 extra trash can or black bag per unit (32 gallons) $37.07 toter delivery to your home Basic Residential Services includes Once a week pickup of a 64 gallon trash cart Every other week pick up of a 96 gallon recycling cart. (Both are provided by Emadco) $54.04 /month Emadco bills out quarterly in advance. Residential Organic (Yard/Food) Waste Collection The service includes a 64-gallon green cart picked up weekly for $32.12 /month EMADCO now offers a subscription-based weekly organic (yard/food) waste collection service for customers living in certain parts of the community. Madera county along with EMADCO will be notifying all households that are required to participate in the program. Download a copy of this letter.

Residential Recycling Introducing Eastern Madera County Residential Recycling Recycling, along with reducing and reusing the trash we produce, is an important component in the effort to preserve our natural resources and reduce environmental pollution. Curbside recycling is your chance to make a difference in our community for future generations with small adaptations to your everyday consumption and disposal habits. By sending less waste to the landfill today, we are building opportunities for a cleaner, brighter future for tomorrow. Emadco is going to make recycling easy. Simply throw all of your recyclables into the blue bin and we'll do the sorting for you. This is called single stream recycling. What is single -stream recycling ? Single stream recycling allows our customers the ease and convenience of placing all their acceptable recyclable materials into one cart (customers will be provided a cart). This easy recycling program reduces the amount of trash that enters our landfill. Why is single-stream recycling being implemented? Madera county approved a residential single stream recycling program to make recycling easy and convenient. Simply throw all of your recyclables into the blue bin and we'll do the sorting for you. Will Emadco provide the single stream recycling cart? Yes, When you sign up for service, you receive a 96 gallon blue recycling Toter. Do I have to use the recycling cart provided by Emadco? Can I use my own cart? The new franchise agreement with Eastern Madera County residents requires that all customers use Emadco's trash and recycling carts. Customers will no longer be able to use their existing cans. Can I opt out of the single stream recycling program? No all customers will be provided a recycling cart. However participation is not mandatory. How often will my recycling be picked up? The 96 gallon recycling cart will be picked up every other week. Please refer to your calendar for which weeks your house will be picked up. What are the benefits of single-stream recycling? Fully containerized operations provide for increased sanitation,improved worker safety, neighborhood beautification and ease of use for the customer. Where can I find more information about the recycling program and the new recycling container system? Complete information about the county's recycling program is available on this website. For more information contact us . Residential Recycling Guide - What Can & Can't go in the Blue Bin! YES Paper Newspapers Magazines Catalogs Phone books Cardboard Milk cartons Drink boxes Scrap paper Shredded paper Clean pizza boxes Plastic Milk, juice, and cooking oil jugs Soda and water bottles Plastic cups & bags Household cleaning containers Shampoo, lotion, and soap bottles Margarine and ice cream tubs Yogurt cups & frozen food containers Clean plastic flower pots Glass Glass jars and bottles Metal Soda & juice aluminum cans Clean tin/steel food cans Aluminum foil, pie pans & trays Metal jar lids in flattened cans Copper, brass & aluminum Empty aerosol cans Newly emptied, clean latex paint cans All Recyclables go in blue bin together, No sorting! All plastic bottles, cups & tubs Glass, bottles & jars Aluminum/tin cans & foil Mail, magazines & office paper Phonebooks & newspapers Food boxes & paper packaging Cardboard NO WHEN IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT! For more information contact us. Styrofoam Clothes Needles or syringes Food waste Green Waste Waxed cardboard Windows & mirrors Latex or plastic gloves Tissue paper Electronics Diapers Garden Hoses PVC Pipe Wire Rope Click image to download a pdf of this document. Regional Recycling Center

On Call Bins are 2 or 3 yard dumpsters that stay on your property all year long. If you choose this service there is a monthly rental fee of the dumpster. When your bin is full and ready to be exchanged, you simply call one of our friendly front desk staff and request an exchange. The dumpster is only dumped or exchanged upon your request, and at that time your account is charged a fee. Locking bins as well as bear bins are available for an additional fee. The On-Call service requires a one year contract. On-Call Bins