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VPPSA Compost Facility
145 Goodwin Neck Road
Yorktown, Virginia 23692
757-898-5012
Open Monday - Friday
9:00AM until 4:00PM
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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.
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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 may dispose of yard waste
materials at the facility. There is no charge to drop off
materials.
- Businesses or 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.
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Products and Prices:
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►Compost: used to improve any soil or growing
medium |
$20.00 per cubic yard |
►Soil Blend: a blend of soil, VPPSA compost and
fine mulch in quantities
which resemble natural topsoil. This
material is good for improving the soil in
gardens and lawns, or as a
potting soil in container gardens
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$22.00 per cubic yard |
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►Reground Mulch: pieces larger than 1/2
inch |
$12.00 per cubic yard |
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►Mulch Fines: pieces smaller than 1/2 inch |
$14.00 per cubic yard |
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►Colored Mulch: choose from red or brown |
$24.00 per cubic yard |
Firewood, when available, is $10.00 for all
you can load.
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We will accept:
Unbagged leaves and grass clippings, and branches, brush and
other tree parts that are less than 10 feet in length and 24
inches in diameter (sorry, no stumps.)
We will not accept:
Processed wood, landscape timbers, or materials that contain trash, excessive amounts of dirt,
metal, concrete or any other contaminant. All incoming
loads will be inspected by the Customer Service
Representative to help ensure a high quality end product.
Thanks for your help in enforcing this policy.
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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.
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