[USCC] Compost Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13

[Hidden Resources]

Craig,

I recently completed an OMRI certification for a client. It was for a  
yard trimmings
compost. Only pathogen and metals testing was required. OMRI could  
request
subsequent analyses based on changes of feedstock or processing, but  
it's not
a standard parameter of their program. In other words, if our process  
remains the
same as that which we described in our original application, and OMRI  
doesn't
receive complaints about our product, then no further analysis would  
be required.

Hope this helps.

Rich
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On Jun 20, 2007, at 10:00 AM, compost-request at mailman.cloudnet.com  
wrote:

>   1. OMRI certification of composts (Craig Coker)
>
> From: "Craig Coker" <craigcoker at cox.net>
> Date: June 20, 2007 8:46:40 AM PDT
> To: "'Compost Discussion List'" <compost at mailman.cloudnet.com>
> Subject: [USCC] OMRI certification of composts
> Reply-To: Compost Discussion List <compost at mailman.cloudnet.com>
>
>
> Colleagues:
>
>
>
> Has anyone been through the process of getting their compost  
> certified by
> OMRI? There are 56 listed composts on OMRI's Product list (at  
> www.omri.org
> <http://www.omri.org/> ), but none listed seem to be yard trimmings
> composts.  Would the potential risk of residual levels of landscaping
> herbicides/pesticides/fungicides, etc. make it unlikely to get OMRI  
> approval
> of a yard trimmings compost without a comprehensive chemical
> characterization? Is there an ongoing testing requirement to  
> maintain OMRI
> certification once it's been issued?
>
>
>
> Thank you for any insights you can offer.