Recology Compost Facilities and Services

Jepson Prairie Organics, located east of Vacaville, CA, is one of the largest food scrap composting operations in the nation. Jepson Prairie Organics composts food scraps, yard trimmings, and other compostable materials from San Francisco residences and from food-related businesses in San Francisco and Alameda County. Jepson Prairie Organics and Recology in consultation with the City of San Francisco played an integral role in helping the city reach a 77% diversion rate in 2008. Jepson Prairie Organics processes 100,000 tons of organics each year.

Recology Grover Environmental Products (RGEP), formally known as Grover Environmental Products, was acquired by Recology in March 2010. RGEP has two facilities. The first is a 23-acre site in Modesto, CA that produces a variety of decorative mulches from recycled wood, as well as recycled arbor and bark products. The second site is a 216-acre composting facility in Vernalis, CA that produces WonderGrow™ compost: a top-selling, high quality compost produced primarily from yard trimmings as well as food scraps . As the final step in the green waste recycling process, the exceptional quality of WonderGrow™ expresses the Recology Grover commitment to the best and highest use of all resources. WonderGrow™ is used in agricultural, landscape, and turf management applications, and is recognized for its ability to increase organic content and add biological and microbial life to the soil.

Feather River Organics, located in Marysville, CA, processes 25,000 tons of organics each year collected from Yuba and Sutter counties.

South Valley Organics, located in Gilroy, CA, composts yard waste and food scraps collected from South Bay homes and food scraps from San Francisco restaurants and households. South Valley Organics processes 40,000 tons of organics annually.

Compost Oregon, located on Aumsville Highway in Aumsville, Oregon was acquired in December 2008. The operation has been serving the community for over 12 years and has been conducting business as Compost Oregon for the past five years. Specializing in the production of compost and premium quality soil amendments, Compost Oregon is proud to serve the residents and businesses of Aumsville and its surrounding counties.

Nature's Needs, located near the city of North Plains, OR is owned and operated by Recology, a leading recycling and resource recovery company. The facility has been serving the neighboring communities for over a decade. Recology is committed to consulting with its customers to produce high quality organic soil amendments to help rebuild and fortify agricultural soils for higher productivity and a cleaner environment.