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Texas Compost Facility Turns Solid Waste into Rich Dirt

by Pat Coate | April 20, 2005

Tyler, TX - One man's trash is another's treasure. At least that's the thinking behind the Neches Compost Facility, where millions of pounds of waste are turned into nutrient-rich biosolid compost every year.

James Henry, sales manager of the Neches facility: "There is a tremendous amount of people just now catching on to the benefits of compost,"

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