Marshall University is set to open the first commercial composting facility in West Virginia. The last piece of equipment was delivered to the university on Tuesday, and now the facility will be operated by Marshall’s Sustainability Department. Marshall said it will have the daily capacity to compost 8 tons of organic waste such as food and lawn waste, white office paper and cardboard.
It will also enable the university to reduce the amount of waste hauled to landfills. Students in Marshall’s specialty agriculture degree program will use the facility as an educational laboratory. The finished compost will be branded as Herd Dirt and will be available for public sale at a later date.