University Research and Info

University of Wisconsin Extension:

• Composting - It's Recycling...Naturally!
  Composting Slide Show
  
  
• Mulching
  Mulches for Home Gardens and Plantings (pdf)
  
  
• InfoSource
  Compost: an overview
  Compost: a sample of techniques
  Compost & mulch: oak leaves and pine needles
  Managing yard waste
  Uses for leaves & grass clippings
  Mowing
  Grass clippings: recycling
  Thatch
  Mulch materials
  Mulch-wood chip mulches
  Backyard prairies
  Wildflowers
  Butterfly gardens
  Landscape plants that attract butterflies
  
  
• Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center
  http://www3.uwm.edu/Dept/shwec/publications/publications.cfm
  

University of Minnesota Extension
Composting and Mulching  A Guide to Managing Organic Yard Wastes
Structures for Backyard Composting
Lawn Clipping Management

Michigan State University Extension
Composting
Mulching Tree Leaves Into Lawns (pdf)
Dealing With Clippings (pdf)
Coping With Landscape Waste (pdf)

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Vermicomposting - Composting with Worms

Ohio State University Extension
Composting at Home

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Composting Yard Waste
Eliminate Grass Clipping Collection

Cornell University - Composting
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/Composting_Homepage.html
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/smallscalecomposting.htm

UW Extension and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Managing Leaves and Yard Trimmings (pdf)