Green Waste to Gardens: Turning Local Organic Materials Into New Growth
What happens to the green waste collected from homes and businesses throughout Central Texas?
At Texas Disposal Systems (TDS), the journey doesn’t necessarily end when those materials are collected. Through a unique, closed-loop process, locally collected green waste, brush, tree trimmings, and other organic materials can be transformed into nutrient-rich compost, premium soils, and mulches through Garden-Ville, an affiliate of TDS.
It’s a process designed to keep compostable materials in use and give them a second life right here in Central Texas.
1. Collect: Bringing Organic Materials Together
The process begins with collection.
Through curbside collection, TDS collects green waste, brush, tree trimmings, and other organic materials from communities throughout Central Texas. These materials may come from residential collection services, school districts, commercial customers, landscaping projects, and other local sources.
Rather than treating these materials as waste with nowhere else to go, TDS collects and manages them with their potential for reuse in mind.
2. Process: Turning Green Waste Into Compost
Once collected, organic materials are brought to the Creedmoor facilities where they are carefully processed on-site using proven methods.
Through the composting process, organic materials are broken down and transformed into nutrient-rich compost. What began as tree trimmings, brush, and yard waste becomes a valuable resource that can help improve soil and support healthy plant growth.
This on-site process is an important part of the closed-loop system, keeping materials close to home and helping turn locally collected organic materials into products that can be used locally.
3. Blend: Creating Soils, Mixes, and Mulches
Finished compost can then be blended into a variety of Garden-Ville products, including premium soils, specialty mixes, and mulches.
Garden-Ville transforms these locally collected organic materials into products designed for yards, gardens and landscapes. From compost to soil amendments and mulch, these products provide options for homeowners, gardeners, businesses, and landscapers looking to support healthy, productive landscapes.
4. Grow: Bringing It Back to Central Texas Landscapes
The final step is where the process comes full circle.
Garden-Ville products can be purchased at locations across Central Texas in both bagged and bulk quantities, giving residents, businesses, and landscapers the opportunity to bring these products back into their own landscapes.
In this way, the organic materials collected from homes and communities throughout Central Texas can ultimately return to homes as compost, soil, and mulch products used to grow and maintain new landscapes.
A Full-Circle Approach to Organic Materials
The journey from green waste to garden demonstrates what can happen when materials are viewed as resources rather than something to simply throw away.
Collect. Process. Blend. Grow.
It’s a full-circle approach that keeps valuable organic materials in use and helps create a more sustainable Central Texas
Ready to bring the process full circle? Explore Garden-Ville’s selection of composts, soils and mulches and find a location near you.
