Kessler Consulting, Inc. (KCI) has completed the report as a part of our scope of work for a research project in Year 6. The research was performed on existing data and documentation for herbicides, pesticides and heavy metals in yard waste compost and mulch. KCI believes that, taken as a whole, the results of these three studies demonstrate there should be very little concern from a regulatory perspective regarding chemical contaminants in yard trash products. The work was intended to assist the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) evaluate whether or not products derived from yard trash (e.g. mulch and compost) should be regulated with regard to pesticides and trace elements. Additionally, KCI will follow up this report with a yard/food waste demonstration project at the Sumter County solid waste, recycling and composting facility (SWRCF) in Year 7.
