Welcome to Columbia Borough's Yard Waste Composting Facility! 
Collection and Processing
Beginning in April, yard waste is deposited by Columbia residents at the community drop-off site, located next to Borough Public Services Department, and leaves are collected each fall with a vacuum system. All collected and deposited materials are transported to the Borough Farm, where they are combined with materials from our partnering municipalities prior to processing. Presently, Columbia Borough has partnered with four neighboring townships and boroughs in an effort to maximize compost production and its associated benefits. Our partners include: Millersville Borough, East Hempfield Township, Wrightsville Borough, and Marietta Borough.
Incoming Materials
As materials are brought to the farm, incoming haulers must first weigh their loads. In the summer of 2005, Columbia Borough purchased a weight scale to help ensure accurate weights were recorded. Not only is this important for billing purposes, it also helps the facility operators keep track of the volume of waste being processed.
Once at the farm, the leaves are formed into large windrows (piles) to begin curing. These windrows are maintained by our operators on a regular basis, with scheduled watering and turning cycles to sustain proper decomposition. After the leaves have undergone considerable decomposition, they are sent through a trommel screen to remove any trash or contaminating debris.  |
