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More than 2,000 landscaping companies drop off organic materials at Long Island Compost facilities, which are then transformed into compost and harvested. These mixtures are manufactured into more than 5 million bags of soil products, which are then distributed to hundreds of local garden and home centers, eliminating the need for trucking, yet another environmental benefit. 

Their areas of expertise include the following services: 

  • Seed and Sod
  • Pits and Beds
  • Horticultural Mixes
  • Hydro Planting
  • Parks Department Mixes
  • Bio-Retention
  • Enriched Topsoil
  • Black Gold
  • Organic Compost
  • Natural Mulch
  • Dyed Mulch
  • Topsoil

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Resources

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Organic Soil vs. Compost

Though the terms are often used
interchangeably, organic soil serves
to support plant life, while compost
is typically used to enrich the soil
itself.

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How Is Organic Soil Made?

Organic soil is crafted by perfecting a
delicate balance of weathered rock,
water, air, and decomposed organic
matter to achieve optimal levels of
drainage, aeration, and support for
plant life.

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What Is Organic Soil?

Organic soil is composed primarily
of plant materials, and often
amended with compost to ensure
its nutrient levels are optimized to
cultivate plant life.

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Green Roofs

The process of installing plants,
shrubs and grass atop a building is
well known to Europeans, but it has
only recently entered the
mainstream in North America.

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Compost & Soil Guide

A complete guide to this
environmentally-friendly
alternative, its composition and the
roles of compost and amendments
in aiding the organic process

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Cover Story

New York Times Magazine offers a
comprehensive profile of Long
Island Compost CEO & Founder
Charles Vigliotti in “The Compost
King of New York.”