--- title: Long Island Compost Gets Approval Status from the Organic Materials Review Institute description: Long Island Compost, Long Island’s leading provider of organic materials and products, has been reviewed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). image: https://www.usbiopower.com/hubfs/AmericanOrganicEnergy_Blog_OMRI.jpg --- [Skip to Main Content](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/long-island-compost-gets-approval-status-from-the-organic-materials-review-institute#main_content) [Skip to Sidebar](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/long-island-compost-gets-approval-status-from-the-organic-materials-review-institute#blog_sidebar) [Skip to Recent Articles](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/long-island-compost-gets-approval-status-from-the-organic-materials-review-institute#recent_articles) [Skip to Footer](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/long-island-compost-gets-approval-status-from-the-organic-materials-review-institute#contentinfo) [![American Organic Energy Logo](https://www.usbiopower.com/hubfs/2019Mockup/Logo/american-organic-energy-logo.png?noresize)](https://www.usbiopower.com) [Long Island Compost](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/topic/long-island-compost)  [Organic Soil](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/topic/organic-soil) Published by [American Organic Energy](https://www.usbiopower.com/newsroom/author/american-organic-energy) on March 14, 2016 # Long Island Compost Gets Approval Status from the Organic Materials Review Institute Long Island Compost, Long Island’s leading provider of organic materials and products, has been reviewed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). ![OMRI Listed for Organic Use Logo - over faded image of grass](https://www.usbiopower.com/hubfs/AmericanOrganicEnergy_Blog_OMRI.jpg)   [Long Island Compost,](https://www.usbiopower.com/long-island-compost/) Long Island’s leading provider of organic materials, services and products, has been reviewed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI).   OMRI is an international non-profit organization in Eugene, Oregon whose mission is to review products in order to determine whether they should be used in organic production and processing. OMRI determined that Long Island Compost products is be classified as “Allowed” for use in the [Generic Material Listing: NOP: Compost – other (plant and animal materials), Class: Crop Fertilizers and Soil Amendments.](http://www.omri.org/sites/default/files/app_materials/16Addendum15GML1F.pdf) Long Island Compost, recently in partnership with Scotts Miracle-Gro, [founded more than 30 years ago](https://www.usbiopower.com/about) by brothers Charles, Arnold, and Dominic Vigliotti, has served Long Island by recycling yard waste into organic fertilizer and compost. This sustainable model has paved the way for the creation of American organic Energy, an innovative company that is poised to change the way organic waste is disposed on in the New York region and beyond with the groundbreaking anaerobic digester project set to begin construction this summer. The OMRI status is the latest recognition for Long Island Compost’s commitment to organic principles and practices. 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