{"id":6456,"date":"2019-04-18T19:43:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T03:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=6456"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:32:45","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening, Composting, and Recycling Resources for Thurston County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gardening, Composting, and Recycling Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Thurston County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Thurston County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image  wsu-image--style-framed\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/IMG_0850_result-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"Raised beds full of vegetables at Dirt Works. \" class=\"wp-image-19474\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/IMG_0850_result-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/IMG_0850_result-729x547.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/IMG_0850_result-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/IMG_0850_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/12\/IMG_0850_result-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__94289\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Gardening Resources<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__94289\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening-info-fact-sheets\/\">Gardening Info &amp; Fact Sheets<\/a> &#8211; Fact sheets on dozens of topics, published by Washington State University Extension.&nbsp; Click on the link to open the list and browse the categories.&nbsp; Most fact sheets are free to download to your computer or other device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastergardener.wsu.edu\/resources\/gardening-in-washington-state\/\">Gardening in Washington State<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/product\/pacific-northwest-gardeners-handbook-growing-for-the-future\/\">Pacific Northwest Gardener&#8217;s Handbook &#8211; Growing for the Future (revised and edited 2025)<\/a> &#8211; WSU Extension\u2019s new, definitive gardening resource, the expanded, modernized, and regionally focused&nbsp;<em>Pacific Northwest Gardener\u2019s Handbook: Growing for the Future&nbsp;<\/em>is a multi-year culmination of expertise covering the fundamentals of gardening as well as advanced horticultural knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\">WSU Publications Store<\/a>  1-800-723-1763<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/\">Pestsense <\/a>&#8211; guide visitors in the management of common indoor pest problems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM), including cultural controls and Washington State registered pesticides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/\">Hortsense<\/a> &#8211; guide the home gardener in the management of plant problems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM), including cultural controls and Washington State registered pesticides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/\">Pacific Northwest Pest Management Books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/\">WSU Puyallup Plant &amp; Insect Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/npic.orst.edu\/\">National Pesticide Information Center<\/a> 1-800-858-7378<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.thurston.wa.us\/health\/ehadm\/index.html\">Thurston County Environmental Health (IPM, Gardening Guides, Grow Smart\/Grown Safe)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thurstoncountywa.gov\/departments\/public-works\/noxious-weeds\">Thurston County Noxious Weeds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growsmartgrowsafe.org\/\">Thurston County Grow Smart Grow Safe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplantpicks.org\/\">Great Plant Picks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/product\/a-home-gardeners-guide-to-soils-and-fertilizers-home-garden-series\/\">A Home Gardener&#8217;s Guide to Soils and Fertilizers (a WSU Publication)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/product\/home-pruning-reasons-to-prune-trees-and-shrubs-home-gardening-series\/\">Home Pruning: Reasons to Prune Trees and Shrubs (Home Gardening Series)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2018\/10\/ErgonomicsGardeningForLife.pdf\">Gardening for Life: a guide to gardening adaptations (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/catalog\/em-9027-growing-your-own\">Growing Your Own: A Practical Guide to Gardening in Oregon<\/a> &#8211; in English and Spanish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/07\/HOA-Firewise-Guidelines-2024-P.Pajot_.pdf\">Home Owners Association Guide for Fire Resistant Communities (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/10\/Growing-Dahlias.pdf\">Growing Dahlias (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/10\/Growing-Dahlias-handout-2023.pdf\">Growing Dahlias Factsheet (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image  wsu-image--style-framed\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/20171010_120720-scaled-1-396x223.jpg\" alt=\"A row of full compost bins at Dirt Works.\" class=\"wp-image-13057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/20171010_120720-scaled-1-396x223.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/20171010_120720-scaled-1-729x410.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/20171010_120720-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/20171010_120720-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/06\/20171010_120720-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h2 id=\"unique-id-1__9361\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Composting Resources<\/button>\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__9361\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/product\/backyard-composting-home-garden-series\/\">Backyard Composting&nbsp;<\/a>\u2013 WSU Publication EB1784E<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/01\/Users-Guide-to-Compost-handout1.pdf\">A User\u2019s Guide to Compost (pdf)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 WA Department of Ecology. Includes a guide to buying compost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/catalog\/em-9308-how-use-compost-gardens-landscapes\">How to Use Compost in Gardens and Landscapes<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 OSU Publication EM9308<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/05\/OSU-Herbicide-contaminated-compost-and-soil-mix.pdf\">Herbicide-contaminated Compost and Soil Mix \u2013 what you should know and what you can do about it (pdf)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 OSU Publication EM9307<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverspringsorganics.com\/\">Silver Springs Organics<\/a> &#8211; Commercial Composting Facility in Rainier WA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradytrucking.com\/organic-composting\">Brady Trucking<\/a> &#8211; Commercial Composting Facility in Shelton WA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.extension.illinois.edu\/worms\/\">Adventures of Herman the Worm<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 University of Illinois Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/composting.ces.ncsu.edu\/vermicomposting-2\/\">Vermicomposting resources<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 North Carolina State Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/compost\/\">Compost and Local Organic Nutrients<\/a> &#8211; webpage of WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostwashington.org\/\">Washington Organic Recycling Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecology.wa.gov\/waste-toxics\/reducing-recycling-waste\/organics-and-food-waste\">Washington State Department of Ecology Organics and Food Waste<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostingcouncil.org\/\">US Composting Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tilthalliance.org\/resources-category\/compost\/\">Seattle Tilth Compost Resources <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soilsforsalmon.org\/\">Soil for Salmon<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image  wsu-image--style-framed\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/02\/20191122_134953-scaled-1-396x223.jpg\" alt=\"2019 MRC trainees at MRF\" class=\"wp-image-9224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/02\/20191122_134953-scaled-1-396x223.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/02\/20191122_134953-scaled-1-729x410.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/02\/20191122_134953-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/02\/20191122_134953-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/02\/20191122_134953-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__95192\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Recycling &amp; Waste Reduction Resources<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__95192\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thurstoncountywa.gov\/departments\/public-works\/garbage-recycling\">Thurston County Solid Waste<\/a> &#8211; Where do I take my? directory, facility hours and locations, curbside service providers, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thurston.lemayinc.com\/\">LeMay Pacific Disposal<\/a> &#8211; curbside service provider for residents outside of City of Olympia limits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympiawa.gov\/services\/garbage___recycling\/index.php\">City of Olympia Garbage, Recycling, and Organics <\/a>&#8211; for City of Olympia residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nQrTfPGjsRM&amp;list=PLQWOOC1ElZdu73uQENxm9fQvKOTDvyL7w&amp;index=3\">Video about Roosevelt Landfill<\/a> &#8211; destination for garbage from Thurston County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradytrucking.com\/organic-composting\">Brady Trucking <\/a>&#8211; Commercial composting facility in Shelton WA and destination for organic materials from Thurston County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverspringsorganics.com\/\">Silver Springs Organics<\/a> &#8211; Commercial composting facility in Rainier WA and destination for organic materials from Thurston County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/productstewardship.net\/\">Northwest Product Stewardship Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-dropshadow--low wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-spacing-top--medium\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">More information<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/\">WSU Thurston County Master Gardener Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/mc\/\">Thurston County Master Recycler Composter Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/gardening-composting-recycling-question-and-answer-clinic\/\">Have a gardening, recycling, or composting question?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/demonstration-gardens\/\">Demonstration Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/community-events-and-outreach\/\">Events and outreach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/resources\/\">Gardening, Composting, and Recycling Resources for Thurston County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/the-one-stop-shop-toss\/\">Volunteer Portal \u2013 T.O.S.S. 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