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ORDER EQ COMPOST
Once you place your order, a District staff member will call you to schedule delivery when material and transportation are available. EQ Compost Order Form
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Minimum 10 cubic yard delivery available within Cook County for:
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Benefits include:
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Bring your own buckets, bags and shovels to pick up free compost at six MWRD water reclamation plants.
Click on a Plant map for precise compost locations and time of availability.
Calumet WRP Egan WRP Hanover Park WRP Kirie WRP |
Lemont WRP O’Brien WRP Stickney WRP |
Dump Truck Pick up
If you prefer to pick up a dump truck’s worth of compost, please call (773)
256-3704 to schedule in advance.
EQ Compost Analysis*
Parameter |
Units |
Range |
EPA EQ Metal Limit |
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Units |
Range |
EPA EQ Metal Limit |
| pH | 6.5-7.6 | Hg | mg/kg | 0.34-0.63 | 17 | ||
| Dry Matter | % | 43-51 | Ni | mg/kg | 21-43 | 420 | |
| As | mg/kg | <5 | 41 | Pb | mg/kg | 40-51 | 300 |
| Cd | mg/kg | 1.0-2.0 | 39 | Se | mg/kg | <5 | 100 |
| Cu | mg/kg | 187-401 | 1,500 | Zn | mg/kg | 326-645 | 2,800 |
| *EQ Compost meets Exceptional Quality (EQ) criteria, which is the highest quality standards for biosolids established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Find more information EQ Composts Safety Data Sheet and EQ Biosolids. | |||||||
EQ COMPOST GUIDELINES
State law prohibits the application of EQ Compost on snow-covered or frozen ground. Additionally, EQ Compost must be applied in a manner that follows recommended application rates when used on agricultural land, and must be applied in a manner that follows best management practices to protect water quality when used on all other land.