O2Compost SOQ Comprehensive

January 31, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: It is a sincere pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Peter Moon and O2Compost. I am the Founder and President of Veteran Compost, a for-profit food waste composting business located in Central Maryland. We are currently the only vertically integrated composter in Maryland, and operate the largest food waste composting facility in the state. We are also the only composting site in the state to retain its permit and operate complaint free for over 3 years. When I was starting my business in 2010, I researched a number of composting options (windrows, ASP, etc.). In the process of doing my due diligence, I was introduced to O2Compost by another commercial composter who swore by the system. After speaking with Peter and seeing an Aerated Static Pile System in operation, I decided that I would purchase his design and support package. It was a crucial investment in starting Veteran Compost. I had no commercial composting experience when I started my facility. The designs and support I got from Peter and his company helped me to “get smart” very quickly. Peter and his staff were always available to answer my questions and after a few months of experimentation with just horse manure, we started adding food waste to our compost piles. Since then, our food waste collection service has grown to be an around the clock operation. We have increased throughput every month since we started. The O2Compost system has been flexible and scalable enough to support our exponential growth. I am certain that my business would not have grown so quickly and vibrantly without the help of Peter Moon and O2Compost. I have watched composting facilities around the state open and close because of permit violations. Meanwhile, my O2Compost system has operated odor and incident free for almost three years (and at the fraction of the cost of competing ASP systems). It is my honor to recommend Peter and O2Compost. His expertise and support have been instrumental to my success. If you have any questions, you may contact me at any time. Sincerely, Justen Garrity 328 Bush Chapel Rd Phone: 410.935.6404 Aberdeen, MD 21001 Email: info@veterancompost.com