O2Compost SOQ Comprehensive

991 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473 / (610) 287-8880 6 September 2012 To Whom It May Concern: I am happy to have the chance to recommend O2Compost to other organizations considering on-site composting. My name is Nancy Larkin. I founded Barnside Mulch and Compost in 2000. We are a permitted facility and are the dedicated compost site for thirteen different municipalities in Southeastern Pennsylvania, their residents and businesses. Over the years we have composted primarily leaves with some yard waste. In 2010 we found ourselves in some trouble with off-site impacts from odors. At that time, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reviewed our site and determined that it was suitable for food waste. What no one anticipated was the neighbors’ firm conviction that we were now going to become a landfill. After we developed some odor issues, I contacted Peter Moon of O2Compost to help us resolve the problem, and this one decision saved our business. Throughout our twelve years of operation, we used the turned windrow method of composting. Peter’s forced aeration compost system, combined with his technical support, enabled us to resolve our odor impacts as well as consolidate our processing area, reduce our labor and dramatically reduce our fuel expense. His commitment to always being available to provide technical assistance was also tested. As our neighbors’ continued to fight us and DEP continued to put last minute demands on us, Peter was called on to help us at all times of the day and night. I originally had reservations about working with someone so far away from us in Washington State, but that turned out to be a blessing given the 3-hour time difference. With the telephone, internet and digital photographs, it became a very easy working relationship. It is a pleasure for me to have this opportunity to strongly recommend Peter Moon and O2Compost to anyone setting up a new compost system or needing to resolve operating issues at an existing facility. With a lot of trial and error you can learn how to compost out of a book but you cannot get the experience, dedication and support anywhere better than what Peter offers. Peter and O2Compost are the best and are exactly what this industry needs. Sincerely, Nancy Larkin Owner: Barnside Mulch and Compost