Ag Choice, LLC

Ag Choice Organics Recycling is the first New Jersey on-farm composting operation approved by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to collect and compost the following organics:

1)  Agricultural waste: animal manure and bedding materials, spoiled hay and corn silage
2)  Pre-consumer food waste: bakery by-products, fruit and vegetable culls, and floral waste
3)  Manufacturing waste:  certain plant-based manufacturing organics

Since starting collections in 2006, our innovative business has successfully diverted more than 3 million pounds of recyclable food waste and 15,000 cubic yards of other organics from area landfills. This conserves valuable landfill space, helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can reduce non-point source pollution from our waterways.

Ag Choice is recognized by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Services, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, and the Sussex County Solid Waste Advisory Committee as an innovative, necessary and valuable business for New Jersey.

In March, 2009 the New Jersey Department of Agriculture will release the final guidelines for developing comprehensive animal waste management programs for livestock farms to proactively address potential non-point source pollution from animal operations. This is to ensure that organic farm waste, such as manure, straw, and animal bedding is handled properly. When not handled properly these wastes create a host of problems to both humans and livestock. Bacteria, parasites, e-coli, salmonella, fly larvae, odor problems, unsightly manure and bedding heaps, and contaminated water are just a few of the problems created.

These guidelines have been implemented in several states already, including New York and Pennsylvania and are designed to improve water purity for both surface and underground drinking water. Further information can be found at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/anr/agriassist/animalwaste.html. Ag Choice can help farmers comply, by offering several convenient manure removal options and a drop off facility.

Ag Choice, will collect the waste, and compost it into a high quality humified compost which can be reintroduced into the environment as an organic soil amendment.

By choosing Ag Choice to help recycle your animal waste you can help make your farm and New Jersey a cleaner place to live.