Market Analysis of the Composting Industry

[Taylor Vogt]

Hello everyone. I'm a sophomore at Pace University in Pleasantville,
New York. As part of my independent study for my sophomore year I'm
working on a market analysis of the composting industry. I am hoping
to gather data on a national, regional and local (metro New York City)
basis. Since composting is such a vitally integral process to bridging
the gap between an excess of waste and a lack of food, the future of
the composting industry is of extreme importance to me.

Specifically, I am trying to find answers to the following questions:

1. How big is the market for compost (in terms of volume and total
sales)?
2. What historical data is available that would enable me to show
growth trends?
3. Are there any volume and sales figures by key buyers by category
(landscapers, nurseries, organic farmers, construction, remediation,
retail, etc) - current year as well as historical so we can see which
categories of buyers are using more or less over time.
4. Has anyone seen any industry projections on volume and sales?

I was hoping that this data already existed, or that someone might be
able to give me some leads on how to compile this data. I would really
appreciate any help you could offer me.

Best,

Taylor Vogt

[LHP&L]

Taylor -do a search of back issues of biocycle magazine, they may have
some of that info, or give you a place to start.