• Free Compost From Agromin At Thousand Oaks Earth Day - April 24 - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 2:12 PM
  • Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of premium soil products and the green materials recycler for Thousand Oaks and other Ventura County communities, is giving away 360 bags of compost during the City of Thousand Oaks/Conejo Recreation and Park District's 13th Annual Arbor/Earth Day celebration. The free event is Saturday, April 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park North (1379 East Janss Road behind the Thousand Oaks Library).

    "Much of Thousand Oaks soil is dense and sticky when wet," says Bill Camarillo, Agromin CEO. This clay soil makes it difficult for water to reach a plant's root system. The decaying materials found in compost allow air and water to travel through the soil so roots receive the proper nutrition. Using compost is the most natural way to prepare for spring planting. There's no need to put chemical fertilizers into the ground to produce a bumper crop of vegetables and flowers."

    Agromin processes more than 365,000 tons of green waste each year. The green material is collected at curbside in the Conejo Valley and throughout Ventura County and is then chopped, cleaned and naturally composted before becoming soil products. The products are then distributed to farmers, landscapers and to consumers in bags or in bulk.

    "About 40 percent of all waste generated in California is green waste," says Camarillo. "From an environmental standpoint, it's important that we keep these materials out of landfills, which would reduce the amount of greenhouse gases this waste produces. Thousand Oaks residents can do their part by putting their green materials from their garden into their green recycling bins."

    For more information on green material recycling, visit www.agromin.com. For more information about Thousand Oaks Arbor/Earth Day, go to www.toaks.org/arbor.

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  • Agromin To Collect Green Waste at Thousand Oaks Clean-Up & Recycling Day - Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 9:11 AM
  • Agromin, a manufacturer of premium soil products and the green materials recycler for Thousand Oaks and other Ventura County communities, will accept residential yard trimmings (i.e., leaves, grass clippings, tree trimmings) from Thousand Oaks residents during Community Clean-Up and Recycling Day, Saturday, May 16. The location for the event is Conejo Creek Park South (23 Freeway at Janss Road exit). Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

    Agromin will operate an onsite grinder that will process large branches and other green waste. The resulting material will be trucked to one of Agromin's Ventura County processing sites where it will be cleaned and composted and eventually turned into soil products for backyard use. These soil products are available to consumers in the Conejo Valley at Carlson Building Materials (1432 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks).

    "Recycling green waste helps Thousand Oaks become a more sustainable community," says Bill Camarillo, Agromin's CEO. "Every pound of green waste we can keep out of landfills and reuse in the form of compost here in the city enables Thousand Oaks and its residents to complete the recycling loop."

    Residents must unload their own materials during clean up day. Proof of residency is required. For information on what to bring to the clean-up day, call 805-449-2468. For information about green waste recycling, visit www.agromin.com.

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