Offering professional consulting services for affordable, customizable, locally-built composting solutions that serve communities, neighborhoods, and organizations.
Community Powered Composting provides systems design/engineering, technical support, production support, installation, training, and customer service for custom-built in-vessel systems with the following focus:
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In-vessel aerobic composting of food scraps and/or other challenging feedstocks.
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Community-based (hyper-local) composting.
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Capacities ranging from 25 lbs. to 500 lbs. per day of food scraps.
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Locally-built solutions using local labor and materials.
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Fully-enclosed, in-vessel composting systems that prevent animal access.
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Excellent odor control and management of liquids.
We would love to learn more about your composting needs! Please get in touch with us directly.
V Calvez, Owner and Lead Engineer
Van (aka V) Calvez is a composting systems engineer specializing in developing appropriate technology for community composting and institutional applications.
With over 20 years of composting expertise, including his work with Green Mountain Technologies since 2010, he has sold, designed, and/or commissioned more than a hundred in-vessel systems.
V is known for building strong client relationships and caring deeply about the success of his clients. One of his mantras is: your success is my success!
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V has a Master's Degree in Systems Engineering/Human Factors Engineering and a Bachelor's Degree in Human Factors Engineering from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
At home, V manages the composting system for his community. V enjoys digging in the dirt, making compost, and helping to build soil fertility. And V loves to help people compost!
