Cornell Cooperative Extension

Interested in composting your own food scraps and yard waste? Cornell Cooperative Extension has compiled beginner guides, general tips, and information on indoor composting.

• For beginners: the Quick-Start Guide to Compost

• Big yard, small yard, or no yard--you can still compost: Choose Your Compost Bin

• How to layer a compost pile: a video on the "Lasagna Method"

A Home-owner's guide to composting

A resource on building and managing a compost pile, composting with worms, and advice on what to include in a compost pile... Home-Owner's Guide to Compost

Albany Composts

The City of Albany has their own resources for City residents interested in backyard composting, food waste drop-off, or full-service/pick-up composting. The City of Albany provides free backyard composters to residents, free community drop off sites, and will pay the start up cost for a pick-up service for city residents... Albany Composts Program

See below for more resources (and an instructional video) from the City of Albany.