Dillo Dirt™ is compost made at Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant (Hornsby Bend). It was the first program of its kind in the state and one of the oldest in the nation. Brush generated by City of Austin departments and residents is mixed with treated biosolids (wastewater sludge) and composted to create Dillo Dirt. The heat generated in ...

Dillo Dirt is a compost made by the City of Austin, Texas since 1989. It was the first program of its kind in the state and one of the oldest in the nation. [1] Dillo Dirt is named after the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), which is a mammal native to Texas. It is also a trademarked product of the City of Austin Water Department.

Dillo Dirt™ is a topdressing fertilizer made by the City of Austin since 1989 and is a quality soil mixture made from recycled materials. We’ll bring it straight to your house.

Dillo Dirt is a very stable, very mature compost which has been produced and sold by the City of Austin Water Utility since 1989. In November 2018, the city entered into a contract with Synagro to compost all the biosolids produced at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant.

Dillo Dirt. The biosolids recycled at Hornsby Bend get mixed with compost and yard trimmings and turned into an EPA-certified soil conditioner called Dillo Dirt™. Dillo Dirt is donated to landscape public places and sold through commercial vendors. Learn more here.

To make Dillo Dirt, brush produced by City of Austin agencies and citizens is combined with treated biosolids (wastewater sludge) and composted. Pathogens can be almost completely eradicated by the heat produced during composting, which ranges from …

2013年3月7日 · About 230 U.S. facilities compost biosolids to make products like Austin’s Dillo Dirt, which combines biosolids with lawn clippings, branches, and old Christmas trees; others create a...

Dillo Dirt™ is a wastewater biosolids (sludge) product of the City of Austin Water Utility which has been processed in a manner which meets all the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and

All of Austin’s of yard trimmings: 150,000 yd3 ~12% of Austin’s solid waste stream ~40% of Austin’s recycling stream ~7,000 tons/year of Class A Compost – “Dillo Dirt” Composting

Our Texas Native Dillo Dirt compost, crafted by the City of Austin, is a premium soil conditioner approved for unrestricted use by both the USEPA and TCEQ as a Class A Exceptional Quality product. This nutrient-rich compost enhances soil fertility, increases organic matter, and improves moisture retention, promoting healthy plant growth.