Texas Plant and Soil Lab ( TPSL ® ) has just received via phone call, approval from the U.S. Composting Council ( USCC ) to conduct Seal of Testing Assurance ( STA ) Approved Compost Testing. While TPSL ® has been conducting uniquely comprehensive and accurate Compost Quality Testing for years, this is the first time it has been able to offer STA – Approved tests to Commercial Composters, nationwide.
Now, composters will be able to bundle Texas Plant and Soil Lab legendary Compost Quality Tests with STA Tests in one submittal.
Texas Plant and Soil Lab’s management did not expect to receive final approval until towards the end of this year (2011), but Vice President of Operations Noel Garcia received the phone call today, October 25th 2011 (whilst attending Compost Camp), from the USCC informing him that TPSL ® is approved to conduct STA Compost Testing.
The announcement of Texas Plant and Soil Lab’s STA Approval was met with applause from Compost Camp attendees, as sample shipping costs and report turn-around times for composters in the Southwest will be appreciably reduced.
Commercial Composters need only to submit only one sample to the same lab – for STA testing and for Comprehensive Quality Testing – a one-stop solution for all Compost Testing.
Texas Plant and Soil Lab is the only laboratory in Texas and the Southwest with USCC approval to conduct STA Compost Testing.
According to http://compostingcouncil.org/labs/ Texas Plant and Soil Lab is also one of only eleven laboratories offering USCC STA Testing in the United States and Canada.
Further, Texas Plant and Soil Lab has now refined its Compost Quality Analyses into two applications: as a potting mix – and as a top dressing.
Because USCC approval was not expected for several months, pricing and submittal forms are not yet available, but shall be within a few days. A lot more is to come very soon. And watch for the multi-part photo gallery of this year’s Compost Camp.
