Give Clean Organic Materials a New Purpose
The Reviving Soil accepts approved yard waste, agricultural plant material, and selected composting materials at our Norton, Ohio facility.
Clean materials are recovered, processed, and returned to productive use instead of being unnecessarily discarded. All loads are subject to inspection and must meet our current facility acceptance requirements.
Drop-Off Location
First-time visitors, commercial generators, tree services, landscapers, and customers bringing unusually large loads should contact us before arriving.
Drop-off is available during approved or posted operating periods. Materials may not be left outside the designated receiving area or dumped when the facility is closed.
Facility Address
4190 Summit Rd
Norton, OH 44203
Phone 330-510-4404
Email therevivingsoil@gmail.com
Drop-Off Status Open for clean, approved Class IV materials
What We Currently Accept
Materials must be clean, separated from trash, and suitable for our current Class IV composting operation. Facility approval always takes priority over this general website list.
Commonly Accepted Materials
The following materials may be accepted when they are clean, properly separated, free of contamination, and manageable with current facility equipment.
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Garden and landscape plant debris
- Flowers and untreated plant material
- Brush and small tree trimmings
- Wood chips and shredded brush
- Straw and agricultural plant residue
- Crop residue and other agricultural plant material
Pre-Approval Required
Contact us before bringing clean untreated wood, sawdust, shredded cardboard or newspaper, source-separated spent coffee or tea grounds, compostable containers, unusually large branches, commercial loads, recurring loads, or any material not clearly listed above.
Currently Not Accepted
These materials are not accepted under our current drop-off program. Some organic categories may be considered only after a future Class II expansion receives all required approvals.
- Household food scraps or kitchen waste
- Meat, dairy products, grease, or cooking oil
- Animal manure or animal bedding
- Dead animals or animal remains
- Household garbage or mixed trash
- Plastic bags, plastic containers, or packaging
- Painted, stained, glued, laminated, or treated wood
- Construction or demolition debris
- Drywall, insulation, shingles, concrete, or metal
- Soil mixed with rock, gravel, asphalt, or debris
- Hazardous, infectious, medical, or chemical waste
- Asbestos, batteries, electronics, or pressurized containers
- Sewage, septic waste, sludge, or containerized liquids
- Any unidentified, contaminated, or unauthorized material
Clean Approved Materials Are Accepted Free
The Reviving Soil does not charge a standard intake or tipping fee for clean materials that have been approved and meet our acceptance requirements.
This applies only to properly separated and authorized material. Contaminated, unauthorized, mixed, oversized, or improperly delivered loads may be rejected and may result in cleanup, disposal, or special-handling charges.
How to Drop Off Material
Following the receiving process protects the site, prevents contamination, and helps keep approved drop-off available at no standard charge.
Check the List
Confirm that your material fits the current accepted-material categories.
Request Approval
Contact us before your first visit, commercial load, recurring load, or unusual delivery.
Keep It Clean
Remove bags, plastic, wire, treated wood, trash, soil, rocks, and other contamination.
Stop for Inspection
Follow signs and instructions. Do not unload until the material has been accepted.
Unload as Directed
Place material only in the assigned receiving area and leave the area clean.
Facility Drop-Off Rules
- All loads are subject to inspection, approval, and rejection.
- First-time visitors and commercial generators should contact the facility before arriving.
- Drivers must follow all posted signs and instructions from facility personnel.
- Do not unload until the load has been approved and an unloading area has been identified.
- Materials must be source-separated and free of garbage, plastic, metal, treated wood, chemicals, and other contamination.
- Plastic bags and noncompostable containers must be removed before material is delivered.
- No unauthorized dumping, unattended dumping, or after-hours dumping is permitted.
- A company is responsible for material delivered by its employees, drivers, subcontractors, and transportation providers.
- Approval of one load does not automatically approve every future load from the same source.
- The facility may pause or restrict a material source when contamination, capacity, odor, safety, weather, or operational concerns are present.
Unauthorized or contaminated material may be rejected. Material that is unloaded, abandoned, concealed, or misrepresented may result in escalating unauthorized-material charges, actual cleanup and disposal costs, and suspension or termination of facility access. Review the complete unauthorized-material charge schedule.
Escalating Charges for Unauthorized Materials
Approved organic materials are accepted without a standard drop-off fee. That free service depends on every customer and material generator delivering only clean, approved, source-separated materials.
Customers, companies, employees, drivers, subcontractors, and hauling providers are responsible for the contents of every load they deliver. When unauthorized or contaminated material is unloaded or abandoned, the responsible account may be charged according to the following schedule.
When unauthorized material is identified during inspection before unloading, and the driver immediately removes it from the property, an incident charge will normally not apply. The load may still be rejected, documented, or placed under additional inspection requirements.
First Incident
Unauthorized-material handling charge, plus all applicable cleanup, transportation, disposal, testing, labor, equipment, and remediation costs.
Second Incident
Unauthorized-material handling charge, plus actual costs. The source may be placed on conditional approval or enhanced load inspection.
Third Incident
Unauthorized-material handling charge, plus actual costs. Facility access may be suspended until written reapproval is granted.
Fourth or Later Incident
Unauthorized-material handling charge, plus actual costs. Access may be suspended or terminated, and reinstatement may require a deposit and written operating agreement.
Charges Are in Addition to Actual Incident Costs
The scheduled charge covers administrative work, documentation, facility disruption, load management, and additional handling. It does not replace responsibility for the actual cost caused by the incident.
Additional invoiced costs may include:
- Employee and contractor labor
- Loader, truck, trailer, fuel, and equipment use
- Sorting, screening, removal, and cleanup
- Transportation and lawful disposal charges
- Container, dumpster, landfill, or transfer-station charges
- Laboratory testing and professional evaluation
- Site remediation or environmental-response work
- Damage to equipment, surfaces, signs, fencing, or property
- Loss of contaminated compost, soil, feedstock, or inventory
- Other documented costs directly caused by the incident
After-Hours or Abandoned Loads
Material dumped outside operating periods, left without inspection, placed outside the authorized receiving area, or abandoned after rejection may result in a minimum $500 unauthorized-dumping charge, plus all actual cleanup, hauling, disposal, investigation, and property-restoration costs. Incidents may also be reported to the appropriate authorities.
Batch or Product Contamination
When unauthorized material contaminates an active compost batch, finished product, stored feedstock, or soil blend, the responsible party may be charged for testing, isolation, processing, removal, disposal, lost inventory, lost production time, and other documented damages caused by the contamination.
How the Incident Schedule Is Applied
- Incidents are tracked during a rolling 12-month period measured from the date of each documented incident.
- Charges apply when material is unloaded, abandoned, concealed, misrepresented, or otherwise delivered contrary to facility approval and posted rules.
- A company is responsible for material delivered by its employees, drivers, subcontractors, vendors, or transportation providers.
- Multiple unauthorized materials found in the same load may be treated as one incident but may increase cleanup and disposal costs.
- Separate loads, deliveries, or dumping events may be documented as separate incidents.
- Serious incidents may result in immediate suspension or termination even when they are the first documented incident.
- Hazardous, infectious, chemical, asbestos-containing, or other dangerous materials may be rejected, isolated, and reported immediately.
- Outstanding charges must be paid before additional deliveries are accepted unless The Reviving Soil approves a written payment or corrective-action arrangement.
- The Reviving Soil may require photographs, load records, driver information, material-source documentation, or a contamination deposit before reinstating a suspended source.
Do not submit payment unless The Reviving Soil has documented the incident and issued an invoice or payment instructions. These are facility handling charges, not government fines or court penalties, and they do not replace any separate legal responsibility.
Commercial and Recurring Material Sources
We welcome conversations with landscapers, tree services, farms, greenhouses, coffee shops, property-maintenance companies, municipalities, institutions, and other organizations producing clean organic materials.
Commercial and recurring sources must be approved before beginning deliveries. Approval helps us confirm the material type, expected volume, delivery schedule, contamination controls, and available facility capacity.
- Material source: Where the material is generated
- Material type: Exact contents and how they are collected
- Estimated volume: Per load, week, month, or season
- Delivery schedule: One-time, seasonal, or recurring
- Contamination controls: How trash and unauthorized materials are prevented
- Transportation: Vehicle, trailer, container, or hauling method
Class II Composting Expansion in Development
The Reviving Soil intends to expand from its current Class IV operation into a broader Class II composting facility after all required registrations, licensing, financial assurance, inspections, operational preparations, and written approvals are completed.
A future Class II operation could allow us to evaluate additional approved organic-material streams, including:
- Source-separated food scraps
- Approved commercial food-processing residuals
- Approved animal waste and bedding
- Expanded farm, greenhouse, and institutional organics
- Additional authorized commercial-organics programs
Businesses interested in future food-scrap or expanded-organics service may contact us now so we can understand regional demand and build a future partner list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about approved materials, drop-off charges, commercial loads, and future expansion.
Is material drop-off currently open?
Yes. The Reviving Soil currently accepts clean, approved Class IV materials. First-time visitors and anyone bringing a commercial, recurring, or unusually large load should contact us before arrival.
Do you charge a drop-off or tipping fee?
There is no standard drop-off fee for clean and approved material. Unauthorized, contaminated, mixed, oversized, or improperly delivered material may be rejected or subject to cleanup, disposal, special-handling, and escalating incident charges.
What happens if unauthorized material is found?
Material identified before unloading can normally be removed without an incident charge. Material that is unloaded, abandoned, concealed, or misrepresented may result in an unauthorized-material charge, actual cleanup and disposal costs, and possible suspension of facility access.
Can I bring material in plastic lawn bags?
Material should arrive loose or in containers that can be emptied and removed. Plastic bags and other noncompostable packaging may not be left with the material.
Can I bring grass that was treated with lawn chemicals?
Contact us before delivery and disclose any herbicide, pesticide, fertilizer, or other chemical treatment. The facility may reject treated material depending on the product used, application timing, intended compost use, and contamination risk.
Do you accept tree-service loads?
Potentially. Tree services must receive approval before delivery. Acceptance depends on material size, contamination, species, processing needs, current capacity, and available equipment.
Can I bring food scraps?
No. Food scraps are not part of the current public Class IV drop-off program. We are developing plans for a future Class II expansion, but additional materials will not be accepted until all required approvals are complete.
Can you pick up my material?
Standard service is customer delivery to the facility. Selective pickup may be considered for valuable, clean, recurring, or high-volume material sources when the route, equipment, labor, and business relationship make pickup practical.
Does previous approval guarantee my next load?
No. Every load remains subject to inspection. Material sources, collection methods, contamination, facility capacity, and operating conditions may change.
Before You Load the Truck or Trailer
Confirm that your material is accepted, clean, properly separated, and appropriate for the current facility. A quick call or email can prevent a rejected trip and protect the quality of the finished soil we produce.