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The Composter PodcastAuthor: Jayne Merner
Welcome to The Composter, a podcast for farmers and composters. I'm your host and fellow composter, Jayne Merner. Join me in practical conversation between industry professionals and farmers with a passion for producing high-quality compost. We are going to dig deep into the science, technology, and art of compost production so that we as composters can help enliven the world's soils. Language: en-us Genres: Earth Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Composting in the Domincan Republic with Jake Kheel from Grupo Puntacana
Episode 4
Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
I first heard about Grupo Puntacana’s new composting initiative while reading a BioCycle article, and I’ve been eager to dig in ever since. Their journey, led by Jake Kheel, offers a fascinating model of sustainability, scale, and innovation in the Dominican Republic.Grupo Puntacana isn’t just a resort—it’s a whole resort ecosystem: thousands of residences, multiple hotels, restaurants, golf courses, even their international airport. The amount of waste generated is huge, and plenty of that is organics. So when Jake and his team set out to reduce landfill, cut hauling costs, and improve guest experience, they had to get serious.They’ve had a series of trials as they scaled up from vermicomposting to small in vessel systems to the newly installed Earth Flow composting system—an enclosed, automated setup from Green Mountain TechnologiesJake’s vision for Grupo Puntacana goes beyond just compost. He’s aiming for 70 to 80 percent landfill diversion across the resort and its surrounding operations—and more importantly, he’s helping reshape what sustainability in tourism can actually look like.Check out BioCylce at Grupo Puntacana (👊) at https://www.biocycle.net/grupo-puntacana-resort-scales-up-organics-recycling/?utm_source=BioCycle+CONNECT&utm_campaign=e48755d671-CONNECT_250716&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6c285218e8-513844463Thank you to our Show sponsors:Compost Systems of Austria: https://www.compost-systems.com/enAnd Agrilab Technologies at www.agrilabtech.com/podcastMerch:https://www.earthcarefarm.com/store/c3/Clothing.htmlContact:Host Jayne Merner can be reached at info@earthcarefarm.com or through instagram @composterpodcast
