About ComposTex Covers

ComposTex compost cover (also known as "compost fleece") is a completely breathable, non-woven fabric (or geotextile membrane) made of 100% UV-resistant polypropylene that completely sheds rainfall from covered windrows¹ - while remaining usable for at least 4 to 10-plus years². Whether used on a short term basis or for continuous protection through an entire compost cycle, ComposTex will protect piles from excess rainfall, thereby ensuring optimum aerobic compost conditions and preventing the saturated/anaerobic conditions that produce unpleasant odors, nutrient-laden leachate, and wet compost that increases costs associated with screening, bagging, and transportation.

Since 1994 ComposTex has been used on over five hundred compost facilities around the world to ensure optimum moisture content in active, curing and/or finished compost, thereby improving product quality, increasing operating efficiencies, and reducing soluble nutrient losses. ComposTex is also used to protect piles from windblown weed seeds, reduce moisture loss from sun and wind in dry climates or conditions, and to limit access to piles from flies and scavenging animals.
¹ In extreme rainfall events (i.e. in excess of 1 or 2 inches/hour) the water shedding ability of ComposTex could be compromised.
² The durability of ComposTex will vary depending on climate and use conditions.