Cotton ginners in the Midsouth need viable alternatives to incineration for cotton gin trash disposal. In the Midsouth alone, over 250,000 tons of cotton gin trash are generated each year. A survey of gins in the region revealed that most ginners spread raw gin trash on farm land, but that approximately one-fourth of the gin trash is currently incinerated. The mean reported disposal expense per bale of ginned lint was $0.80. Ginners showed interest in composting and spreading, and some interest in contract hauling and dumping. About 60% of ginners hauled their gin trash for disposal, and over 92% of those hauled the material five miles or less. Most ginners were not interested in storing gin trash for disposal after the ginning season.