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Jan. 20-23, 2015 Austin, TX
US Composting Council’s 23rd Annual Conference and Tradeshow
ConferenCe ProgrAm
COMPOST2015: Organics on the Rise! 23rd Annual Conference and Tradeshow
Renaissance Hotel, Austin, TX January 20-23, 2015
Conference Schedule
TO REGISTER: HTTP://WWW.COMPOSTINGCOUNCIL.ORG/CONFERENCE
Click here to see full schedule “at a glance”
Tuesday, January 20 PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING COURSES & WORKSHOPS (FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE) 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Foundations of Composting Instructors: Dr. Robert Rynk and Matthew Cotton Sabine
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Marketer's Toolkit Instructor: Ron Alexander Trinity A
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Business Management Instructors: Mark King and David Hill Concho
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Use in Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping Instructors: Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton and Dr. David Crohn
Trinity B
8:30 am – noon Aerated Static Pile Composting – Applications and Advancements Instructor: Peter Moon, PE San Marcos
8:30 am – noon Developing a Community Composting Program Instructor: Dustin Fedako San Antonio
8:30 pm – noon Diverting Compostables: Tools For Recycling Coordinators, Sustainability Directors, and Others Instructors: Doug Hill and Rick Lombardo
Frio
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Management of Odor Issues at Compost Facilities Instructor: Jeff Gage San Marcos
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Collecting Organics at Fairs, Festivals and Other Venues: Best Practices to make it Work Instructor: Leslie Lukacs
Frio
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Collecting Organics–How Haulers Can Connect Generators and Composters to Maximize Organic Recycling Instructors: JD Lindeberg and Nicole Chardoul San Antonio
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibitor Registration & Set Up Rio Grande 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm "Sneak Preview" of the Equipment Show and Demonstrations Take a free bus out to the Garden-Ville Compost Facility and see the equipment that will be demonstrated on
Friday in a more relaxed and personal environment 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Compostable Plastics Task Force Meeting Wedgewood Open to all! Hear updates from the three working groups: Labeling and Information, Legislation and
Enforcement, and Standards and Practices. Get involved in future plans. Meeting sponsored by BPI and NatureWorks
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm USCC Annual Members Meeting (open to all) Wedgewood
OPENING RECEPTION WELCOME TO TEXAS
RIO GRAND BALLROOM, 6:30 TO 8 PM Thanks to our sponsors: Living Earth, New Earth and DilloDirt
Wednesday, January 21
CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 8:30 TO 10 AM OPERATORS' TRACK: FIRE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT TRINITY A/B Moderator: Matt Cotton, IWM Consulting Learn the basics of compost fires, hear from the City of Austin about the fire at the Dillo Dirt Facility, then learn from the City of Austin Fire Department how to best prepare for these fires. • Through Fire and Water: Dillo Dirt Composting and 25 years of Challenges and Success, Part 1-Fire Jody Slagle, P.E. City of
Austin, TX • Preparing for Fires with your Local Fire Department, Capt. Josh Portie, Wildfire Division, Austin Fire Dept.
BIOENERGY: ADVANCES IN HEAT RECOVERY AND ON-SITE AD MICROSYSTEMS SABINE Moderator: Peter Moon, O2 Compost • Case Study on Successful Compost Heat Recovery, Gaelan Brown and Brian Jerose, Agrilab Technologies and
CompostPower.org, Enosburg Falls, VT • A Synergistic Relationship Between a Composting System and a Growing Operation, Jeff Gage, Green Mountain Technologies,
Bainbridge Island, WA and Jim Dontje, Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN • Scaling AD Down to Onsite Microsystems, Jan Allen, Impact Bioenergy, Everett, WA
COLLECTING ORGANICS 1: MUNICIPAL PROGRAM ADVANCEMENTS AND EVALUATION BALLROOM B Moderator: Tim Goodman, NatureWorks • Removing Green Waste From The Municipal Solid Waste Stream, Harry J. Hayes, City of Houston, Houston, TX • Rolling Out a Commercial Green Cart Collection Program in the City of Hamilton, Jacquie Colangelo, City of Hamilton, Ontario,
CAN • Yard Waste and Organics Collection -- Alternative Management Strategies for Local Governments Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D.SCS
Engineers, Tampa, FL • Residential Organics Collection--How much does Collection Arrangement and Participation Matter? Should we Mandate!? Lisa
Skumatz and Dana D'Souza, Skumatz Economic Research Associates (SERA), Superior, CO CCREF PRESENTS: 2015 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SOILS WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Ginny Black, CCREF Chair • The Value of Organic Matter, David Weindorf and Dr. Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX • How Widespread are Persistent Herbicides? Results of a Nationwide Survey Fred Michel, Ph.D, Ohio State University • Compost Rehabilitates Sodic (Salty) Soils David Crohn, UC Riverside
9:00 AM TRADESHOW OPENS, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE BALLROOM 10:00-10:45 VISITING WITH EXHIBITORS, BREAK AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE BALLROOM
12:30-2:00 VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS WHILE THEY HOST A COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH RIO GRANDE BALLROOM
CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 2:30 TO 4 PM OPERATORS' TRACK: WORKER SAFETY TRINITY A/B Moderator: Frank Franciosi, Novozymes • Safety & Health Hazards in the Composting Industry, Joann Natarajan, OSHA, Austin, TX • Improved Training Saves Lives Dave Dugger, City of Denton, TX • Safety Planning and Procedures for Compost Facilities Elvin Parchman, Living Earth, Dallas, TX
COMPOSTING FACILITIES: CASE STUDIES 1 BALLROOM A Moderator: Melissa Pennington, EPA Region III • NY State's "Beyond Waste" -- OCRRA's Response to Materials Management of Food Waste Greg Gelewski, OCCRA, Syracuse,
NY, and Jeffrey Heath, P.E., GHD Consulting Services Inc, Cazenovia, NY • Northwest Composter's Innovative Adaption of Many Types of Composting Systems with Feedstock Movement, Sorting, Mixing
and Contaminate Removal. Jerry Bartlett and Denise Bartlett, Cedar Grove Systems, Seattle, WA • One Man's Organics is Another Man's Treasure - The San Antonio River Authority / Texas Landfill Management, LLC Partnership
to Design and Construct the Martinez II Recycling Facility Jim Doersam, P.E.and San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio, TX and Paul Gregory, Texas Landfill Management Co, Buda, TX
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM OPENING PLENARY BALLROOM A WELCOME TO COMPOST2015
OPENING KEYNOTE: JOHN WICKS, MARIN CARBON PROJECT COMPOST CAN SAVE THE PLANET (REALLY!)
COLLECTING ORGANICS 2: NYC PILOT, PRIVATE SECTOR INNOVATIONS; "DIRTY" MRFS BALLROOM B Moderator: Rhodes Yepsen, Novamont • Organics in the Big Apple –Successes and Challenges Collecting Organic Waste in NYC, Brett Mons, NYC Department of
Sanitation | Recycling and Sustainability, New York, NY • Source Separated Organics in Healthcare Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost, Aberdeen, MD • How2Compost: On-package Labeling Update Anne Bedarf, GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition, Charlottesville, VA • Mixed Waste Processing: Implications for Organics Recovery, JD Lindeberg, Resource Recycling Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
USING COMPOST 1: AGRICULTURE AS MARKET AND SOURCE WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Rob Michitsch, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point • Optimizing the Benefits of Applying High Quality Compost, Edwin Blosser, Midwest Biosystems, Tampico, IL • SCACROP! The Snohomish County Agricultural Compost Research and Outreach Project, Andrew T. Corbin and Hallie Harness,
WSU, Everett, WA and Leif Fixen, Snohomish Conservation District, Lake Stevens, WA • Cities Feeding Farms - Evaluating the Benefits of Compost Use for Agriculture , Christine Brown, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, Woodstock, ON, CAN • Markets for Composted Agricultural Waste, Mollie Bogardus, Green Mountain Technologies, Inc, Bainbridge Island, WA 4:00 – 4:45 AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK RIO GRANDE BALLROOM CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 4:45 TO 6:15 OPERATORS' TRACK: ASK THE OPERATOR TRINITY A/B Moderator: Mark King, Maine DEP We're assembling a panel of experienced operators from around the country who will try to answer your questions about running a compost facility. Panelists include: • Mark Rose, Living Earth, Dallas, TX • Ray Stamper, Waste Management, Apopka, FL • Heidi Ringhofer, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Duluth, MN • Glenn Bohling, Republic Services, San Jose, CA
COMPOSTING FACILITIES: CASE STUDIES 2 BALLROOM A Moderator: David Hill, CycleLogic • Composting of Palm Oil Residues to Support Sustainable Palm Oil Production. David Escalera, CompostaMex, Tlaquepaque,
Jalisco, MEX • Walker's Innovative Solutions to Meeting the New Provincial Composting Industry Standards, Diana Aquino and Greg Robles,
Walker Environmental Group, Niagara Falls, ON • Mono-Composting of Wastewater Biosolids at Liberty Composting, Inc., Lost Hill, CA, John T. Bouey, Managed Organic Recycling,
Inc., Oakland, CA and Wilson E. Nolan, Liberty Composting, Inc,, Bakersfield, CA
COLLECTING ORGANICS 3: THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE OF COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS BALLROOM B Moderator: Leslie Lukacz, L2 Environmental • Continuous Improvement of Compostability Standards: Maintaining Credibility and Relevancy in a Changing Industry, Norma
McDonald, Bruno De Wilde, Sam Deconinck, and Richard Tillinger, Organic Waste Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH • Success with Food Residual Collection and Composting: A Discussion of Possibilities, Jean Bonhotal, Cornell WMI, Ithaca, NY • Should Composters Accept Compostable Plastics? Matt Cotton, IWM Consulting, Nevada City, CA
Session sponsored by BPI and NatureWorks
USING COMPOST 2: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Rod Tyler, Filtrexx • Infiltration-Catch Water Where it Falls Frank Franciosi, Novozymes-Nature's GREEN-RELEAF, Franklinton, NC • The SITES Rating System for Sustainable Land Design and Development: Using Compost as a Strategy Lisa Storer, Sustainable
Sites Initiative, Austin, TX • Using Compost to Conserve Moisture, Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc, Apex, NC • “3 Saves 30” The Journey of a PSA to promote Compost as a Solution to California’s Drought., Kathy Kellogg Johnson, Kellogg
Garden Products, Carson, CA
ENJOY THE EVENING! COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUSES WILL TAKE YOU TO AUSTIN'S FAMED SIXTH STREET, HEART OF THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE
Shuttle buses will leave every half hour from 7 pm. Last bus leaves downtown at Midnight.
Thursday, January 22 7:30 – 8:15 ANNUAL SEAL OF TESTING ASSURANCE (STA) MEETING TRINITY A/B 8 AM TRADESHOW OPENS, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 8:30 TO 10 AM OPERATORS' TRACK: ODOR MANAGEMENT TRINITY A/B Moderator: Risa Weinberger, Risa Weinberger & Associates • Diagnosing and Minimizing Malodors and VOCs from Biological Processing Operations, George Savage and Luis F. Diaz,
CalRecovery Inc, Concord, CA • Odor Community Monitoring, a New Approach for Odor Control and Social License to Operate, Thierry Page, Odotech, Montreal,
QC, CAN • Use of Advanced Models to Control Fugitive Odors from Composting Sites, Ray Kapahi, Air Permit Specialists, Wilton, CA and
Marc Levin, NCM Odor Control, South River, NJ
RIGHT-SIZING THE COMPOST OPERATION: FROM ON-SITE ON UP BALLROOM A Moderator: George Peregrim, Waste Management • Working with Small Urban Farms and Community Garden composters in Detroit, Beth Clawson, Michigan State University
Extension, Paw Paw, MI • Advances in Small Scale On-Site Food Waste Composting , Peter Moon, O2Compost, Snohomish, WA • How Big is Too Big? Michael Bryan-Brown and Jeff Gage, Green Mountain Technologies, Bainbridge Island, WA
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: CITY, STATE AND NATION BALLROOM B Moderator: Lorrie Loder, Synagro • Two City Departments, City Visions, and Composting: 20 Years Of Success, Jody Slagle, City of Austin, TX and Jessica King,
Austin Resource Recovery Agency • Results from Maine's 2014 Organic's Recovery Initiative, Mark King, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of
Sustainability, Augusta, MA • "What a Waste", Helping to End Senior Hunger, Matt Levine, National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, Alexandria, VA • The Organics Revolution, Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc., Tampa, FL
HOME AND SCHOOL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS: DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Mary Schwarz, Cornell Waste Management Institute • Master Composters and Community Outreach, Suki Janssen, Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division and Amanda Tedrow,
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Athens, GA • City of Austin's Home Composting Rebate Program, Sylba Loren Everett and Gena Mckinley, City of Austin, TX • Hope Beyond Hype for School Composting, Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez, SOLURSO (Sustainable Urban Solutions), Austin, TX
10:00-11:00 VISITING WITH EXHIBITORS, BREAK AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE BALLROOM CONCURRENT SESSION 5, 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM OPERATORS' TRACK: SITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TRINITY A/B Moderator: Karen Hawkins, Waste Management • Through Fire and Water: Dillo Dirt Composting and 25 years of Challenges and Success, Part 2-Water Jody Slagle, P.E. City of
Austin, TX • Contact Water Characterization at SSO Compost Facilities, Ginny Black, Minnesota Composting Council, Plymouth, MN and
Marcus Zbinden, Carver County, MN • Diagnosing Compost Facility Stormwater - Analysis and Interpretation, Michele Riggs, Cedar Grove Systems, Seattle, WA
PARTNERSHIPS ADVANCE URBAN ORGANICS RECYCLING BALLROOM A Moderator: Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self Reliance • UA Compost Cats: Students Creating Community Partnerships to Turn Garbage into Gardens and Foster Local Food Security,
Chester F. Phillips, Francis LaSala, Yolanda Soto, Shelby Hoglund and Emily Soderberg, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ • UW Oshkosh and Madison Partner to Collect Curbside Organics and Process Through Dry AD, Brian M. Langolf, University of
Wisconsin – Oshkosh, WI • Flint MI, Case Study: Privatization of Organics Recovery Leads to BOTH Brownfield Redevelopment and Less Expensive Organics
Recovery , Steve Montle, Resource Recycling Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
FACILITY FINANCING AND IMPROVEMENTS COSTS BALLROOM B Moderator: Brian Fleury, WeCare Organics • Dirt Hugger Case-Study: Financing Two New Facilities with a Stacked Capital Approach, Pierce Louis and Tyler Miller, Dirt Hugger,
The Dales, OR • Life-Cycle Costs of Converting Turned Windrows to ASPs, Tim O'Neill, Engineered Compost Systems – ECS, Seattle, WA • Food Waste Recovery on the Cutting Edge: New Funding Approaches, JD Lindeberg and Trina Matta, Resource Recycling
Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
ORGANIC SOURCE SEPARATION IN THE INSTITUTIONAL, COMMERCIAL, & INDUSTRIAL (ICI) MARKET SEGMENTS WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Gary Bilbro, SMART Recycling of South Carolina As state and municipal legislation/ordinances move rapidly towards banning ICI (Institutional, Commercial & Industrial) food residuals from landfill, many generators of organic residuals have already prepared for the future by designing and implementing organic diversion programs. Our panelists will review the strategy they have taken to divert organic pre- and post-consumer food residuals from their waste stream. They will also provide the economics resulting from organic program development and implementation. By pre-acting vs. reacting to legislation they have assured that their facilities are “future proof”, as it pertains to the onslaught of organic bans from landfill. • Meredith Brown, Cox Enterprises, Atlanta, GA • Cheryl Lounsberry, Unity Point Health, Des Moines, IA • Hunter Mangrum, University of Texas, Austin, TX
12:30-2:00 LUNCH BREAK (ON YOUR OWN) CONCURRENT SESSION 6, 2:00 TO 3:30 PM OPERATORS' TRACK: DECONTAMINATION--NEW AND IMPROVED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEANING YOUR COMPOST TRINITY A/B Moderator: David Gavlick, St. Louis Composting Manufacturers of specialized equipment for removing physical contaminants (plastic, metal and glass) will provide brief presentations on their technologies, followed by a discussion with users of the various equipment. Here is what you will learn about: • Scott Equipment: Turbo Separator • Doppstadt: Tiger and Max Extract • Airlift: Airlift Separator • Komptech: Hurricane and Stonefex • Van Dky Recycling Solutions: Densimetric Table
THE STATUS AND FUTURE OF COMMUNITY COMPOSTING BALLROOM A • Introducing the concept and the various models • Case studies • Potential and scalability • Operational challenges • Key steps to starting and managing a community composting program Panelists include:
Dustin Fedako, Compost Pedallers (moderater) Justin Senkbeil, Compost Now Chris Russo, Tilthy Rich Compost Chris Cano, Gainesville Compost
MINI-WORKSHOP: HOW TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY BALLROOM B Join us for the interactive and engaging workshop. Panelists representing a range of experience and perspectives at the local, state and federal levels will each give a brief overview highlighting a different aspect of the public policy process. Brief case studies and role-plays will be followed by lively panel discussion with advice on specific topics. Panelists include: • Wayne Davis, Harvest Power, Waltham, MA (moderator and facilitator) • Ty Embrey, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., Austin, TX • Neil Edgar, Edgar and Associates, LLC, Sacramento, CA • Clayton Leonard, New Earth Compost, San Antonio, TX
COMMERCIAL VERMICOMPOSTING WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez, SOLURSO • Large Scale use of Vermicompost in Production Horticulture, Thomas Herlihy, Worm Power, Geneseo, NY • Successfully Growing Organic Vegetable, Herb, and Flower Transplants using Vermicompost, Neil S. Mattson, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY • Food Residuals Diversion at Businesses: On-Site Vermicomposting, Rhonda Sherman, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC
3:00 – 6:00 PM SWANA/USCC “MANAGER OF COMPOSTING PROGRAMS” CERTIFICATION EXAM SABINE 3:30 -- 4:30 PM VISITING WITH EXHIBITORS, AFTERNOON BREAK RIO GRAND BALLROOM 4:30 PM TRADESHOW CLOSES
ENJOY THE EVENING! COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUSES WILL TAKE YOU TO AUSTIN'S FAMED SIXTH STREET, HEART OF THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE
Shuttle buses will leave every half hour from 7 pm. Last bus leaves downtown at Midnight. Young Professional Meet-Up—Off-Site, Gather in Lobby @ 6:30.
Contact Gary Nihart for details: (864)430-2559, [email protected]
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CLOSING PLENARY BALLROOM A PRESENTATION OF ANNUAL AWARDS
CLOSING KEYNOTE: PASHON MURRAY, DETROIT DIRT WHY DO WE WORK SO HARD?
Friday, January 23 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM “LIVE” EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXPANDED EQUIPMENT SHOW AT THE TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS/GARDEN-VILLE COMPOST FACILITY, Creedmoor, TX (transportation provided) For over 10 years, the USCC Conference has hosted the largest “live” equipment demonstrations for the composting and wood recycling industry in the U.S. Now our show has E X P A N D E D to include an entire area just for equipment on display. Shuttle buses will run through the morning from the Conference Hotel in Austin. Return shuttles will include a stop at the Austin Airport, so just bring your bags with you if you want to leave directly from the Equipment Show. Come early and enjoy breakfast on us, and don’t miss our famous BBQ lunch! Registration for the Equipment Show and Demonstrations is INCLUDED IN YOUR FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, so don’t miss it! What equipment will you see? • Size Reduction by Bandit, Continental Biomass, DiamondZ,
Doppstadt America, Komptech Americas, Morbark, Peterson Pacific, Rotochopper, US Pride Products and Vermeer
• Windrow Turning by Ecoverse, Komptech, Midwest Biosystems, Scarab and Vermeer
• Screening by Doppstadt America, Ecoverse, Komptech Americas, McCloskey, Neustarr, Peterson Pacific, Powerscreen and Vermeer
You will also find in the Display Area: • Organics collection truck by New Way, portable scales and truck
volume measuring by Walz Scales, site volume measuring by GeoShack, Truck volume measuring by Loadscan, Midwest Biosystems Turner, and a display trailer from Komptech.
Equipment show sponsored by Vermeer Manufacturing and Texas Disposal Systems/Garden-ville Lunch by Peterson Pacific
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS (FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE)
8:30 am – 12:30 pm COMPOST NOW: Implementing Organics Diversion At Your Restaurant, Hotel, Grocery, or Other Commercial Establishment Instructor: Gary Bilbro
This workshop will provide restaurants, hotels, casinos, hospitals, campuses, grocery stores and other food permit holders a detailed format for the development and implementation of an organics diversion program. Learn how to meet the Austin Organics Diversion Ordinance requirements. Attendees will receive comprehensive, step-by-step instructions on how to develop and implement a successful organic diversion/recycling program
Pecos
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost As A Tool In Landscaping, Storm Water Management, Erosion Control And Low Impact Development Instructors: Ron Alexander, Britt Faucett and Barrie Cogburn
Public and Private clients are asking and requiring the use of ‘green’ techniques to create sustainable landscapes, manage storm water and erosion, and reduce water consumption. This event will update attendees on newer and cost effective techniques for all of these applications (and provide related specifications!).
Sabine
Equipment Show Schedule
7:00 AM Load buses at Hotel 7:15 AM First shuttle buses leave from
Hotel, then leave at 8:15, 9:15 and 10:15
8:00 AM welcome and breakfast all day Display equipment available to
view and discuss with vendors 8:30 AM Grinders and Shredders: 2 groups,
20' each 9:45 AM Screeners: 2 groups, 20' each 11:00 AM windrow turners, mixing and
application equipment 12:00 PM First shuttle buses leave for airport
and hotel. Hourly buses through the afternoon
12:00 PM BBQ lunch available afternoon Tours of Texas Disposal Systems
available 1:00 PM Grinders and Shredders: 2 groups,
20' each 2:15 PM Screeners: 2 groups, 20' each 4:00 PM last bus leaves
The US Composting Council would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of the 23rd Annual Conference and Tradeshow
DIAMOND Biocycle
PLATINUM Texas Disposal Systems/Garden-Ville
Biodegradable Products Institute Environmental Credit Corp Waste Management, Inc.
Komptech Americas Living Earth
Vermeer
GOLD Midwest Biosystems
Peterson Pacific Heritage Bag
Recology Synagro
SILVER Kellogg Garden Products New Earth Composting Austin Water/Dillo Dirt
BASF / Colorbiotics Manetech US NatureWorks A1 Organics Novamont New Earth
BRONZE National Restaurant Association
St. Louis Composting Gore Cover Systems NMC Odor Control WeCare Organics
Caterpillar Ecoverse Filtrexx Scarab
BENEFACTOR Compost Pedallers MEDIA SPONSORS
Waste Handling Equipment News (WHEN) Portables Plants & Equipment Soil & Mulch Producer News Waste Advantage Magazine
Recycling Product News The Organic Stream MSW Management American Recycler Composting News
Waste 360
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Tuesday | Jan 20 | Pre-Conference Training, Workshops and Tours Foundations of Composting. Instructors: Dr. Robert Rynk and Matthew Cotton This intensive 1-day training will cover the basic concepts, practices and “how to’s” of compost production. The course will provide a foundation for novice compost operators, managers and regulators and will refresh veteran composters on the underlying scientific principles. Subjects will include: Basic principles of composting, monitoring and managing the process, data collection and interpretation, odor control, organic material collection methods, review of major processing methods, and an overview of markets for compost.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Rm. Sabine
Compost Marketers Toolkit. Instructor: Ron Alexander Provides training for compost sales and marketing staff on the basics of compost marketing and sales, as well as provides pertinent technical information pertaining to compost benefits, and plant and soil responses (ammunition for the compost salesperson). The workshop provides marketing insight and sales techniques for new, as well as veteran, compost sales staff.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Rm. Trinity A
Compost Business Management Instructors: Mark King & David Hill This full day training will cover the basic principles and techniques necessary to create a successful compost business. This course is designed to provide a ‘buildable” foundation for all attendees. Topics covered will include a variety of items necessary to establish and maintain a viable compost business, including: review of basic compost biology, feedstock management, equipment selection, financing and maintenance, measuring compost quality, health and safety concerns, compost marketing (bag and bulk sales) and distribution, and, finally compost business 101 (starting from the ground and working up). By day’s end, attendees will have a working knowledge and skill base necessary to succeed in any compost business venture.
8:30 am – 4:00 pm Rm. Concho
How to Use Compost: Fruit, Vegetables, Landscaping, and Other Applications. Instructors: Dr. Monica Ozores Hampton and David Crohn Once compost has passed regulatory health and safety standards, fruit, vegetable, ornamental and organic growers and producers are interested in potential benefits of its use. Appropriate compost utilization for agriculture, horticultural and landscape products must ensure a proper balance between organics, applied nutrients and the nutrients needs of the particular crop being produced. Consideration must also be given to potentially harmful effects such as plant phytotoxicity and the presence of heavy metals. Workshop participants will learn proper compost use for specific crops and other applications. Training will be based on composting principles and promote the improvement of soil physical, chemical and biological properties by the correct use of composts. To evaluate the effectiveness of the training, pre and post-tests will be administered before and after the training program.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Rm. Trinity B
Aerated Static Pile Composting: Applications & Advancements. Instructor: Peter Moon This course is for experienced composters (municipal, farm, non-profit or for-profit) who would like to expand beyond the basics of leaf and yard waste composting into food residuals, manures, biosolids and other challenging materials. Participants will learn the differences among various aerated compost systems, how to determine fan size and piping, and procedures for constructing and monitoring an ASP System. Many examples of aerated compost systems will be discussed, ranging in size from 2.5 to 25,000 cubic yards and processing all varieties of organic by-products from municipal, institutional and agricultural sources. This workshop includes group exercises, useful planning tools, and an open-discussion format to explore student’s specific needs. Pre-requisite: USCC Foundations of Composting or similar basic compost operations course.
8:30 am – noon Rm. San Marcos
Developing a Community Composting Program. Instructor: Dustin Fedako This workshop will provide you with the foundation you need to design and execute a successful community composting program. Along with a primer on the principles and applications of community composting, this course will teach you how to reduce operational costs through strategic partnerships, scale your program through the use of appropriate technology & human infrastructure, apply green marketing strategies to grow your business, and much more. Participants will leave the workshop with a road map to build a community composting program from the ground up, or improve an existing program. Led by the founder of the most successful community composting program in the country, this engaging and interactive workshop will bring the subject matter to life through real-life case studies and tailor to participants' specific needs.
8:30 pm – 12:00 pm Rm. San Antonio
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Diverting Compostables: Tools for Recycling Coordinators, Sustainability Directors, and Others. Instructors: Rick Lombardo & Doug Hill
Planning and implementing a source-separated organics collection is complicated! Fortunately, the CCREF has collected a number of tools to help you have a successful SSO program in your community. This course is designed to help you understand every link in the chain from cradle to compost by exploring the Cradle2Compost toolkit. We will discuss the best and leading practices currently being used and show case studies of what works and what to avoid. One of the key decisions you will face in designing your program is around compostable plastics (CP). CP has been shown in increase collection volumes, but now all composters accept them. A second toolkit, devoted exclusively to CP, will also be highlighted as part of this workshop. Bring your questions and stories and together we will move food waste collection forward. Draft Agenda: • Introductions and review of the course material to be covered • The 7 or 8 links in the chain needed to have a successful SSO program • Using the C2C toolkit—resources for each link • Compostable Plastics—orientation and exploration of the CP toolkit • Case Studies • Sharing stories and ideas
8:30 pm – 12:00 pm Rm. Frio
Management of Odor Issues at Composting Facilities Instructor: Jeff Gage This workshop will provide information and discuss odor management for various handling systems and control technologies for composting. Methods of odor assessment will be presented. Odor modeling and its value will be discussed. There have been several studies concerning odor as a potential public health issue. As a result there have been several legal actions against operators. This aspect will also be discussed.
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Rm. San Marcos
Collecting Organics at Fairs, Festivals, and Other Venues: Best Practices to Make it Work. Instructor: Leslie Lukacs Have you run into obstacles with composting at venues? With the right tools, planning and staffing, you can successfully divert the majority of event waste. A comprehensive plan is the key to a successful zero waste event. Your plan should include investigating local policy, knowing how many staff and volunteers you have and their skills, site logistics including what’s in the waste stream and where it will go at the end of the event, signage to educate attendees and volunteers what needs to be separated and what can be comingled, hauling requirements and so much more. After attending this session, you’ll be able to 1) Develop a long range plan for your event 2) Train vendors, volunteers and staff to execute your plan successfully 3) Document your success and develop recommendations for improvements at the next event
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Rm. Frio
Collecting Organics--How Haulers Can Connect Generators and Composters to Maximize Organic Recycling Instructors: Nicole Chardoul & JD Lindeberg
This half-day seminar will provide expert guidance to seasoned and new yard waste and food waste haulers on how to gain new business with institutional, commercial and municipal waste generators through collaborative partnerships that minimize collection and hauling costs, lower GHG impacts on the environment, and utilize and grow local (on-site and off-site) composting options. Learn how customized services such as certified compostable foodservice ware, cart and dumpster rental, container washing, training on in-house collection procedures, ease of use, and odor minimization can develop a long-term sustainable program for generators, as well as a consistent and quality supply of organics to composters.
1:00pm – 4:30 pm Rm. San Antonio
For additional information on the workshops, go to http://compostingcouncil.org/workshops/
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COMPOST2015: Organics on the Rise! 23rd Annual Conference and Tradeshow
Renaissance Hotel, Austin, TX January 20-23, 2015
Conference Schedule
TO REGISTER: HTTP://WWW.COMPOSTINGCOUNCIL.ORG/CONFERENCE
Click here to see full schedule “at a glance”
Tuesday, January 20 PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING COURSES & WORKSHOPS (FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE) 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Foundations of Composting Instructors: Dr. Robert Rynk and Matthew Cotton Sabine
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Marketer's Toolkit Instructor: Ron Alexander Trinity A
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Business Management Instructors: Mark King and David Hill Concho
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Use in Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping Instructors: Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton and Dr. David Crohn
Trinity B
8:30 am – noon Aerated Static Pile Composting – Applications and Advancements Instructor: Peter Moon, PE San Marcos
8:30 am – noon Developing a Community Composting Program Instructor: Dustin Fedako CANCELLED San Antonio
8:30 pm – noon Diverting Compostables: Tools For Recycling Coordinators, Sustainability Directors, and Others Instructors: Doug Hill and Rick Lombardo
Frio
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Management of Odor Issues at Compost Facilities Instructor: Jeff Gage San Marcos
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Collecting Organics at Fairs, Festivals and Other Venues: Best Practices to make it Work Instructor: Leslie Lukacs CANCELLED
Frio
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Collecting Organics–How Haulers Can Connect Generators and Composters to Maximize Organic Recycling Instructors: JD Lindeberg and Nicole Chardoul San Antonio
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibitor Registration & Set Up Rio Grande 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm "Sneak Preview" of the Equipment Show and Demonstrations Take a free bus out to the Garden-Ville Compost Facility and see the equipment that will be demonstrated on
Friday in a more relaxed and personal environment 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Compostable Plastics Task Force Meeting Wedgewood Open to all! Hear updates from the three working groups: Labeling and Information, Legislation and
Enforcement, and Standards and Practices. Get involved in future plans. Meeting sponsored by BPI and NatureWorks
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm USCC Annual Members Meeting (open to all) Wedgewood
OPENING RECEPTION WELCOME TO AUSTIN!
RIO GRAND BALLROOM, 6:30 TO 8 PM Thanks to our sponsors: Living Earth, New Earth and DilloDirt
Wednesday, January 21
CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 8:30 TO 10 AM OPERATORS' TRACK: FIRE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT TRINITY A/B Moderator: Matt Cotton, IWM Consulting Learn the basics of compost fires, hear from the City of Austin about the fire at the Dillo Dirt Facility, then learn from the City of Austin Fire Department how to best prepare for these fires. • Through Fire and Water: Dillo Dirt Composting and 25 years of Challenges and Success, Part 1-Fire Jody Slagle, P.E. City of
Austin, TX • Preparing for Fires with your Local Fire Department, Capt. Josh Portie, Wildfire Division, Austin Fire Dept.
BIOENERGY: ADVANCES IN HEAT RECOVERY AND ON-SITE AD MICROSYSTEMS SABINE Moderator: Peter Moon, O2 Compost • Case Study on Successful Compost Heat Recovery, Gaelan Brown and Brian Jerose, Agrilab Technologies and
CompostPower.org, Enosburg Falls, VT • A Synergistic Relationship Between a Composting System and a Growing Operation, Jeff Gage, Green Mountain Technologies,
Bainbridge Island, WA and Jim Dontje, Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN • Scaling AD Down to Onsite Microsystems, Jan Allen, Impact Bioenergy, Everett, WA
COLLECTING ORGANICS 1: MUNICIPAL PROGRAM ADVANCEMENTS AND EVALUATION BALLROOM B Moderator: Tim Goodman, NatureWorks • Removing Green Waste From The Municipal Solid Waste Stream, Harry J. Hayes, City of Houston, Houston, TX • Rolling Out a Commercial Green Cart Collection Program in the City of Hamilton, Jacquie Colangelo, City of Hamilton, Ontario,
CAN • Yard Waste and Organics Collection -- Alternative Management Strategies for Local Governments Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D.SCS
Engineers, Tampa, FL • Residential Organics Collection--How much does Collection Arrangement and Participation Matter? Should we Mandate!? Lisa
Skumatz and Dana D'Souza, Skumatz Economic Research Associates (SERA), Superior, CO CCREF PRESENTS: 2015 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SOILS WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Ginny Black, CCREF Chair • The Value of Organic Matter, David Weindorf and Dr. Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX • How Widespread are Persistent Herbicides? Results of a Nationwide Survey Fred Michel, Ph.D, Ohio State University • Compost Rehabilitates Sodic (Salty) Soils David Crohn, UC Riverside
9:00 AM TRADESHOW OPENS, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE BALLROOM 10:00-10:45 VISITING WITH EXHIBITORS, BREAK AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE BALLROOM
12:30-2:00 VISIT WITH EXHIBITORS WHILE THEY HOST A COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH RIO GRANDE BALLROOM
CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 2:30 TO 4 PM OPERATORS' TRACK: WORKER SAFETY TRINITY A/B Moderator: Frank Franciosi, Novozymes • Safety & Health Hazards in the Composting Industry, Joann Natarajan, OSHA, Austin, TX • Improved Training Saves Lives Dave Dugger, City of Denton, TX • Safety Planning and Procedures for Compost Facilities Elvin Parchman, Living Earth, Dallas, TX
COMPOSTING FACILITIES: CASE STUDIES 1 BALLROOM A Moderator: Melissa Pennington, EPA Region III • NY State's "Beyond Waste" -- OCRRA's Response to Materials Management of Food Waste Greg Gelewski, OCCRA, Syracuse,
NY, and Jeffrey Heath, P.E., GHD Consulting Services Inc, Cazenovia, NY • Northwest Composter's Innovative Adaption of Many Types of Composting Systems with Feedstock Movement, Sorting, Mixing
and Contaminate Removal. Jerry Bartlett and Denise Bartlett, Cedar Grove Systems, Seattle, WA • One Man's Organics is Another Man's Treasure - The San Antonio River Authority / Texas Landfill Management, LLC Partnership
to Design and Construct the Martinez II Recycling Facility Jim Doersam, P.E.and San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio, TX and Paul Gregory, Texas Landfill Management Co, Buda, TX
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM OPENING PLENARY BALLROOM A WELCOME TO COMPOST2015
OPENING KEYNOTE: JOHN WICKS, MARIN CARBON PROJECT COMPOST CAN SAVE THE PLANET (REALLY!)
COLLECTING ORGANICS 2: NYC PILOT, PRIVATE SECTOR INNOVATIONS; "DIRTY" MRFS BALLROOM B Moderator: Rhodes Yepsen, Novamont • Organics in the Big Apple –Successes and Challenges Collecting Organic Waste in NYC, Brett Mons, NYC Department of
Sanitation | Recycling and Sustainability, New York, NY • Source Separated Organics in Healthcare Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost, Aberdeen, MD • How2Compost: On-package Labeling Update Anne Bedarf, GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition, Charlottesville, VA • Mixed Waste Processing: Implications for Organics Recovery, JD Lindeberg, Resource Recycling Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
USING COMPOST 1: AGRICULTURE AS MARKET AND SOURCE WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Rob Michitsch, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point • Optimizing the Benefits of Applying High Quality Compost, Edwin Blosser, Midwest Biosystems, Tampico, IL • SCACROP! The Snohomish County Agricultural Compost Research and Outreach Project, Andrew T. Corbin and Hallie Harness,
WSU, Everett, WA and Leif Fixen, Snohomish Conservation District, Lake Stevens, WA • Cities Feeding Farms - Evaluating the Benefits of Compost Use for Agriculture , Christine Brown, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, Woodstock, ON, CAN • Markets for Composted Agricultural Waste, Mollie Bogardus, Green Mountain Technologies, Inc, Bainbridge Island, WA 4:00 – 4:45 AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK RIO GRANDE BALLROOM CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 4:45 TO 6:15 OPERATORS' TRACK: ASK THE OPERATOR TRINITY A/B Moderator: Mark King, Maine DEP We're assembling a panel of experienced operators from around the country who will try to answer your questions about running a compost facility. Panelists include: • Mark Rose, Living Earth, Dallas, TX • Ray Stamper, Waste Management, Apopka, FL • Heidi Ringhofer, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Duluth, MN • Glenn Bohling, Republic Services, San Jose, CA
COMPOSTING FACILITIES: CASE STUDIES 2 BALLROOM A Moderator: David Hill, CycleLogic • Composting of Palm Oil Residues to Support Sustainable Palm Oil Production. David Escalera, CompostaMex, Tlaquepaque,
Jalisco, MEX • Walker's Innovative Solutions to Meeting the New Provincial Composting Industry Standards, Diana Aquino and Greg Robles,
Walker Environmental Group, Niagara Falls, ON • Mono-Composting of Wastewater Biosolids at Liberty Composting, Inc., Lost Hill, CA, John T. Bouey, Managed Organic Recycling,
Inc., Oakland, CA and Wilson E. Nolan, Liberty Composting, Inc,, Bakersfield, CA
COLLECTING ORGANICS 3: THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE OF COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS BALLROOM B Moderator: Leslie Lukacz, L2 Environmental • Continuous Improvement of Compostability Standards: Maintaining Credibility and Relevancy in a Changing Industry, Norma
McDonald, Bruno De Wilde, Sam Deconinck, and Richard Tillinger, Organic Waste Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH • Success with Food Residual Collection and Composting: A Discussion of Possibilities, Jean Bonhotal, Cornell WMI, Ithaca, NY • Should Composters Accept Compostable Plastics? Matt Cotton, IWM Consulting, Nevada City, CA
Session sponsored by BPI and NatureWorks
USING COMPOST 2: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Rod Tyler, Filtrexx • Infiltration-Catch Water Where it Falls Frank Franciosi, Novozymes-Nature's GREEN-RELEAF, Franklinton, NC • The SITES Rating System for Sustainable Land Design and Development: Using Compost as a Strategy Lisa Storer, Sustainable
Sites Initiative, Austin, TX • Using Compost to Conserve Moisture, Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc, Apex, NC • “3 Saves 30” The Journey of a PSA to promote Compost as a Solution to California’s Drought., Kathy Kellogg Johnson, Kellogg
Garden Products, Carson, CA
ENJOY THE EVENING! COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUSES WILL TAKE YOU TO AUSTIN'S FAMED SIXTH STREET, HEART OF THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE
Shuttle buses will leave every half hour from 7 pm. Last bus leaves downtown at Midnight.
Thursday, January 22 7:30 – 8:15 ANNUAL SEAL OF TESTING ASSURANCE (STA) MEETING TRINITY A/B 8 AM TRADESHOW OPENS, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 8:30 TO 10 AM OPERATORS' TRACK: ODOR MANAGEMENT TRINITY A/B Moderator: Risa Weinberger, Risa Weinberger & Associates • Diagnosing and Minimizing Malodors and VOCs from Biological Processing Operations, George Savage and Luis F. Diaz,
CalRecovery Inc, Concord, CA • Odor Community Monitoring, a New Approach for Odor Control and Social License to Operate, Thierry Page, Odotech, Montreal,
QC, CAN • Use of Advanced Models to Control Fugitive Odors from Composting Sites, Ray Kapahi, Air Permit Specialists, Wilton, CA and
Marc Levin, NCM Odor Control, South River, NJ
RIGHT-SIZING THE COMPOST OPERATION: FROM ON-SITE ON UP BALLROOM A Moderator: George Peregrim, Waste Management • Working with Small Urban Farms and Community Garden composters in Detroit, Beth Clawson, Michigan State University
Extension, Paw Paw, MI • Advances in Small Scale On-Site Food Waste Composting , Peter Moon, O2Compost, Snohomish, WA • How Big is Too Big? Michael Bryan-Brown and Jeff Gage, Green Mountain Technologies, Bainbridge Island, WA
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: CITY, STATE AND NATION BALLROOM B Moderator: Lorrie Loder, Synagro • Two City Departments, City Visions, and Composting: 20 Years Of Success, Jody Slagle, City of Austin, TX and Jessica King,
Austin Resource Recovery Agency • Results from Maine's 2014 Organic's Recovery Initiative, Mark King, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of
Sustainability, Augusta, MA • "What a Waste", Helping to End Senior Hunger, Matt Levine, National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, Alexandria, VA • The Organics Revolution, Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc., Tampa, FL
HOME AND SCHOOL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS: DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Mary Schwarz, Cornell Waste Management Institute • Master Composters and Community Outreach, Suki Janssen, Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division and Amanda Tedrow,
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Athens, GA • City of Austin's Home Composting Rebate Program, Sylba Loren Everett and Gena Mckinley, City of Austin, TX • Hope Beyond Hype for School Composting, Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez, SOLURSO (Sustainable Urban Solutions), Austin, TX
10:00-11:00 VISITING WITH EXHIBITORS, BREAK AVAILABLE RIO GRANDE BALLROOM CONCURRENT SESSION 5, 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM OPERATORS' TRACK: SITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TRINITY A/B Moderator: Karen Hawkins, Waste Management • Through Fire and Water: Dillo Dirt Composting and 25 years of Challenges and Success, Part 2-Water Jody Slagle, P.E. City of
Austin, TX • Contact Water Characterization at SSO Compost Facilities, Ginny Black, Minnesota Composting Council, Plymouth, MN and
Marcus Zbinden, Carver County, MN • Diagnosing Compost Facility Stormwater - Analysis and Interpretation, Michele Riggs, Cedar Grove Systems, Seattle, WA
PARTNERSHIPS ADVANCE URBAN ORGANICS RECYCLING BALLROOM A Moderator: Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self Reliance • UA Compost Cats: Students Creating Community Partnerships to Turn Garbage into Gardens and Foster Local Food Security,
Chester F. Phillips, Francis LaSala, Yolanda Soto, Shelby Hoglund and Emily Soderberg, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ • UW Oshkosh and Madison Partner to Collect Curbside Organics and Process Through Dry AD, Brian M. Langolf, University of
Wisconsin – Oshkosh, WI • Flint MI, Case Study: Privatization of Organics Recovery Leads to BOTH Brownfield Redevelopment and Less Expensive Organics
Recovery , Steve Montle, Resource Recycling Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
FACILITY FINANCING AND IMPROVEMENTS COSTS BALLROOM B Moderator: Brian Fleury, WeCare Organics • Dirt Hugger Case-Study: Financing Two New Facilities with a Stacked Capital Approach, Pierce Louis and Tyler Miller, Dirt Hugger,
The Dales, OR • Life-Cycle Costs of Converting Turned Windrows to ASPs, Tim O'Neill, Engineered Compost Systems – ECS, Seattle, WA • Food Waste Recovery on the Cutting Edge: New Funding Approaches, JD Lindeberg and Trina Matta, Resource Recycling
Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
ORGANIC SOURCE SEPARATION IN THE INSTITUTIONAL, COMMERCIAL, & INDUSTRIAL (ICI) MARKET SEGMENTS WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Gary Bilbro, SMART Recycling of South Carolina As state and municipal legislation/ordinances move rapidly towards banning ICI (Institutional, Commercial & Industrial) food residuals from landfill, many generators of organic residuals have already prepared for the future by designing and implementing organic diversion programs. Our panelists will review the strategy they have taken to divert organic pre- and post-consumer food residuals from their waste stream. They will also provide the economics resulting from organic program development and implementation. By pre-acting vs. reacting to legislation they have assured that their facilities are “future proof”, as it pertains to the onslaught of organic bans from landfill. • Meredith Brown, Cox Enterprises, Atlanta, GA • Cheryl Lounsberry, Unity Point Health, Des Moines, IA • Hunter Mangrum, University of Texas, Austin, TX
12:30-2:00 LUNCH BREAK (ON YOUR OWN) CONCURRENT SESSION 6, 2:00 TO 3:30 PM OPERATORS' TRACK: DECONTAMINATION--NEW AND IMPROVED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEANING YOUR COMPOST TRINITY A/B Moderator: David Gavlick, St. Louis Composting Manufacturers of specialized equipment for removing physical contaminants (plastic, metal and glass) will provide brief presentations on their technologies, followed by a discussion with users of the various equipment. Here is what you will learn about: • Scott Equipment: Turbo Separator • Doppstadt: Tiger and Max Extract • Airlift: Airlift Separator • Komptech: Hurricane and Stonefex • Van Dky Recycling Solutions: Densimetric Table
THE STATUS AND FUTURE OF COMMUNITY COMPOSTING BALLROOM A • Introducing the concept and the various models • Case studies • Potential and scalability • Operational challenges • Key steps to starting and managing a community composting program Panelists include:
Dustin Fedako, Compost Pedallers (moderater) Justin Senkbeil, Compost Now Chris Russo, Tilthy Rich Compost Chris Cano, Gainesville Compost
MINI-WORKSHOP: HOW TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY BALLROOM B Join us for the interactive and engaging workshop. Panelists representing a range of experience and perspectives at the local, state and federal levels will each give a brief overview highlighting a different aspect of the public policy process. Brief case studies and role-plays will be followed by lively panel discussion with advice on specific topics. Panelists include: • Wayne Davis, Harvest Power, Waltham, MA (moderator and facilitator) • Ty Embrey, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., Austin, TX • Neil Edgar, Edgar and Associates, LLC, Sacramento, CA • Clayton Leonard, New Earth Compost, San Antonio, TX
COMMERCIAL VERMICOMPOSTING WEDGEWOOD Moderator: Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez, SOLURSO • Large Scale use of Vermicompost in Production Horticulture, Thomas Herlihy, Worm Power, Geneseo, NY • Successfully Growing Organic Vegetable, Herb, and Flower Transplants using Vermicompost, Neil S. Mattson, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY • Food Residuals Diversion at Businesses: On-Site Vermicomposting, Rhonda Sherman, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC
3:00 – 6:00 PM SWANA/USCC “MANAGER OF COMPOSTING PROGRAMS” CERTIFICATION EXAM SABINE 3:30 -- 4:30 PM VISITING WITH EXHIBITORS, AFTERNOON BREAK RIO GRAND BALLROOM 4:30 PM TRADESHOW CLOSES
ENJOY THE EVENING! COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUSES WILL TAKE YOU TO AUSTIN'S FAMED SIXTH STREET, HEART OF THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE
Shuttle buses will leave every half hour from 7 pm. Last bus leaves downtown at Midnight. Young Professional Meet-Up—Off-Site, Gather in Lobby @ 6:30.
Contact Gary Nihart for details: (864)430-2559, [email protected]
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CLOSING PLENARY BALLROOM A PRESENTATION OF ANNUAL AWARDS
CLOSING KEYNOTE: PASHON MURRAY, DETROIT DIRT WHY DO WE WORK SO HARD?
Friday, January 23 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM “LIVE” EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXPANDED EQUIPMENT SHOW AT THE TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS/GARDEN-VILLE COMPOST FACILITY, Creedmoor, TX (transportation provided) For over 10 years, the USCC Conference has hosted the largest “live” equipment demonstrations for the composting and wood recycling industry in the U.S. Now our show has E X P A N D E D to include an entire area just for equipment on display. Shuttle buses will run through the morning from the Conference Hotel in Austin. Return shuttles will include a stop at the Austin Airport, so just bring your bags with you if you want to leave directly from the Equipment Show. Come early and enjoy breakfast on us, and don’t miss our famous BBQ lunch! Registration for the Equipment Show and Demonstrations is INCLUDED IN YOUR FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, so don’t miss it! What equipment will you see? • Grinding & Shredding by Bandit, Continental Biomass, DiamondZ,
Doppstadt America, Komptech Americas, Morbark, Peterson Pacific, Rotochopper, and Vermeer. Stump splitting by US Pride Products.
• Windrow Turning by Ecoverse, Komptech, Midwest Biosystems, Scarab and Vermeer
• Screening by Doppstadt America, Ecoverse, Komptech Americas, McCloskey, Neustarr, Peterson Pacific, Powerscreen and Vermeer
You will also find in the Display Area: • Organics collection truck by New Way, portable scales and truck
volume measuring by Walz Scales, site volume measuring by GeoShack, Truck volume measuring by Loadscan, Midwest Biosystems Turner, and a display trailer from Komptech.
Equipment show sponsored by Vermeer Manufacturing and Texas Disposal Systems/Garden-ville Lunch by Peterson Pacific
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP (FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE)
8:30 am – 12:30 pm COMPOST NOW: Implementing Organics Diversion At Your Restaurant, Hotel, Grocery, or Other Commercial Establishment Instructor: Gary Bilbro
This workshop will provide restaurants, hotels, casinos, hospitals, campuses, grocery stores and other food permit holders a detailed format for the development and implementation of an organics diversion program. Learn how to meet the Austin Organics Diversion Ordinance requirements. Attendees will receive comprehensive, step-by-step instructions on how to develop and implement a successful organic diversion/recycling program
Pecos
Equipment Show Schedule
7:00 AM Load buses at Hotel 7:15 AM First shuttle buses leave from
Hotel, then leave at 8:15, 9:15 and 10:15
8:00 AM welcome and breakfast all day Display equipment available to
view and discuss with vendors 8:30 AM Grinders and Shredders: 2 groups,
20' each 9:45 AM Screeners: 2 groups, 20' each 11:00 AM windrow turners, mixing and
application equipment 12:00 PM First shuttle buses leave for airport
and hotel. Hourly buses through the afternoon
12:00 PM BBQ lunch available afternoon Tours of Texas Disposal Systems
available 1:00 PM Grinders and Shredders: 2 groups,
20' each 2:15 PM Screeners: 2 groups, 20' each 4:00 PM last bus leaves
The US Composting Council would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of the 23rd Annual Conference and Tradeshow
DIAMOND Biocycle
PLATINUM Texas Disposal Systems/Garden-Ville
Biodegradable Products Institute Environmental Credit Corp Waste Management, Inc.
Komptech Americas Living Earth
Vermeer
GOLD Midwest Biosystems
Peterson Pacific Heritage Bag
Recology Synagro
SILVER Kellogg Garden Products New Earth Composting Austin Water/Dillo Dirt
BASF / Colorbiotics Manetech US NatureWorks A1 Organics Novamont
BRONZE National Restaurant Association
St. Louis Composting Gore Cover Systems NMC Odor Control WeCare Organics
Caterpillar Ecoverse Filtrexx Scarab
BENEFACTOR Compost Pedallers MEDIA SPONSORS
Waste Handling Equipment News (WHEN) Portables Plants & Equipment Soil & Mulch Producer News Waste Advantage Magazine
Recycling Product News The Organic Stream MSW Management American Recycler Composting News
Waste 360
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Tuesday | Jan 20 | Pre-Conference Training and Workshops Foundations of Composting. Instructors: Dr. Robert Rynk and Matthew Cotton This intensive 1-day training will cover the basic concepts, practices and “how to’s” of compost production. The course will provide a foundation for novice compost operators, managers and regulators and will refresh veteran composters on the underlying scientific principles. Subjects will include: Basic principles of composting, monitoring and managing the process, data collection and interpretation, odor control, organic material collection methods, review of major processing methods, and an overview of markets for compost.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Rm. Sabine
Compost Marketers Toolkit. Instructor: Ron Alexander Provides training for compost sales and marketing staff on the basics of compost marketing and sales, as well as provides pertinent technical information pertaining to compost benefits, and plant and soil responses (ammunition for the compost salesperson). The workshop provides marketing insight and sales techniques for new, as well as veteran, compost sales staff.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Rm. Trinity A
Compost Business Management Instructors: Mark King & David Hill This full day training will cover the basic principles and techniques necessary to create a successful compost business. This course is designed to provide a ‘buildable” foundation for all attendees. Topics covered will include a variety of items necessary to establish and maintain a viable compost business, including: review of basic compost biology, feedstock management, equipment selection, financing and maintenance, measuring compost quality, health and safety concerns, compost marketing (bag and bulk sales) and distribution, and, finally compost business 101 (starting from the ground and working up). By day’s end, attendees will have a working knowledge and skill base necessary to succeed in any compost business venture.
8:30 am – 4:00 pm Rm. Concho
How to Use Compost: Fruit, Vegetables, Landscaping, and Other Applications. Instructors: Dr. Monica Ozores Hampton and David Crohn Once compost has passed regulatory health and safety standards, fruit, vegetable, ornamental and organic growers and producers are interested in potential benefits of its use. Appropriate compost utilization for agriculture, horticultural and landscape products must ensure a proper balance between organics, applied nutrients and the nutrients needs of the particular crop being produced. Consideration must also be given to potentially harmful effects such as plant phytotoxicity and the presence of heavy metals. Workshop participants will learn proper compost use for specific crops and other applications. Training will be based on composting principles and promote the improvement of soil physical, chemical and biological properties by the correct use of composts. To evaluate the effectiveness of the training, pre and post-tests will be administered before and after the training program.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Rm. Trinity B
Aerated Static Pile Composting: Applications & Advancements. Instructor: Peter Moon This course is for experienced composters (municipal, farm, non-profit or for-profit) who would like to expand beyond the basics of leaf and yard waste composting into food residuals, manures, biosolids and other challenging materials. Participants will learn the differences among various aerated compost systems, how to determine fan size and piping, and procedures for constructing and monitoring an ASP System. Many examples of aerated compost systems will be discussed, ranging in size from 2.5 to 25,000 cubic yards and processing all varieties of organic by-products from municipal, institutional and agricultural sources. This workshop includes group exercises, useful planning tools, and an open-discussion format to explore student’s specific needs. Pre-requisite: USCC Foundations of Composting or similar basic compost operations course.
8:30 am – noon Rm. San Marcos
Developing a Community Composting Program. Instructor: Dustin Fedako This workshop will provide you with the foundation you need to design and execute a successful community composting program. Along with a primer on the principles and applications of community composting, this course will teach you how to reduce operational costs through strategic partnerships, scale your program through the use of appropriate technology & human infrastructure, apply green marketing strategies to grow your business, and much more. Participants will leave the workshop with a road map to build a community composting program from the ground up, or improve an existing program. Led by the founder of the most successful community composting program in the country, this engaging and interactive workshop will bring the subject matter to life through real-life case studies and tailor to participants' specific needs.
8:30 pm – 12:00 pm Rm. San Antonio
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Diverting Compostables: Tools for Recycling Coordinators, Sustainability Directors, and Others. Instructors: Rick Lombardo & Doug Hill
Planning and implementing a source-separated organics collection is complicated! Fortunately, the CCREF has collected a number of tools to help you have a successful SSO program in your community. This course is designed to help you understand every link in the chain from cradle to compost by exploring the Cradle2Compost toolkit. We will discuss the best and leading practices currently being used and show case studies of what works and what to avoid. One of the key decisions you will face in designing your program is around compostable plastics (CP). CP has been shown in increase collection volumes, but now all composters accept them. A second toolkit, devoted exclusively to CP, will also be highlighted as part of this workshop. Bring your questions and stories and together we will move food waste collection forward. Draft Agenda: • Introductions and review of the course material to be covered • The 7 or 8 links in the chain needed to have a successful SSO program • Using the C2C toolkit—resources for each link • Compostable Plastics—orientation and exploration of the CP toolkit • Case Studies • Sharing stories and ideas
8:30 pm – 12:00 pm Rm. Frio
Management of Odor Issues at Composting Facilities Instructor: Jeff Gage This workshop will provide information and discuss odor management for various handling systems and control technologies for composting. Methods of odor assessment will be presented. Odor modeling and its value will be discussed. There have been several studies concerning odor as a potential public health issue. As a result there have been several legal actions against operators. This aspect will also be discussed.
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Rm. San Marcos
Collecting Organics at Fairs, Festivals, and Other Venues: Best Practices to Make it Work. Instructor: Leslie Lukacs Have you run into obstacles with composting at venues? With the right tools, planning and staffing, you can successfully divert the majority of event waste. A comprehensive plan is the key to a successful zero waste event. Your plan should include investigating local policy, knowing how many staff and volunteers you have and their skills, site logistics including what’s in the waste stream and where it will go at the end of the event, signage to educate attendees and volunteers what needs to be separated and what can be comingled, hauling requirements and so much more. After attending this session, you’ll be able to 1) Develop a long range plan for your event 2) Train vendors, volunteers and staff to execute your plan successfully 3) Document your success and develop recommendations for improvements at the next event
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Rm. Frio
Collecting Organics--How Haulers Can Connect Generators and Composters to Maximize Organic Recycling Instructors: Nicole Chardoul & JD Lindeberg
This half-day seminar will provide expert guidance to seasoned and new yard waste and food waste haulers on how to gain new business with institutional, commercial and municipal waste generators through collaborative partnerships that minimize collection and hauling costs, lower GHG impacts on the environment, and utilize and grow local (on-site and off-site) composting options. Learn how customized services such as certified compostable foodservice ware, cart and dumpster rental, container washing, training on in-house collection procedures, ease of use, and odor minimization can develop a long-term sustainable program for generators, as well as a consistent and quality supply of organics to composters.
1:00pm – 4:30 pm Rm. San Antonio
For additional information on the workshops, go to http://compostingcouncil.org/workshops/
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3:30'to'
4:30'PM
4:30'to'
6:00'PM
11:00'AM'to'
12:30'PM
Opening'Plenary:'Wecome,'USCC'Update,'Opening'Keynote'from'
John'Wick,'"Compost'can'Save'the'Planet'(Really!)"
12:30'to'2:30'
PM
Visiting'with'Exhibitors
Lunch'avaialble'sponsored'by'Exhibitors
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Future'of'
Community'
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City,'State'and'
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Using'Compost'2:'
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Infrastructure'
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Management
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Odor'
Management
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Decontamination
New'and'
Improved'
Equipment'for'
Cleaning'your'
Compost
Closing'Plenary:'Annual'Awards'and'Closing'Keynote'from'
Pashon'Murray,'"Why'Do'We'Work'So'Hard?"
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Break'available'in'Tradeshow
8:30'to'10:00'
AM
4:00'to'
4:45'PM
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10:00'to'
11:00'AM
Tradeshow'open
Continental'breakfast'available
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Break'available'in'Tradeshow
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Track:'
Worker'Safety
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Right[sizing'the'
Compost'
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4:45'to'
6:15'PM
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Track:'
Fire'Prevention'
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8:30'to'
10:00'AM
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11:00'AM'to'
12:30'PM
10:00'to'
11:00'AM
12:30'to'
2:00'PM
lunch'(on'your'own)
2:00'to'
3:30'PM
10#am##pm exhibitor#move#in
8:30#am#:30#pmHalf#and#full&day#workshops
Equipment#Show#"Sneak#Preview"Compostable#Plastics#Task#Force#(PM)
7:15#AMFirst#shuttle#buses#leave#from#Hotel,#then#leave#
at#8:15,#9:15#and#10:15
5:00#pm#:00#pm Annual#Members#meeting 8:00#AM welcome#and#breakfast
6:30#:00#pm Welcome#Reception#and#Grand#Opening#of#the#Exhibit#Hall
all#day Display#equipment#available#to#view#and#discuss#with#vendors
8:30#AM Grinders#and#Shredders:#2#groups,#20'#each9:45#AM Screeners:#2#groups,#20'#each
8:30#am#to#10:00#am concurrent#session#1 11:00#AM windrow#turners,#mixing#and#application#equipment
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10:00#:00#am continental#breakfast#in#exhibit#hall 12:00#PM BBQ#lunch#
11:00#am#:30#pm Plenary:#Welcome,#USCC#Update,Opening#Keynote#with#John#Wick
afternoon Tours#of#Texas#Disposal#Systems#available
12:30#pm#to#2:30#pm Lunch#in#trade#show#sponsored#by#exhibitors
1:00#PM Grinders#and#Shredders:#2#groups,#20'#each
2:30##pm concurrent#session#2 2:15#PM Screeners:#2#groups,#20'#each4#:45#pm break#in#exhibit#hall 4:00#PM last#bus#leaves
4:45#:15#pm concurrent#session#35:00#PM trade#show#closes
6:30#to#midnight Enjoy#the#evening!
7:30#AM STA#annual#meeting8:00#AM continental#breakfast#in#exhibit#hall
8:30#
#am concurrent#session#410##am coffee#and#break#in#exhibit#hall
11#am#:30#pm concurrent#session#5 20&Jan 6:30#pm&8:30#pm12:30##pm lunch#(on#your#own) 21&Jan 9#am#pm
2&3:30 concurrent#session#6 22&Jan 8#am#:30#pm
3:00&6:00 SWANA/USCC#Manager#of#Compost#Programs#Certification#Exam
3:30#:30 break#in#exhibit#hall4:30#PM trade#show#closes
4:30#to#6#pm Closing#Plenary,#Annual#Awards#and#Keynote#with#Pashon#Murray
6:30#to#8#pm Young#Professional#Meet&Up#(off#site)6:30#to#midnight Enjoy#the#evening!
Compost2015+schedule+of+eventsall+events+take+place+at+Renaissance+Hotel+except+Equipment+Show
Workshops#and#tour(s)
Tuesday,#Jan#20
Wednesday,#Jan#21
Thursday,#Jan#22
Equipment#Show#and#Demonstrationsat#Texas#Disposal#Systems/Garden&Ville,#Creedmoor,#TX
Friday,#Jan#23
Compost#NOW:#Implementing#Organics#Diversion#at#your#Restaurant,#Hotel,#Grocery,#
or#other#Commercial#Establishment
8:30#am#to#12:30#pm
TRADE+SHOW+HOURS
