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Plenary Session (Grand Ballroom A & B)
- Welcome to USCC 2012 – Frank Franciosi, USCC President, Michael Virga, USCC Exec. Dir. [LISTEN HERE]
- Welcome to Austin – Lee Leffingwell, Mayor of Austin
- Keynote Address: Whole Foods Market’s Sustainability Efforts – The Environment as a Stakeholder – Lee Matecko, Vice President, Whole Foods [LISTEN HERE]
USCC Conference Program – Wednesday, Jan 18
Track 1 Industry Future, Policy Development, International Spotlight
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10:45 AM-12:30 PM
The Future of the Industry
- Roadmap to Sustainable Organics Diversion: 2012 and Beyond. Nora Goldstein, Biocycle, Emmaus PA [LISTEN HERE]
- An Inflection Point in Organics Management. Paul Sellew, Harvest Power, Waltham MA [LISTEN HERE]
- Collaboration: The Key to Taking a Niche Composting Business Global. Karen Upston, Envirocomp, Rangiora, New Zealand [LISTEN HERE]
- A Code to Call Our Own–A Call to Action: The Road to a NAICS Code for Composting. Andrew Kessler, Turning Earth, Berwyn, PA [LISTEN HERE]
1:45 PM-3:30 PM
Policy Developments Affecting Organics Recycling
- Partnership to Develop a Model Compost Rule Template. Stephanie Busch, Georgia Dept. of natural Resources, Atlanta GA [LISTEN HERE]
- Landfill Bans on Organics. Rebecca Geraty, St. Louis Composting, St. Louis MO [LISTEN HERE]
- Imprelis Update. Fred Michael, Ohio State University, Wooster OH [LISTEN HERE]
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM
International Development: Spotlight on Nigeria
- Help Create the Future of Composting in Nigeria. Ilesanmi Oluwaseun, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Composting, Organic Technology and the Challenge of Urban Waste & Stormwater Management. Amori Adeola Abayomi, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Track 2 Facility Management, Odor Control, Anaerobic Digestion
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10:45 AM-12-30 PM
Compost Facility Management
- Quality Metrics: The Art & Science of Producing Top-Quality Products. Jan Allen, Harvest Power, Waltham MA [LISTEN HERE]
- Web-Based Compost Controls: How to Improve Sustainability and Performance Without Getting In Your Car. Tim O’Neill, Engineered Compost Systems, Seattle WA [LISTEN HERE]
- BMP’s for Stormwater Management. Carolyn J. LaFleur, PE Sustainable Systems Engineering, The Woodlands, TX [LISTEN HERE]
1:45 PM-3:30 PM
Odor Control and Air Quality Impacts
- Air Quality Implications of Enclosed Organics Processing Facilities. Craig S. Coker, Coker Composting and Consulting, Vinton VA [LISTEN HERE]
- Using a Compost Cap for Odor and Emissions Control. Matt Cotton, IWM Consulting, Nevada City, CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Odor Management Planning. Jeff Gage, Compost Design Services, Olympia WA [LISTEN HERE]
4:15 PM-6:00 PM
Anaerobic Digestion and Integration with Composting
- Co-Anaerobic Digestion of Manure and Source-Separated Organics. Jay Kilbourn, New England Organics, Portland ME [LISTEN HERE]
- Benefits of Combining Anaerobic Digestion and Composting Operations. Stevel Sell, Bioferm Energy Systems, Madison WI [LISTEN HERE]
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Integrated AD and Composting versus Composting Alone. Norma McDonald, Organic Waste Systems, Dayton OH [LISTEN HERE]
Track 3 The Soil and Water Connection
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10:45 AM-12:30 PM
Compost Use for Sustainability
- From Concept to Practice: Using Compost as a Strategy for the SITES™ Rating System for Site Sustainability. Frederick Steiner, Mark Simmons & Danielle Pieranunzi, University of Texas and American Society of Landscape Architects, Austin TX [LISTEN HERE]
- Compost and Carbon Sequestration. Sally Brown, University of Washington, Seattle WA
1:45 PM-3:30 PM
Compost Utilization in Crops and Landscapes
- Heavy Metal Uptake by Leafy Greens and Implications for Health Impacts. Awotoye Olubukola Omotayo, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Nigeria [LISTEN HERE]
- Use of Compost Tea for Bloremediation. Fatih Buyuksonmez, San Diego State University, San Diego CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Compost Use: Innovative Compost Gardening System Applies to Conventional Agriculture. Rodney W. Tyler, Filtrexx International LLC, Grafton OH
4:15 PM-6:00 PM
Improved Water Sanitation and Irrigation Through Use of Compost
- Use of Composting Toilets for Improved Intestinal Health. Keith Bell, Recycling Programs Inc., Lake Worth FL [LISTEN HERE]
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Integrated AD and Composting versus Composting Alone. Norma McDonald, Organic Waste Systems, Dayton OH [LISTEN HERE]
Track 4 POWER Meeting, Compost Markets and Marketing
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10:45 AM-12:30 PM
GetEmpowered!
- The POWER (Perishable Organics Waste to Energy Recycling) meeting discussed how the National Restaurant Association promotes post-consumer food residual recycling. Lively presentations address the highest and best use for post-consumer food scraps and food & composting safety measures. The session ends with closing the loop via urban agriculture using compost made from local restaurant food scraps. Compost’s vital role in developing healthy soil, water & agricultural systems is emphasized throughout the session. Support the foodservice industry with their POWERful role in diverting organics!
1:45 PM-3:30 PM
Marketing Programs: Achievments and Advances
- Three Million Cubic Yards and Counting: Ensuring a Sustainable Market for Compost in Texas. Barrie Cogburn, Texas Dept. of Transportation, Austin TX [LISTEN HERE]
- Biosolids Compost – What’s it Worth? Todd Williams, CH2M Hill Engineers Inc., Mechanicsville VA [LISTEN HERE]
- Teaming Up to Develop Landscaping Markets. Michele Young, City of San Jose, San Jose CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Sell more product and keep customers loyal. Pick up the (smart)phone. David Hill, CycleLogic, Sarasota FL [LISTEN HERE]
4:15 PM-6:00 PM
Compost Market Developments
- Introducing the USCC’s Consumer Compost Use Program and Strive for 5%. Frank Franciosi, Novozymes North America, Franklin NC [LISTEN HERE]
- Landscaping and Environmental trends in Compost Usage. Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates Inc., Apex NC [LISTEN HERE]
- Putting a True Economic Value on the Use of Compost in Various Applications Which Impact Soil-Water Connections. Rodney W. Tyler, Filtrexx International LLC, Grafton OH [LISTEN HERE]
USCC Conference Program – THURSDAY, January 19
Track 1 Education, Diverting Organics from the Waste Stream
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8:30 AM-10:15 AM
Composting Education & Educating with Compost
- Best Practices in Compost Education. Stan Slaughter, Tall Oak Productions, Lee’s Summit MO [LISTEN HERE]
- In the Concrete Jungle of New York City: Composting Brings Urban Youth Back to Nature. Leanne Spaulding, Western Queens Compost Initiative, New York NY [LISTEN HERE]
1:45 PM-3:30 PM
Organics Diversion 1: Best Practices
- Best management Practices in Food Scraps Recovery: A National Study. Juri Freeman, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Superior CO [LISTEN HERE]
- Foodscrap Collection Within the IC&I Sector (Institutions, Industrial, and Commercial). Rod Muir, Sierra Club Canada, Toronto ON, Canada [LISTEN HERE]
- Organics Collection Drive Innovation and 80% Waste Diversion in San Jose’s 2012 Commercial Solid Waste System. Jo Zientek, City of San Jose, San Jose CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Social Marketing May Be a Way Past Food Scraps: Programs, Perceptions, and Behavioral Barriers. Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Superior CO [LISTEN HERE]
4:15 PM-6:00 PM
Organics Diversion 2: Expanding Options
- Expanding the Toolkit for Diverting Food Scraps: Disposers and the Wastewater Treatment System. Kendall Christensen, Gala Strategies/Insinkerator, Brooklyn NY and Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Superior CO [LISTEN HERE]
- Collaborative Composting: Creating Composting Systems for Whole Foods Market. Matthew Toavs, Whole Foods Market, Austin, TX [LISTEN HERE]
- Municipal Commercial Food Waste Recycling Program: From Single Originators to Route System. Ana Carvalho, City of San Diego Environmental Services dept., San Diego CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Diverting Grocery Store Organics- Year One Perspectives. Robin Sweere, PMP, CSCA, Quest Recycling, Frisco, TX [LISTEN HERE]
Track 2 Worker Protection, Composting Technologies
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8:30 AM-10:15 AM
Risk Reduction and Worker Protection at Compost Facilities
- Worker Safety at Compost Facilities. David Powell, Austin TX [LISTEN HERE]
- Composting Road-Killed Deer Carcasses: Worker Protection. Nellie J. Brown MS, CIH, Cornell University, Buffalo NY [LISTEN HERE]
- Preventing and Controlling Fires. Robert Rynk, SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill NY [LISTEN HERE]
1:45 PM-3:30 PM
Composting Technology, Incorporating Food Residuals
- State-of-the-Art for Utilizing Organic Waste. George M. Savage and Luis F. Diaz, CalRecovery, Inc., Concord CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Operational Experience Using the Aerated Static Pile Composting System. John T. Bouey, Managed Organic Recycling, Inc., Oakland CA [LISTEN HERE]
- Successful Food residual Integration Into Existing Yard Waste Composting Operations. Jeffery Budzich P.E., WeCare Organics, Jordan NY [LISTEN HERE]
- Festival Food Waste Composting – City Of Lansing, Michigan. Nicole Chardoul, Resource Recycling Systems, Ann Arbor MI [LISTEN HERE]
4:15 PM-6:00 PM
On-Site/Smaller Scale Systems
- Small Scale Urban Composters: The Front Line of Composting. Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost, Aberdeen MD [LISTEN HERE]
- In-Vessel Composting and Vermicomposting Case Study Using the Xact Bio-Reactor and the Orrgrow Worm Bed in an Austin High School. Willis M. Ponder P.E., Acre Engineering, Inc., Austin TX [LISTEN HERE]
- Composting: It’s What We Do! On-Site Composting for Small to Medium Food Waste Generators. Mary Schwarz, Cornell Waste Management Institute, Ithaca NY [LISTEN HERE]
- Prototype Composting Bioreactor with Heat Redistribution System. Eyad Jamaleddine, McGill University, Montreal, CA [LISTEN HERE]