For details on speakers, workshops, exhibitors, and the location, and to

register, go to https://compostconference.com/ All events take place at the Charleston Convention Center except for

Friday’s Equipment Show, at the Bees Ferry Landfill

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

FULL DAY WORKSHOPS Instructors Time Meeting Room

Foundations of Composting Matt Cotton and Bob Rynk

8:00 – 4:30 12/13

Community Food Scrap Composting—Path To Success Athena Bradley, Natasha Duarte, Linda Bilsens Brolis and Brenda Platt

8:30 - 4:30 8

Compost Business Management Mark King and David Hill

8:30 – 4:30 7

Optimizing BMPs for Compost Facility Planning and Management

Tim O’Neill and Geoff Hill

8:30 – 4:30 14

HALF DAY WORKSHOPS

Compost U—Moving Colleges and Universities Toward Zero Waste with Organics Recovery: Workshop 201

Nicole Chardoul and Kelly Domino

8:30 - noon 11

Odor Control for Windrow Operations Jeff Gage 8:30 - noon 6

Basics of Aerated Static Pile (ASP) Composting Craig Coker 1:00 - 5:00 6

Introduction to Biochar Jeff Novak, Jon Nilsson, Peter Hirst

1:00 - 4:30 11

Compost Marketing for Public Facilities Ron Alexander 1:00 - 5:00 10

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TOURS

Compost2020 Sustainability Tour Institutional Composting and Recycling is thriving in Charleston! See two excellent examples on this half-day tour. At the Boeing Production Facility you will walk the plant site and hear about Boeing’s Zero Waste Program. The tour will include a look behind the scenes in the cafeteria and you’ll hear about the successes and the challenges faced in supporting and sustaining the Boeing Composting Program. At the Medical College of South Carolina the tour will feature the Vermitech Worm Composter, the urban farm and compost use demo area. SMART Recycling serves both facilities, and you will see their carts and interior recycling and compost collection bins in both settings.

Morning Tour: 8:00 - 12:00 Afternoon Tour: 1:00 - 5:00

Meet in Registration Lobby

PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Open Forum on Compostable Products followed by BPI Membership meeting: An open forum to discuss the connection between food waste and compostable packaging. An extension of the CPTF and BPI's historic partnership with USCC, this meeting will provide a chance for composters, municipalities, compostable packaging companies, etc., to share and collaborate on barriers and opportunities. BPI will also give an overview of its current organization and future plans (Annual Meeting, open to all), including a strategic framework intended to bring a wider group of stakeholders together.

2:00 - 4:00 pm Ballroom C3

Annual Membership Meeting of the US Composting Council Annual Report of the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation

5:00 - 6:00 pm Ballroom C3

Welcome Reception

6:00 - 8:00 pm Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, January 29

CONCURRENT SESSION 1 Time Room

Diverting Organics: Case Studies from Stadia, Stores and Restaurants; Compostable Products White Paper Moderator: Jeff Dannis, Howard County, MD

8:00 - 9:30 am Meeting Room 12/13

Starting Off on the Right Foot - Recycling, Composting, and Professional Soccer Jon Klapperich, Minnesota Waste Wise Foundation, Saint Paul, MN

Lessons Learned from Diverting Food Waste for Multinational Restaurants and Grocery Stores Ryan Cooper, Rubicon Global, Atlanta, GA

It Takes a Team to Win: How Composting Plays a Critical Role in Zero Waste Scott Jenkins, Green Sports Alliance, Portland, OR

Compostable Products: The Benefits and Challenges to Organics Processing Systems Leslie Lukacs, Zero Waste Sonoma, Santa Rosa, CA

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Biosolids Development Around the US and Guam Moderator: Jeff Ziegenbein, Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority

8:00 - 9:15 am Meeting Room 10/11

Development of Biosolids Composting in Guam Todd Williams, Jacobs Engineering, South Lyon, MI

Degrading Polymers in Biosolids Composting Elliot Schneider, City of St. Peters, Saint Peters, MO

Marketing Biosolids Compost in the Northeast: Past, Present and Future Mike Carignan, Agresource Inc., Rowley, MA

Municipal Composting 1: Building and Financing Yard Debris Facilities Moderator: Eileen Banyra, Community Compost Co.

8:00 - 9:15 am Meeting Room 8/9

Yard Waste Center CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) Development And Legacy Organic Stockpile Removal Considerations Ryan Duckett, SCS Engineers, Midlothian, VA

Generating Municipal Revenue with Yard Waste Robert Beaudoin, Lexington Compost Site, Lexington, MA

The Role for Outsourcing Gary Nihart, Atlas Organics, Spartansburg, SC

PFAS--Understanding the Impact of Florinated Hydrocarbons on Compost Manufacturers Moderator: Tera Lewandowski, Scotts Miracle Gro

8:00 - 9:15 am Meeting Room 6/7

Non-Stick legacy: PFAS in Composts Andrew Carpenter, Northern Tilth, Belfast, ME

Fluorinated Chemicals in Compostable Products: A Certifier’s Perspective Rhodes Yepsen, BPI, New York, NY

PFAS: A Compost Manufacturer's Perspective Bill Brower, WeCare Denali, West Henrietta, NY

Exhibit Hall opens, coffee available 8:00 am Exhibit Hall

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Plenary: Welcomes, Opening Keynote Moderator: Frank Franciosi, USCC Opening Keynote from Katharine Wilkinson, Project Drawdown, “Drawdown: The Hope for Compost”

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9:45 am - 11:15 pm

Ballroom A

Visiting with Exhibitors Lunch sponsored by your vendors

11:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Exhibit Hall

Annual Meeting of STA Certified Compost program participants (Open to all) Moderator: Hilary Nichols, USCC

The STA Certified Compost program is proud of the many successes we obtained this year. We encourage you to join us to discuss how you can effectively increase the use of the STA Certified Compost logo and answering any questions you have about the STA Certified Compost program.

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Ballroom C3

CONCURRENT SESSION 2

CCREF Presents Recent Compost Research: Parasites, Prions, and Urban Soil Rehabilitation Moderator: Ginny Black, CCREF

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Meeting Room 12/13

Composting to Destroy Swine Parasites Rick Carr, Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA

Composting deactivation of CWD prions Rob Michitsch, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

EQ Biosolids Benefits for Rehabilitating Urban Soils Gregory Evanylo, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Taking Safety from the Office to the Jobsite: Principles and Best Practices Moderator: Tyler Miller, Dirt Hugger, LLC

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Meeting Room 10/11

Taking Safety from the Office to the Jobsite: What to Say and Do to Demonstrate Commitment Justin Ganschow, Caterpillar Safety Services, Peoria, IL

Municipal Composting 2: Addressing Wasted Food through Reduction and Composting Moderator: Wayne Bowen, The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Meeting Room 8/9

Providing Operational Guidance for Municipalities adding Food Scraps to a Yard Debris Composting Program

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Coryanne Mansell, Center for EcoTechnology, Northampton, MA and Nora Goldstein, Biocycle, Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Making Public Food Waste Drop-off Work in Florida Joseph England, City of Orlando, Orlando, FL

10 Years in the Making: Case Study describing the City of San Diego Food Waste Composting Project from Pilot to Full Scale and Beyond Burton Ewert, City of San Diego, Environmental Services Department, Miramar Greenery, San Diego, CA

Food Waste Reduction Efforts in Iowa Municipality Jane Wilch, City of Iowa City, Iowa City, IA

Knowledge is Power: Understanding the STA Certified Compost Program for Stronger Utilization Moderator: Hilary Nichols, USCC

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Meeting Room 6/7

The USCC STA Laboratory Certification Program Robert Miller, Colorado State University, Soil and Crop Sciences Dept., Fort Collins, CO

Using the STA Program to Improve Market Development Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc., Apex, NC

Break in Exhibit Hall 3:15 - 4:15 pm Exhibit Hall

CONCURRENT SESSION 3

CCREF Supported Research Results: Air Emissions, Soluble Salts, Wetland Restoration Moderator: Ginny Black, CCREF

4:15 - 5:45 pm Meeting Room 12/13

Differently-Aged Organic Matter Amendments Change Reduced Iron in Soils of Restored Wetlands Donald De Alwis, University of Maryland at College Park, Silver Spring, MD

Understanding Soluble Salts in Compost David Weindorf, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Measuring Air Emissions from Composting Piles: A CCREF Whitepaper Andrew Carpenter, Northern Tilth, Belfast, ME

Technological Innovations for Compost Manufacturers from Small Scale to Large Moderator: Jorge Montezuma, Atlas Organics

4:15 - 5:45 pm Meeting Room 10/11

Mobile Technology for Data Monitoring Efficiency Sashti Balasundaram, WeRadiate, Getzville, NY

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An Affordable, Commercial-Scale Rotating Drum Composter Designed to be Built For and By Medium-Sized Organizations. John Culpepper, North Country School and Camp Treetops, Lake Placid, NY

Equipment Financing: Insider Tips and Tricks Every Business Needs to Know Greg Pabich, Northland Capital, Saint Cloud, MN

The Art of Innovation: Lessons to help uncover your next big break through Ted Dirkx, Vermeer, Pella, IA

Municipal Composting 3: There's Green in Them Thar Piles! Moderator: Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

4:15 - 5:45 pm Meeting Room 8/9

Marketing Municipal Compost: Q&A with a Panel of Practitioners Panelists: • Tim Gainer – City of Raleigh (Yard Debris) • Elliot Schneider – City of St Peters (Biosolids and Yard Debris (separate products)) • Jeff Ziegenbein – Inland Empire Utilities Agency (Biosolids)

Mini-workshop: Understanding Soil Specs and How to Meet Them Moderator: Emma Yates, WeCare Denali

4:15 - 5:45 pm Meeting Room 6/7

Understanding and Meeting Specifications for Blended Byproducts as Soil Substitutes and Bioretention Media Gregory Evanylo, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Exhibit Hall closes 5:00 pm

Vermeer Reception (open to all) 6:00 - 8:00 pm Ballroom C1/C2/C3

Thursday, January 30

Exhibit Hall opens 8:00 am

CONCURRENT SESSION 4

College and University Composting 1: The Small(er) School Experience Moderator: Rhonda Sherman, North Carolina State University

8:30 - 10:00 am Meeting Room 12/13

Composting on Campus - Introducing A Best Practice Guide Kayla Conway, Post Landfill Action Network, Philadelphia, PA

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Industrial Composting on a University Campus Julianna Keeling, Washington and Lee University, Terravive LLC, Glen Allen, VA

How Partnerships Led to the Collection of 1,000,000 Pounds of Organics! Lindsay Klingenschmidt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

From Farm to Fork to Farm: The Furman University Case Study Bruce Adams, Furman University, Greenville, SC

Addressing Physical Contamination: Case Studies and A Novel Approach Moderator: Matt Cotton, Integrated Waste Management

8:30 - 10:00 am Meeting Room 10/11

The Potential of Hermitia illucens as a Method to Efficiently Remove Compost Contamination David Haines, Furman University, Greenville, SC

Pre-Processing for Contamination Removal and Fuel Savings Pierce Louis, Dirt Hugger, Hood River, OR

Role of the Compost Manufacturer Alliance Susan Thoman, Compost Manufacturing Alliance, Port Orchard, WA

Contamination - Solvable or Not Bob Yost, A1 Organics Eaton, CO

Public Private Partnerships in South Carolina and Virginia Moderator: Jim Cowhey, JPM Development

8:30 - 10:00 am Meeting Room 8/9

Filling the Void: The Tools to Develop & Implement Powerful, Profitable Composting Partnerships Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc, Tampa, FL

Don't Waste Food SC Campaign: Improving the Soil Conditions for the SC Economy Richard Chesley, SC Department of Environmental Control, Columbia, SC

Benefits (and Trade-offs) of a Public-Private Partnership Douglas Ross, Freestate Farms LLC, Manassas, VA

Commercial Composting in Schools Leslie Rodgers, Atlas Organics, Spartanburg, SC

Increasing Sales: DOTs to Urban Applications Moderator: Bob Engel, Engel and Gray

8:30 - 10:00 am Meeting Room 6/7

The Marketing Faces of Compost (The Marketing Phases of Compost) Luis Chamorro, The Ground Up, Houston, TX

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Furthering Compost Use by Departments of Transportation Charles Duprey, Naturcycle, Plainville, NY

Collaboration and the Compost End Market in Denver Tay Dunklee, City & County of Denver, Denver, CO

Break in exhibit hall 10:00 - 11:00 am

Exhibit Hall

CONCURRENT SESSION 5

College and University Composting 2: Lessons from the Large(r) Campus Moderator: Elliot Schneider, City of St. Peters Earth Centre

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Meeting Room 12/13

Composting on Campus - Introducing A Best Practice Guide Kayla Conway, Post Landfill Action Network, Philadelphia, PA

Compost Happens! At Iowa State University and Your School Next! Carissa Moyna, Iowa State University Student, Ames, IA

Employing Compostables for Food Waste Capture and Tonnage Diversion at University of Washington Susan Thoman, Compost Manufacturing Alliance, Port Orchard, WA

Using On-Campus Food Recovery and Composting to Advance Institutional Operations, Engagement, and Research Around Food system sustainability Gina Talt, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Persistent Herbicides in Compost: Identifying the Problem, Exploring Solutions Moderator: Neil Edgar, California Compost Coalition

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Meeting Room 10/11

Persistent Herbicides in Compost: Identifying the Problem, Exploring Solutions Tera Lewandowski, Scotts Miracle Gro, Marysville, OH

Update on Lab Testing Availability Daniel Goosen, Chittenden Solid Waste District, Williston VT and Green Mountain Compost, Williston, VT

Persistent Herbicides in Compost: An Organic Certifier’s Perspective Everett Codd, OMRI, Eugene, OR

Recent Studies on Prevalence and Herbicide Breakdown Fred Michel, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH

How Do You Avoid PH Contamination, and What Do You Do When You Have It Craig Coker, Coker Composting and Consulting, Troutville, VA

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Financial Planning and Analysis for Compost Manufacturers Moderator: Isaac Bearg, NJ Composting Council/Waste Pro Green

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Meeting Room 8/9

Benchmarking your Facility's Financials Russell Faldik, New Earth Compost, San Antonio, TX

Compost Operations Cost Analysis - How to Account for Your Time and Money Shota Austin, Tank's Green Stuff, Tucson, AZ

Introspective Selling: From High Value Selling Strategies to Analyzing Regulatory Changes Moderator: Gary Gittere, McGill Compost

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Meeting Room 6/7

Compost Use in Green Infrastructure Ryan Cerrato, WeCare Denali, LLC, Aston, PA

Compost Use in Hemp Production in Upstate South Carolina Jim Davis, Atlas Organics, Spartanburg, SC

Affects of Phosphorous Regulation on Compost Sales Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc., Apex, NC

Networking with Vendors Lunch available to purchase

12:30 - 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall

Trade show closes 2:30 pm

CONCURRENT SESSION 6

Emissions and Composting: Sequestering Carbon, Predicting Greenhouse Gas Impacts, Connecting Regulations to Science (A Proposal) Moderator: Bob Rink

2:00 - 3:30 pm Meeting Room 12/13

Utilizing Life Cycle Assessment for Predicting Greenhouse Gas Reductions with Composting Michael Bryan-Brown, Green Mountain Tech, Bainbridge Island, WA

Compost Air Emissions: A Process Quality Approach to Controlling Emissions and Informing Effective Design Standards and Regulations Tim O'Neill, Engineered Compost Systems, Seattle, WA

Digging Deeper: How Compost and Cover Cropping Sequester Soil Carbon Jessica Chiartas, UC Davis, Davis, CA

Biochar and Compost: Exploring the Synergies Moderator: Tom Miles, T.R. Miles Technical Consultants

2:00 - 3:30 pm Meeting Room 10/11

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The Impact of Cool Terra on Compost Development and Quality Keith Vodrazka, Cool Planet, Greenwood Village, CO

Biochar Co-composting: The Soil Food Web at Commercial Scale Peter Hirst, SymSoil, Inc, Palo Alto, CA

Biochar feedstock influences compost pile temperature and available nitrogen Doug Collins, WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Puyallup, WA

3 Years of Biochar Co-Composting Stan Slaughter, Missouri Organic Recycling, Kansas City, MO

Rural and Urban Community Composting Moderator: Nora Goldstein, Biocycle

2:00 - 3:30 pm Meeting Room 8/9

Rural and Urban Partnerships Benefit Community and Industrial Composters Linda Bilsens Brolis, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, DC

Community Composting: Building Resiliency in Rural and Small Town Communities Athena Lee Bradley, Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), Brattleboro, VT

Community Composting: Lessons from Baltimore City, MD Ava Richardson, Baltimore City Government, Baltimore, MD

Mini-Workshop: Best Practices in Using Social Media Moderator: USCC Market Development Committee

2:00 - 3:30 pm Meeting Room 6/7

Social Media in Today's Business Landscape Ashley Caldwell, The Modern Connection, Charleston, SC

Closing Celebration Annual Awards Closing Keynote with Dr Sally Brown "Revised Ranking: The True Value of Compost"

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3:45 - 5:45 pm Ballroom A/B

Vermeer Reception (Open to All) 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Young Professionals Reception 6:00 - 9:00 pm

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Friday, January 31 Equipment Show and Demonstrations at Bees Ferry Compost

Site This year’s equipment lineup includes:

• GRINDERS AND SHREDDERS from Bandit, CBI/Terex, Diamond Z, Ecoverse, Komptech Americas, Morbark, Neustarr, Peterson, Rotochopper, and Vermeer

• STUMP SPLITTER from US Pride Products

• SCREENS, STOCKPILERS, and CONVEYORS from Bandit, CBI/Terex, Ecoverse, Edge Innovate, Komptech Americas, McCloskey International, Neustarr, Sand Science and Vermeer

• WINDROW TURNERS from Backhus/Ecoverse, Komptech Americas, Scarab and Vermeer

• APPLICATION EQUIPMENT from Peterson

• SUPPORT EQUIPMENT from Case and Caterpillar

7:30 am Shuttle buses start and will run all day

8:00 am Welcome and breakfast

all day Display equipment available to view and discuss with vendors

8:30 am Windrow Turners Mixing and Application equipment

9:30 am Grinders and Shredders

11:40 am Screeners

12:00 pm Lunch provided

1:00 pm Repeat all demonstrations

2:00 pm Vendors available to discuss equipment

3:00 pm Last bus leaves

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