The Magic of Compost! 21st Annual Conference and Tradeshow

Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa January 28-31, 2013 | Orlando, FL

USCC 21st Annual Conference The Largest Conference and Exhibition in North America for the

Composting, Wood Waste, & Organics Recycling Industry

TO REGISTER: HTTP://WWW.COMPOSTINGCOUNCIL.ORG/CONFERENCE

Click here to see full schedule “at a glance”

Sunday, January 27 -- Special Preconference Event! 8:00 AM USCC 1ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE GOLF

OUTING AND BENEFIT CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS HAWK'S LANDING GOLF CLUB AT THE ORLANDO WORLD CENTER MARRIOTT

Monday, January 28

PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING COURSES & WORKSHOPS (FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE) 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Foundations of Composting Instructors: Dr. Robert Rynk and Matthew Cotton

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Compost Use in Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping Instructor: Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton and Dr. Donald Rockwood

8:30 am – 4:00 pm Aerated Static Pile Composting – Applications and Advancements Instructor: Peter Moon, PE

8:30 am – 4:00 pm Compost Business Management Instructors: Craig Coker, David Hill and guests

8:00 am – noon Compost Marketers Toolkit Instructor: Ron Alexander

8:30 am – noon The In-depth Food Waste Recycling Workshop for the Restaurant and Supermarket Industries: The Keys to Success for the Generator and Hauler Instructor: Mike Manna

8:30 am – noon Compost Outreach: Best Practices in Compost Education Programs Instructor: Stan Slaughter 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm What’s in YOUR Compost? How to Know and What to Put on Your Label Instructor: Ron Alexander

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Zero Waste and Organics Collection Training for Special Event Coordinators: Planning and Implementation Instructor: Peter Klaich

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Odor Control and Process Management: Focus on Food Wastes Instructor: Jeff Gage

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Vermicomposting Food Residuals at Restaurants, Businesses and Institutions Instructor: Rhonda Sherman

noon – 1:00 pm Lunch for those taking a full day of classes

PRE-CONFERENCE TOURS (BUSES LEAVE FROM BUENA VISTA PALACE-- FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE ) 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Tour of Local Composting Facilities

• C & C Peat Windrow Composting and Potting Soil Production • Vista Park In-vessel Composting of Mixed Organics, operated by Waste Management • Lunch is included, sponsored by Publix Markets

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Disney Institute’s “Business Behind the Magic” Behind-the-Scenes • Walt Disney World® Resort Nursery and Tree Farm • The “Utilidor” System • Epcot® Cast Services • Textile Services

11:00 am – 7:00 pm Exhibitor Registration & Set Up

Tuesday, January 29

7:00 AM EXHIBITS OPEN EVENT CENTER 7:00-8:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST EVENT CENTER 8:00 AM -- 10 AM PLENARY SESSION GREAT HALL NORTH Ø WELCOME TO USCC 2013

v LORRIE LODER, USCC PRESIDENT AND MASTER OF CEREMONIES v JAMES BECKER, ORANGE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SOLID WASTE v MICHAEL VIRGA, USCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ø OPENING KEYNOTE: “JOURNEY TO ZERO WASTE” – VONDA LOCKWOOD, WALMART DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR US OPERATIONS

Ø PANEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS: "OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO COMPOST INDUSTRY GROWTH" Moderator: Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting v JEFFREY LEBLANC, PRESIDENT, WECARE ORGANICS v WILLIAM CAESAR, PRESIDENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT’S RECYCLE AMERICA AND ORGANIC

GROWTH v GEORGE DRECKMANN, RECYCLING COORDINATOR, CITY OF MADISON, WI v SCOTT DEFIFE, NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS IN EVENT CENTER CONCURRENT SESSION 1 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM COMPOSTING GROWTH: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GREAT HALL CENTER Moderator: Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self Reliance, Washington, DC • Composting: Great Potential? So What's the Hang Up? Juri Freeman, Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.

(SERA), Superior, CO • 100% Diversion - What Will It Take and What Will It Mean for America? Noel Lyons and Lynn Lucas, McGill Environmental

Systems, Harrells, NC • Growing Food Waste Diversion Programs - Trends in Food Waste Composting in the Southeast Miriam Zimms, Kessler

Consulting, Inc., Tampa, FL

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM DIVERTING ORGANICS FROM DISPOSAL GREAT HALL EAST/WEST Moderator: Chuck Wilson, A1 Organics • Closing the Loop on Supermarket Recycling: A Case Study Patti Olenick, Weis Markets, Sunbury, PA • Food Waste and Packaging: The Tricky Balancing Act, JD Lindeberg, Resource Recycling Systems, Ann Arbor, MI • Maximizing Organics Diversion: A Comparison of Residential Food Waste Capture Rates Rhodes Yepsen, Novamont North

America, Inc., Danbury CT • Close the Loop Vermont: Developing Systems to Recycle all of Vermont’s Food Scraps by 2017 Noah Fishman, Highfields

Center for Composting, Hardwick, VT

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM COMMUNITY COMPOSTING IN NYC KNIGHTS HALL Moderator: Rebecca Geraty, St. Louis Composting • Applied Concepts in Urban Composting Stephanos Koullias, Founder, Western Queens Compost Initiative, Astoria, NY • Community Supported Composting Erik Martig and Christine Petro, Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Brooklyn, NY • Public Engagement in Local Composting Charlie Bayrer, Compost Manager at Earth Matter NY, Inc, and NYC Dept of

Sanitation Compost Project, Local Organics Recovery Program • Slow Compost in the City David Buckel, Red Hook Community Farm, Brooklyn, NY

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM WORKER PROTECTION AT COMPOSTING FACILITIES CLOISTER Moderator: Jeff Ziegenbein, Inland Empire Utilities Authority • Conducting a Hazard Evaluation of an On-Farm Anaerobic Digester and Related Systems Nellie J. Brown, Cornell

University-ILR, Buffalo, NY • Improving Safety at Compost Facilities George Driver, Old Castle Lawn and Garden

12:30-2:00 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK (ON YOUR OWN) CONCURRENT SESSION 2 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING GREAT HALL CENTER Understanding the Links in the Compostable Foodservice Packaging Value Chain Moderator: Lynn M. Dyer, Foodservice Packaging Institute • Caitlin Leibert, Sustainability Coordinator, Chipotle Mexican Grill • Sue Quick, Product Stewardship Manager, MeadWestvaco • John Mulcahy, Vice President Strategy & Category Effectiveness, Georgia-Pacific Professional • Noel Lyons, President, McGill Environment Systems • Tim Goodman, Cradle-to-Cradle Manager, NatureWorks

CONCURRENT SESSION 2 (contunued) 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM UPDATE ON PERSISTENT HERBICIDES GREAT HALL EAST/WEST Moderator: Ginny Black, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • Persistent Herbicide Damage in Vermont Tom Moreau and Dan Goosen, Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD),

Williston, VT • Recent Research Results, Fred Michel, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH • Discussion, USCC Response and Strategy

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM URBAN AND COLLEGE COMPOSTING KIIGHTS HALL Moderator: Robert Rynk, SUNY Cobleskill • Composting in a Big Apple High Rise Michael Bryan-Brown, Green Mountain Technologies, Bainbridge Island, WA • The Business of Organics Recycling in Dense Urban Centers: Updates and Case Studies from New York City Matt de la

Houssaye, Global Green USA, New York, NY • SSO Composting at St. John's University Peter Moon, O2Compost, Snohomish, WA • The Goshen College Composter - Food Waste to Garden Greens Lewis Naylor, Goshen College, Goshen IN 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM COMPOSTING EDUCATION CLOISTER Moderator: Michele Young, City of San Jose • Composting as Co-Curricula Activity for Secondary Schools: The Nigerian Experience George Oladele Opeolu, Osun State

College Of Technology,Esa Oke.Nigeria • Closing the Loop While Building Communities - The Value of Connecting Organic Recycling and Compost with Schools and

Community Gardens Anne Ludvik and Rob Friend, Specialized Environmental Technologies, Inc., Eden Prairie, MI • Green School Solutions: Innovative School Composting Program Jason Sanders, Texas Disposal Systems, Buda, TX • Austin Home Composting Rebate Program Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez, SOLURSO Sustainable Urban Solutions, Austin, TX

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS IN EVENT CENTER CONCURRENT SESSION 3 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND COMPOSTING GREAT HALL CENTER Moderator: Brain Fleury, WeCare Organics • The Challenges of Composting in Rockbridge County in Southwestern Virginia: Bringing County, City, and Institutional

Stakeholders to the Table. Bill Hamilton, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA • The City of Dallas - Critical Importance of Composting in Reaching Long-term Resource Recovery Goals Risa Weinberger,

Risa Weinberger & Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX • Bordo Poniente Composting Facility in Mexico City: 2,500 ton/day of Feedstock Producing 500 ton/day of Compost Luis

Raúl Tovar, Francisco Javier Barrón, Ma. Eugenia Gutiérrez, and María Teresa Nuñez, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico

4:15 PM – 5:45 PM TOOLS OF THE TRADE GREAT HALL EAST/WEST Jeff Gage of Compost Design Services will lead an informative interactive workshop on getting the most out of new and common tools of the industry. The emphasis will be on tools to help monitor various aspects of the process, including proper techniques for sampling your piles.

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM COMPOSTER AS COLLECTOR KNIGHTS HALL Moderator: Matt Cotton, IWM Consulting Panel of composters discuss the advantages and pitfalls of being their own hauler. Panelists will include: • George Jordan, AgRecycle, Pittsburgh, PA • Amy Brooks, Brooks Contracting, Goldston, NC • Chuck Wilson, A-1 Organics, Eaton, CO • Everett Hoffman, Bootstrap Compost, Boston, MA

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM RECENT RESEARCH IN COMPOST USES CLOISTER Moderator: Frank Franciosi, Novozymes • Nutrient Budget for Fruit and Vegetables Based on Compost and Inorganic Fertilizer Monica Ozores-Hampton, University of

Florida/Southwest Florida Research and Education Center. Immokalee, FL • Turfgrass Seeding Practices for Reclaiming Disturbed Urban Land with Compost Gregory Evanylo, Virginia Tech,

Blacksburg, VA • Use of Composted Wastes of the Tequila Industry as Growing Media for Blue Agave Tequila Marcos Rafael Crespo-

Gonzalez, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico • Water Productivity Under Different Puddling Intensities and Organic Amendments in SR I Method of Rice Establishment

Veena Sharma, SKUAST-Jammu, Jammu, India

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EXHIBITORS RECEPTION EVENT CENTER

Wednesday, January 30 7:15 AM – 8:30 AM EXHIBITS OPEN, BREAKFAST AVAILABLE EVENT CENTER 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM USCC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING CLOISTER

ALL MEMBERS ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A FREE CONFERERENCE REGISTRATION FOR THE 2014 CONFERENCE IN OAKLAND, CA! (MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSION 4 ANAEROBIC DIGESTION GREAT HALL CENTER Moderator: George Savage, CalRecovery • Development of the AD Industry in the US: Status Report Josh Lieberman, American Biogas Council, Washington, DC • Requirements for Food Waste AD Pre-processing -- It All Depends...! Norma McDonald, OWS Inc., Cincinnati, OH • Five Year Status Report on an On-Farm Anaerobic Digester in New York State – Money well spent?” Jeffrey Heath, PE,

GHD, Cazenovia, NY • Analysis of Dry Fermentation Anaerobic Digestate to Finished Compost Product Steven Sell, BIOFerm Energy Systems,

Madison, WI FOOD WASTE IN FOCUS GREAT HALL EAST/WEST Moderator: Tim Goodman, NatureWorks • Food Court Composting Holly Elmore, Elemental Impact, Atlanta, GA • The Business Side of Post-Consumer Food Waste Composting Dan Matsch, Eco-Cycle, Boulder, CO • State of the Industry: How Food Waste Generators are Buying Organics Programs Today Robin Sweere, Sweere

Consulting, Dallas, TX • National Restaurant Association and USCC: Joining Together to Expand Composting in Restaurants Jeff Clark, National

Restaurant Association, Ventura, CA COMPOST FACILITY START-UPS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES KNIGHTS HALL Moderator: Robert Tunnell III, Blue Hen Organics • Business Case Study: Compost Facility Start-Up Opportunities and Challenges Pierce Louis and Tyler Miller, Dirt Hugger

The Dalles, OR • Challenges and Lessons Learned in Building a Food Scraps Composting Facility, Eric Walter, Black Bear Composting,

Crozet, VA • Planning, Permitting and Constructing an Urban Commercial Compost Business in Less Than 12 Months, Grant A. Gibson,

Compost Cincy, Cincinnati, OH MARKET DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING CLOISTER • Annual Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) Program meeting (8:30 – 9:30) • Introducing the Million Tomato Campaign (9:30 – 10:00) BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS IN EVENT CENTER 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 5 COMPOST TECHNOLOGIES 1 GREAT HALL CENTER Moderator: Tom Herlihy, WormPower • Davenport Iowa Odor Control Improvements Todd Williams, CH2M Hill, Mechanicsville, VA and Scott Plett, City of

Davenport, IA • Heat Redistribution System for Composters Eyad Jamaleddine, McGill University & Vertal Inc, Longueuil, Quebec • Food Waste Composting With Plastic on Purpose Kevin Barnes, City of Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA • State-of-the-Art for Removing Contamination from Organic Wastes George M. Savage and Luis Diaz, CalRecovery,

Concord, CA 3RD ANNUAL COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS SYMPOSIUM, SESSION 1 GREAT HALL EAST/WEST The 3rd Annual Compostable Plastics Symposium is sponsored in part by Ingeo from NatureWorks Greening the Arena: A Case Study in the Compostable Plastics Value Chain Facilitated Phil Ragan, EcoSafe Zero Waste, Surrey, BC Members of the Case Study Panel include: • Resin Producer: Keith Edwards, BASF Corporation • Regulator: Dick Lilly, Seattle Public Utilities • Hauler and Composter: Michele Riggs, Cedar Grove Composting • Venue and Event Management: Leslie Lukacs, L2 Environmental • Leadership in Sustainable Practices and Advocacy: Scott Jenkins, Seattle Mariners & Green Sports Alliance

CONCURRENT SESSION 5 (contunued) THE BUSINESS OF ORGANICS RECYCLING KNIGHTS HALL Moderator: MirIam Zimms, Kessler Consulting • Organics Operating Systems: Applying Integrated Approaches to Managing Organic Materials Paul Sellew, Harvest Power,

Waltham, MA • Sustainability and the Compost Business: How a Commitment to Sustainability Spurred Sales Growth in a Declining

Economy Kathy Kellogg Johnson, Kellogg Garden Products, Carson, CA • Food Waste Composting: A Look at a Growing Business Wade Hooton, EcoScraps, Inc, Provo, UT • New Technologies in Compost: What Works for the Organic Production Market? Doug Currier, OMRI (Organic Materials

Review Institute), Eugene, OR LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND INITIATIVES CLOISTER • New and Model Rule Development Stephanie Busch, GDNR, GA, Nora Goldstein, Biocycle, Emmaus, PA, and Ginny

Black, MPCA, MN • Status of Ban Repeals Rebecca Geraty, St. Louis Composting, St. Louis, MO • Bring Us Your Issues! Open discussion with USCC Legislative and Environmental Affairs Committee, Brenda Platt, Chair

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON (TICKET REQUIRED) GREAT HALL NORTH FEATURED KEYNOTE: WILL ALLEN, GROWING POWER “THE POWER OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AND THE ROLE OF COMPOST” 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 6 COMPOST TECHNOLOGIES 2 GREAT HALL CENTER Moderator: Lew Naylor, Goshen College • Geographical Information System: An Approach to Innovation Composting Systems and Techniques in South West Nigeria

Obianuju Maureen Ogoliegbune, Sowunmi Ifeanyichukwu Linda and Lawal Oduola Ibrahim, Forestry Research Institute Of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

• Utilizing GPS and GIS technology for Compost Facility Management and Compliance Shawn M. Kelley, Michael B. Whitt and Kara R. Grones, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Prior Lake, MN

• The Benefits of Upgrading to Intensive Compost Process Management at a Large Scale Source Separated Organics Facility Tim O'Neill, Engineered Compost Systems-ECS, Seattle, WA

• Innovative Composting Technology for Biosolids Conversion to Class AA Bill Townshend, South Dade Soil and Water Conservation District, Florida City, FL

3RD ANNUAL COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS SYMPOSIUM, SESSION 2 GREAT HALL EAST/WEST Moderator: Michele Young, City of San Jose • Sorting Through the Latest Names, Claims and Performance of Degradable Additives and How They Impact Compostable

Plastics Keith A. Edwards, SPI-Bioplastics Council, Liberty Twp, OH • Lessons Learned from California's Compostable Plastic Labeling Laws Sue Vang, Californians Against Waste, Sacramento,

CA and Laurie Hansen Strategic Partners Group, Sacramento, CA • Biopolymers- An Effective Tool For Decentralised Organic Waste Management and Carbon Foot Print Reduction Shilpa

Manjure, Natur-Tec, Circle Pines, MN and C Dhakshayani, Harita-NTI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India • Plastics Sorting Study—What’s Really In The “Overs”? Matthew Cotton, IWM Consulting, Nevada City, CA

COMPOST MARKETS AND MARKETING KNIGHTS HALL Moderator: Wayne Bowen, Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center • The Market Potential of Compost: Who Buys What, Why, When and How Juri Freeman, Skumatz Economic Research

Associates Inc. (SERA), Superior, CO • Florida's Emerging Compost Markets? Developing a Market for Compost in a Barren Landscape Keith A. Howard, Lee

County Solid Waste Division, Ft. Myers, FL • Establish a Cost Effective Marketing Budget and Track Your Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI) David Hill,

CycleLogic, Sarasota, FL • How to Market Yourself, Your Brand, and Your Compost Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost, Aberdeen, MD CROWD-RESOURCING WORKSHOP: HARNESSING THE POWER OF PEOPLE THROUGH ONLINE FUNDRAISING! CLOISTER Trainer: Karja C Hansen, ioby Project Manager Crowd-Resourcing Training will cover:

o Introduction to Resource Organizing o Grassroots Fundraising Basics o Online Fundraising Tools, Best Practices in Email, Facebook, Twitter & Online Video o Incorporating Online Fundraising Campaigns into Funding Needs for Green Projects o Best Practices for Online Communications

About the trainers: ioby connects people to environmental projects in their own neighborhoods. We use a cutting edge, crowd-resourcing platform for neighborhood civic leaders and emerging environmental innovators. On ioby.org, anyone with a good idea that helps the environment and the community can create their own web-based micro-site to raise tax-deductible donations, find local volunteers and share innovations with a likeminded and local community. We support early stage environmental ideas in cities and connect them online for crowd-accelerated innovation. All the while, we measure and report impacts, and share them with the micro-donors who support projects in their neighborhoods.

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS IN EVENT CENTER

Ø CERTIFICATION EXAM FOR SWANA/USCC MANAGER OF COMPOSTING PROGRAMS,

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, CAMBRIDGE 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 7 VERMICOMPOSTING GREAT HALL CENTER Moderator: Heidi Ringhofer, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District • Review of Mid-to-Large Scale Food Residuals Vermicomposting Rhonda Sherman, NC State University, Raleigh, NC • Large Scale Vermicomposting Case Study Tom Herlihy, Worm Power, Geneseo, NY 3RD ANNUAL COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS SYMPOSIUM, SESSION 3 GREAT HALL EAST/WEST For the past 2 years, the USCC's Compostable Plastics Task Force has been discussing and debating a number of critical issues dealing with the acceptance, identification, legislation, enforcement, and testing of compostable plastics received at composting facilities. This session will provide an opportunity for participants to learn the outcome and status of these many discussions. The 3 Working Groups of the Task Force, Labeling and Information, Standards and Practices, and Legislation and Enforcement, will meet as groups and all together to discuss accomplishments to date and future plans. All conference attendees are welcome to participate.

ORGANICS STEWARDSHIP KNIGHTS HALL Moderator: Brian Rosa, NC DENR, Division of Environmental Assistance & Outreach • Humanure - The Use of Human Excrement as a Compost Feedstock Joseph Jenkins, Joseph Jenkins, Inc, Grove City, PA • Growing Local Advocacy for Healthy Policies and Healthy Communities Nicole Chardoul, Resource Recycling Systems,

Ann Arbor, Mi • Building Organics Stewardship in Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Internship Ana V. Arache and Rafael

Fernandez, Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University, San Juan, Puerto Rico Office

MEET AND GREET WITH CCREF BOARD OF TRUSTEES CLOISTER • 4:30 to 5:15 Speak OUT! A participatory session to share your ideas and vision for compost research and education with

the Trustees of the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation • 5:15 to 6:00 CCREF Board Meeting 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM RECEPTION: ZERO WASTE – HOSTED BY BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE 20SEVEN

Thursday, January 31 “Live” Equipment Demonstrations at the Orange County Landfill and Composting Facility. Come out to the Orange County Composting Facility to see this year’s Equipment Demonstrations. Nowhere else will you get to compare and contrast so many different machines operating along side each other. This is a unique opportunity to observe some of the best and newest equipment in operation for those conference attendees who have immediate or future equipment needs. This fun, fascinating and informative day is INCLUDED with your full conference registration, DON’T MISS IT! Approximate schedule for the day:

7:00 – 8:00 am 8:00 – 8:45

Buses from Buena Vista Palace, light breakfast at facility Welcome, orientation, brief introduction from each demonstrator

8:45 – 9:00 Distribution of safety gear, move to first demonstration area 9:00 – 9:45 Grinders and Shredders (2 groups, 20 minutes each) 9:45 – 10:15 Visit with demonstrators 10:15 – 11:00 Screeners, Baggers, Spreaders, Mixers 11:00 – 11:30 Visit with Demonstrators 11:30 – 11:50 Windrow Turners 11:50 – 12:20 Visit with Demonstrators 12:20 -- 1:20 BarBQ lunch 1:00 – 3:00 Visiting with vendors, shuttles to airport and hotel

Current lineup of equipment includes::

§ Grinding and shredding equipment from Bandit, Diamond Z, Doppstadt, DuraTech, Komptech, Morbark, Vermeer and Peterson Pacific

§ Screening equipment from Doppstadt, Komptech, McCloskey, Neuenhauser, Terra Select, and Vermeer

§ Compost turning equipment from Backhus, Komptech, Midwest Biosystems, Scarab and Vermeer § Mixing equipment by Roto-Mix § Compost Application equipment by EcoLawn and Filtrexx

Thanks to our Demonstration Day Sponsors Orange County Solid Waste Luncheon Sponsor: Vermeer Corporation Breakfast Sponsor: McCloskey International Compostables Sponsor: EcoProducts

THE U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

DIAMOND Biodegradable Products Institute BioCycle Magazine PLATINUM Orange County Solid Waste Waste Management, Inc. GOLD Environmental Credit Corp Vermeer Manufacturing Komptech USA Heritage Bag Novamont Recology Synagro BASF SILVER Association of Compost Producers Consolidated Resource Recovery National Restaurant Association Resource Recycling Systems Supreme International Gore Cover Systems Midwest BioSystems Because We Care NatureWorks LLC Harvest Power Whole Foods Backhus, NA A1 Organics Living Earth Nortrax Filtrexx Scarab

BRONZE Engineered Compost Systems—ECS Harvest Quest International Kelloggs Garden Products Chamness Technologies McCloskey International St. Louis Composting Amadas Industries WeCare Organics EcoProducts Roto-Mix BioBag SUPPORTER Kessler Consulting Terra Select HotRot Allu MEDIA SPONSORS Portable Plants & Equipment News Waste Handling Equipment News Soil and Mulch Producer News Resource Recycling Magazine MSW Management Magazine Waste Advantage Magazine Pollution Equipment News Recycling Product News American Recycler Composting News

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. The sooner you secure a sponsorship, the sooner your company name is linked to this unique event, and the more exposure you will receive! Take advantage of all the USCC

promotional activities in the coming months and become a conference sponsor TODAY!

US Composting Council 1st Annual Conference Golf Outing

Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 - Tee off at 8:00 AM ALL inclusive, deluxe package - ONLY $179/person

    Register  Here:  http://www.cvent.com/d/0cqs58/4W

Please  come  out  and  join  your  friends  and  composting  industry  colleagues  for  a  fun  filled  day  on  the  links  at  a  premiere  golf  course  close  to  our  conference  HQ,  while  also  helping  to  support  a  great  cause;  the  Composting  Council  Research  and  Education  Foundation  (CCREF).  The  CCREF  is  a  501(c)  3  charitable  nonprofit  organization,  dedicated  to  the  development,  expansion  and  promotion  of  the  composting  industry  in  the  United  States.  $40  from  each  registration  fee  goes  100%  to  CCREF  projects.  For  more  info  on  the  CCREF,  go  to  http://compostingcouncil.org/foundation/.        We've  selected  Hawk's  Landing  Golf  Club  at  the  Orlando  World  Center  Marriott  for  this  first  golf  outing.  Transportation  will  be  provided  from  the  Buena  Vista  Palace,  site  of  our  Annual  Conference  and  Trade  Show,  which  is  only  about  15  minutes  from  the  golf  course.  Take  a  look  at  this  magnificent  golf  course  at:  Hawk  Landing,  http://golfhawkslanding.com.    Your  $179  covers  all  of  the  following  items:    

• Green  Fees  for  18  holes  • Tournament  Service  Gratuities  • Complimentary  Water  and  Soda  for  each  golfing  guest  • Complimentary  Transportation  to  and  from  Buena  Vista  Palace  • Golf  Cart  complete  with  touch  screen  GPS  system  with  electronic  scorecard,  real-­‐time  electronic  leader  

board  • Practice  Facility  Usage  (Driving  Range,  Putting  Green,  and  Chipping  Area)  • Tournament  Services  (Designated  Tournament  Coordinator)  • Tournament  Services  Gratuity  • Assistance  with  Pairings  • Customized  Cart  Signs  and  Scorecards  • On  Course  Contests  (Long  Drive,  Closest  to  the  Pin,  etc.)  • Pick  up  and  delivery  of  any  golf  bags  from  the  hotel  bell  stand.  These  bags  will  be  pre-­‐loaded  on  the  

staged  carts  prior  to  your  event.  • Complimentary  locker  and  locker  room  supplies  • Curbside  greeting  and  bag  valet  • On-­‐course  beverage  cart  service  • Earn  Marriott  Rewards  Points  (10  points/$1.00)  • 10%  Discount  on  golf  shop  apparel  

   Registration  Information  We  need  at  least  40  golfers  to  make  this  work  and  to  hopefully  start  an  annual  USCC  conference  tradition!  The  golf  course  has  a  maximum  80  golfer  limit,  so  please  register  soon,  plan  for  a  great  day  in  the  Florida  sunshine  in  January,  and  help  a  great  cause!      

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Monday | Jan 28 | 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.

Great Hall West 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Compost Use in Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping. Instructors: Drs. Monica Ozores-Hampton and Dr. Donald Rockwood

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.

Senate/ Gallery 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Aerated Static Pile Composting – Applications and Advancements. Instructor: Peter Moon, P.E. 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. It is also the ideal class for those who want to convert a turned windrow system to an aerated static pile system to improve operating efficiencies, reduce off-site impacts from odors and increase processing capacity. 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 hands-on 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 – recommended.

Cloister North 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Composting Business Management Instructors: Craig Coker, David Hill and guests This one-day program will be of benefit to both newcomers and experienced composters. The seminar covers the business management aspects of developing and running a compost business. Topics to be covered will include: the basics of business management, developing a new composting business, business expansion and growth, and exiting a business, among other topics, such as the business aspects of both product and waste management marketing and sales and workforce development options available to composters.

Captain 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Composting Marketer’s Toolkit Instructor: Ron Alexander The fast-paced workshop will 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. Consider a ‘primer’ course in compost marketing and sales.

Cloister South 8:00 am – noon

Best Practices in Compost Education -- The Key to Effective Community Participation Instructor: Stan Slaughter Building and maintaining an effective educational outreach drives participation, compliance and good will within a community. Join us as we explore the many innovative approaches used by top programs around the country. You’ll be certain to pick up ideas that can boost several key aspects of your program. Snapshots of leading educational programs, interactive games, a resource survey, a participant’s roundtable, a links page, online tours of effective websites and even a few songs will keep your interest and boost your enthusiasm. Stan Slaughter, USCC’s 2000 Educator of the Year and veteran compost education consultant, will craft an experience that is fast paced and fun. Slaughter has been contracted as Kansas’ statewide waste reduction educator for the past 15 years and has been touring the country as a free lance composting and recycling educator for more than 22 years. In his travels he’s visited some of our country’s best compost education programs and brings those insights to his workshop. His innovative approaches are highlighted by the Compost Gin Card Game, produced with cooperation from the USCC and his music CD, Rot N’ Roll.

Scribe 8:30 am – noon

The In-depth Food Waste Recycling Workshop for the Restaurant and Supermarket Industries: The Keys to Success for the Generator and Hauler Instructor: Mike Manna This workshop will address the many challenges in starting and maintaining a successful food waste recycling program within an industry with long tradition, thin profit margins and sometimes a resistant labor force. We will cover from start to finish the road to success and the work it takes to reach recycling goals never thought possible within the restaurant and supermarket industries. The speaker will go over the many audits (dumpster diving) conducted by him to weigh, measure, characterize and understand the waste stream in order to better serve the generator, hauler and composter. Having the right partner goes a long way in contributing to the success of any recycling program and with food waste recycling it is imperative. At this workshop we will focus on designing the right type of program to fit not only the generator but also the partners: the hauler and composter. The talk will address the training that goes into initiating the program’s start; discussions on the usage of proper signage; equipment choices for the generator; and on going compliance and maintenance issues. We will address and discuss the issues that face the hauler in transporting this material and other related waste management issues. The focus of the workshop will be primarily on the restaurant and supermarket industry; during the session we will also cover program development for other food-related industries such as institutional and industrial food waste generators.

Yeoman 8:30 am – noon

What’s in YOUR Compost? How to Know and What to Put on Your Label Instructor: Ron Alexander Many composters test their compost products on an ongoing basis in order prove to their customers that they are producing a consistently high quality product. However, many composters do not know how to interpret their test data results. The ability to do so, allows composters to more effectively improve the quality of their product, better target their marketing efforts, and more effectively market/sell. The workshop will review the basic compost testing parameters, their importance and relevance to the soil and plants (interpretation), and the appropriate test ranges for particular applications and end users. Methods for adjusting specific compost characteristics will also be discussed. Time will also allow for composters to have a private review of their test results by the instructor. The second half of the workshop will teach composters how to develop (and construct) legal compost labels..providing the do’s and don’ts depending on whether it will be sold as a soil amendment or fertilizer. New trends in labeling, both positive and negative, will also be discussed, as will the typical list of allowable compost claims (product benefits) and labeling for sale in multiple states. Time will also allow for composters to have a private (preliminary) review of their current labels by the instructor.

Cloister South 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Zero Waste and Organics Collection Training for Special Event Coordinators: Planning and Implementation Instructor: Peter Klaich Zero Waste Planning and implementation for Special Events is a very important process as it serves as a demonstration project for public education. This workshop will provided special event planners with the steps and tools necessary for a successful zero waste event. It will encompass pre event planning, advertisement, waste prevention, compostable food service ware /compostable liners education, signage and use of “zero waste ambassadors”. Attendees of this workshop will obtain a certificate of completion

Yeoman 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Odor Control and Process Management: Focus on Food Wastes Instructor: Jeff Gage. Food waste is wet, sloppy and very energetic, thus difficult to bring into an existing yard debris or manure composting system without generating significant odors. This is the time to up your game and make process and facility changes that will assure that you are in control of the process, and understand the dynamics that can not only keep your neighbors happy, but increase your rate of production, throughput and product quality. 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.

Knave 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Vermicomposting Food Residuals at Restaurants, Businesses and Institutions Instructor: Rhonda Sherman Businesses and institutions may save costs by using earthworms to convert “waste” into a valuable soil amendment. This workshop will provide the tools you need to start or expand a vermicomposting program at your institution or business. You will learn about vermicomposting, the types of vermi-systems being used, and details about how vermicomposting is saving money at restaurants, schools, universities, prisons, military bases, and businesses. You will also understand how vermicompost and vermi-tea can be used, and their effects on plant growth and disease suppression.

Scribe 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Tour of Local Composting Facilities.

• C & C Peat Windrow Composting and Potting Soil Production C&C is a premium potting media producer out of Okahumpka, FL. C&C Peat is family owned and operated celebrating our 30th year of dedicated service. C&C Peat operates a 20 acre composting and processing center that produces the highest quality Class AA Compost in the State. They are currently composting 150,000 cubic yards per year of materials. For more info: http://ccpeat.com/index.html

• Vista Park Organics Recycling, operated by Waste Management The VISTA Organics Recycling facility is a joint venture of the Garick Company and Waste Management. The In-vessel composting facility can process up to 30,000 tons per year of mixed source-separated organics on a 12 acre site. VISTA uses an ECS-designed aerated static pile composting method with an in slab negative air system that pulls air out through biofilters to eliminate odors and VOC's. The feedstocks include food waste and woody yard debris.

• Lunch is included, sponsored by Publix Market

9:30 am – 4:00 pm

“Business Behind the Magic” Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Walt Disney World In addition to creating a magical environment for Guests from around the world, Walt and Roy Disney mastered the art of business. In the end, they determined that leadership excellence, people management, quality service, brand loyalty and creativity & innovation were the five key principles that would forge an invaluable formula for success. These time-tested business lessons helped establish Disney as one of the world’s leading brands. Now you have the unforgettable opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and experience time-tested Disney business philosophies at one of the leading business operations in the world firsthand. This 3.5-hour tour features the five core principles taught by Disney Institute and shows how they come to life each day at the Walt Disney World® Resort for Cast Members and Guests. You will explore the following locations: • Textile Services: Visit a state-of-the-art laundry facility, one of the largest in the world, to see how committed, responsible,

inspiring leaders are able to motivate a team to achieve amazing results. (Highlights from Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence and Creativity & Innovation)

• Epcot® Cast Services: Experience the “Backstage” area from a Cast Member perspective. See how the Walt Disney World® Resort creates a supportive environment for the Cast Members as they prepare to go on stage. Discover the important role backstage areas play increating a caring environment. (Highlights from Disney’s Approach to People Management and Creativity & Innovation)

• Walt Disney World® Resort Nursery and Tree Farm: Go behind-the-scenes to see how Disney horticulturists create world-famous topiaries. Examine Disney leadership strategies and discover the benefits of involving people and positive partnering among teams. (Highlights from Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence)

• The “Utilidor” System: Journey beneath the Magic Kingdom® Park to visit support systems designed to improve the experiences of Cast Members and Guests alike. Discover how we use simple tools to engage and empower Cast Members to create lasting customer relationships that drive repeat business and brand loyalty. (Highlights from Disney’s Approach to Brand Loyalty and Creativity & Innovation)

Note: You must be 16 or older to participate in this tour.

1:00 am – 4:30 pm

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21st Annual Conference and Trade Show Schedule “At a Glance”

Monday | January 28, 2012 Training Courses and Workshops

8:00 am – 5:00 pm USCC Foundations of Composting. 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Compost Use in Agriculture, horticulture and Landscaping.

8:30 am – 4:00 pm Aerated Static Pile Composting: Applications and Advancements 8:30 am – 4:00 Composting Business Management.

8:00 am – Noon Composting Marketer’s Toolkit. 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm What’s in YOUR Compost? How to Know and What to Put on Your Label 8:30 am – Noon Best Practices in Compost Education -- The Key to Effective

Community Participation. 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Zero Waste and Organics Collection Training for Special Event Coordinators: Planning and Implementation

8:30 am – Noon The In-depth Food Waste Recycling Workshop for the Restaurant and Supermarket Industries: The Keys to Success for the Generator and Hauler

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Vermicomposting Food Residuals at Restaurants, Businesses and Institutions

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Odor Control and Process Management: Focus on Food Wastes Tours

9:30 am – 4:30 pm Tour of Local Composting Facilities 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm “Business Behind the Magic” Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Walt Disney World

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Lunch – Only for Registrants taking a Full Day of Workshops

11:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration and Exhibitor set up

Tuesday | January 29, 2012

7:00 am – 8:00 pm Event Center open — Breakfast Available

8:00 am – 10:00 am PLENARY SESSION: WELCOME; KEYNOTE; PANEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS (Great Hall East/West/Center)

Break in Event Center

Great Hall Center Great Hall East/West Knights Hall Cloister

CONCURRENT SESSION 1

10:45 am – 12:15 pm Composting Growth: National and Regional Diverting Organics From Disposal

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Community Composting in NYC Worker Protection at Composting Facilities!

LUNCH on your own

CONCURRENT SESSION 2

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Compostable Packaging Update on Persistent Herbicides

2:15 pm – 3:45 pm Urban and College Composting Composting Education

BREAK in Event Center

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Great Hall Center Great Hall East/West Knights Hall Cloister

CONCURRENT SESSION 3

4:15 pm – 5:45 PM Municipal Planning and Composting Tools of the Trade

4:30 pm – 6:00 PM Composter as Collector Recent Research in Compost Uses

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EXHIBITORS’ RECEPTION in Event Center

Wednesday | January 30, 2012

7:30 am – 8:30 am Event Center open — Breakfast Available Annual USCC Membership Meeting

CONCURRENT SESSION 4

8:30 am – 10:00 am Anaerobic Digestion Food Waste in Focus Compost Facility Start-Up Opportunities and Challenges

Annual Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) Program meeting

Break In Event Center

CONCURRENT SESSION 5

10:45 am – 12:15 pm Compost Technologies 1 3rd Annual Compostable Plastics Symposium: Greening the Arena: The Business of Organics Recycling Legislative Updates and Initiatives

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON – KEYNOTE SPEAKER: WILL ALLEN – GREAT HALL NORTH

CONCURRENT SESSION 6

2:15 pm – 3:45 pm Compost Technologies 2 Compostable Plastics Symposium Compost Markets and Marketing Crowd-Resourcing Workshop: Harnessing the Power of People through Online Fundraising!

Break In Event Center

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Certification Exam for SWANA/USCC “Manager of Composting Program” (Cambridge)

CONCURRENT SESSION 7

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Vermicomposting and Mortality Composting Compostable Plastics Symposium Organics Stewardship

4:30-5:15: Meet and Greet with CCREF Boart of Trustees 5:15-6:00: CCREF Board Meeting

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ZERO WASTE RECEPTION – HOSTED BY BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE – 20SEVEN

Thursday | January 31, 2012

7:00 am – 3:00 pm “Live” Equipment Demonstrations at Orange County Composting Facility

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