Tag: Community

VIS.113-Getting Consumers To Care About Composting-AC22.USCC

In the United States, over one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste. It is the single largest item in our everyday trash, and the largest item to go into municipal landfills. Consumers in their own homes make up the majority of food waste in America – more than grocery stores, restaurants, or… Continue reading VIS.113-Getting Consumers To Care About Composting-AC22.USCC

VIS.212-Community Composters: A Growing and Crucial Part of Infrastructure-AC22.USCC

In this session, Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli will summarize the growing network of community composters and their benefits in promoting a circular economy in which compost is used within the same area in which the food scraps are generated. She serves on the Steering Committee of the Community Composter Coalition, convened by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.… Continue reading VIS.212-Community Composters: A Growing and Crucial Part of Infrastructure-AC22.USCC

BUS.232-Composting Programs – Feasibility Evaluation and Design Considerations-AC22.USCC

New policies and regulations are creating a need for organics management facilities.  Additionally, an increased interest in composting at the community-level is also driving community-based composting operations. The presentation will discuss factors that impact feasibility and design of composting projects, including but not limited to incoming waste stream volumes, food waste collection and processing options,… Continue reading BUS.232-Composting Programs – Feasibility Evaluation and Design Considerations-AC22.USCC

FAC.221-Challenging Odor Issues at a Large Industrial Composter-AC22.USCC

This presentation is going to take a closer look at one of the biggest, but most underestimated, risks to industrial composters: odor. We will take a deep dive into the various components of composting sites and how/why they can contribute to odor issues. We will discuss the science of odor as well as the complexity… Continue reading FAC.221-Challenging Odor Issues at a Large Industrial Composter-AC22.USCC

DIV.218-Research Trends in Community Composting & Technology-AC22.USCC

Qualitative research using an innovative platform to crowdsource insights on community composting was conducted. Real-time data was collected in a structured collaborative format enabling contributors to connect and react to information and add deeper meaning to the conversation. Our report contains careful examination of these conversations allowing the compost sector to understand current community composting… Continue reading DIV.218-Research Trends in Community Composting & Technology-AC22.USCC

BUS.231- A Leading Community Composting Program in NYC during COVID-AC22.USCC

Domino Park (DP) is a 6-acre park and the Brooklyn waterfront redevelopment by Two Trees Management. The Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn has historically offered very little public access to the waterfront and is underserved by park space. Two Trees prioritized public access of the waterfront through a park that would give back to the community,… Continue reading BUS.231- A Leading Community Composting Program in NYC during COVID-AC22.USCC

BUS.219-Community Composting: Lessons from Baltimore City, MD-AC20.USCC

Cross-Sector collaborations are the driving force of the Baltimore Office of Sustainability’s (BoS) citywide composting efforts. BoS works closely with non-profit organizations, city agencies and countless community stakeholders, leaders and environmental activists to advance composting infrastructure across the city. With robust support from the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Food Matters program, BoS is helping… Continue reading BUS.219-Community Composting: Lessons from Baltimore City, MD-AC20.USCC