Compost

Creating a Quality Compost Product: Compost Operations and Marketing Training
Monday, March 26, 2012, 8AM-4:30PM | Wrentham Development Center, Wrentham

From product quality to siting?Learn the important elements to successfully run and manage an agricultural compost operation. Training will include classroom lectures, hands-on exercises, and field demonstrations. Open to commercial, municipal, and agricultural composters.

Topics to be covered:

• The Science of Composting
• Feedstocks and Overview of Recipe Development
• Composting Methods and Tuning/Aeration Equipment
• Windrow Management and Monitoring
• Regulations, Permits, Registrations
• Site Design and Layout
• Management of Operation (odors, fire, noise, dust, etc.)
• "Matching Game" - Match the Final Product with the Feedstocks
• Importance of Making a Quality Compost Product and Tips for Success
• Compost Marketing Insights: Applications, Marketing Plan, Sales Strategies, Social Marketing
• NRCS Compost Pad Construction and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Compost Facility Tour
Wrentham Farm (Groundscapes Express) is an agricultural composting facility that composts source-separated food waste and commercial organics using a dedicated windrow turner. View on-site demonstrations of erosion control measures utilizing compost blankets, FilterMitts, berms, and the application of compost tea. www.groundscapesexpress.com

Cost: $20, includes lunch and materials. Please register by Tuesday, March 20.

For more information and a list of speakers, download the workshop flyer or contact Athena Lee Bradley at 802-254-3636 or athena@nerc.org. A map and additional information will be emailed to all registrants.

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and Northeast Recycling Council

Agenda

2012 Track and Workshop Agenda

Registration
8 to 9AM

Plenary
9 to 10:15AM

Coffee Break
10:15 to 10:45AM

Morning Session
10:45 to 12Noon

Lunch
11:30 to 1:30PM

Afternoon Session 1
1:30 to 2:45PM

Dessert Break
2:45 to 3:15PM

Afternoon Session 2
3:15 to 4:30PM

Cocktail Hour and Exhibit Hall Last Looks
4:30 to 6PM

Tracks	Plenary	Morning	Afternoon 1	Afternoon 2
MA Policy & Strategy	RE-THINK Waste for a sustainable Massachusetts Welcome: Dmitriy Nikolayev, MA OSD, MassRecycle President Keynote: Ken Kimmell, Commissioner, MassDEP Panelists: Greg Cooper, MassDEP Lynn Rubinstein, NERC Phil Goddard, Town of Bourne - ISWM Daniel Moon, EBC Moderator: Meg Morris, COVANTA Energy	Where Do We Go From Here? Reaching Zero Waste.	Textiles Reuse & Recycling	Getting Ready for the E-Waste Bill
Organics		Gearing up for the 2014 Organics Ban: The Commonwealth's Initiatives on Organics	Building an Organics Facility in Your Community	Developing Markets for Compost; Making a Quality Product
Managing Packaging & Printed Matter		Design for Recyclability	Rigid Plastic Containers: Local and International Markets
Municipal Programs		Beyond the Bin: Hard-to-Manage Wastes	PAYT or Automation: Which is Better for You	Choosing Single Stream, Dual Stream or Triple Stream
K-12 Recycling Programs		Recycle-Bowl MA Award Presentation & Successful School Programs	Common Problems and Solutions to School Recycling: Roundtable Discussion	Building Partnerships after the Event: Projects, Partners and Grants
Industry		Benchmarking the Performance of C&D Processors	Developing the Recycling Workforce

NOTE: Subject to Change

Schools

2nd Annual School Recycling and Composting Summit
at MassRecycle's Conference, March 27, 2012, 8AM-5PM | Holiday Inn Conference Center, Boxborough

Join MassRecycle for the 2nd annual School Recycling and Composting Summit, part of the 2012 Conference & Tradeshow. The summit brings together a wide variety of school officials, facility managers, custodial staff, food service directors, administrators, teachers, green team leaders, parents, volunteers and more to learn ways to improve recycling, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and educate students on ways to help their schools become more sustainable.

PLUS: Presentation of Keep America Beautiful's Recycle-Bowl Competition Massachusetts Award!

For more information, including a listing of workshop sessions for schools, download the school summit flyer or contact Amory Sivertson at amory@massrecycle.org.

Tours

MassRecycle Conference Tours

Textiles - ERC Wiping Products
19 Bennett Street, Lynn, MA, 10AM
Join SMART President Larry Groipen at his company, ERC Wiping Products, for a brief video on textile recycling, enlightening discussion, and a tour of the ERC facility.

Organics - Jordan Dairy Farms
Rutland, MA, 1PM
Join New England Organics, a division of Casella, for a tour of the anaerobic digestor at Jordan Dairy Farms in Rutland, MA. The tour will also include a glimpse at the other aspects of the farm.

Industry - ABC Disposal
New Bedford, MA, 6PM
Join ABC Disposal for a tour of their C & D recycling facility. Recycling operations commence at 6PM, so this tour will start promptly at 6.

Sponsors

Event Sponsor

Track Sponsors

Break Sponsors

Workshop Sponsors

Supporters

Exhibitors

Conference Exhibitors

ABC Disposal Service, Inc.
Agresource, Inc.
Allied Waste/Republic Services
ALLU Group, Inc.
Bay State Textiles
Boston Building Resources
Casella
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
Covanta Energy - Haverhill
EarthShare New England
EL Harvey & Sons
EQ Northeast
Encore Images
EOMS Recycling, Inc.
ERI
Excel Recycling, LLC
The Furniture Trust
GHD
Glycol Blending Services, LLC
GoGreen Web Directory
The Great American Rain Barrel Company
Landscape Express, Inc.
Metech Recycling
More Than Words
N40, Inc.
OPR Systems, Inc.
ORBIS Corporation
Orion Registrar, Inc.
ProShred Security
Rehrig Pacific Company
RMG Enterprise
Save That Stuff, Inc.
Shred-It Providence
Signature Marketing
SMART (Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association)
SWANA - Southern New England Chapter
UNICOR
UNTHA America
URT (Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC)
US Eco Products
Veolia ES Technical Solutions
Waste Management
WasteZero
WeCare Organics

Registration

Online registration for the conference has closed at this time. We invite you to register onsite the day of the event.

Directions

The 2012 Conference & Trade Show will be held at:
The Holiday Inn Boxborough
242 Adams Place
Boxborough, MA 01719

The Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods offers quick and easy access off Interstate 495 and is just minutes from Marlborough, Westford, Littleton, Maynard, Worcester and Nashua, NH. The Holiday Inn Hotel in Boxborough is only 40 miles from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) and only an hour drive from Manchester Airport in New Hampshire (MHT) or TF Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island (PBD).