Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Exhibit Hall Hours
All events take place at Daytona Beach Convention Center, except Tuesday Feb 6 Preconference Tour and Friday Feb 9 Equipment Show at Volusia County Landfill
More details are added regularly – USCC reserves the right to make changes up to the day of the show.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Preconference Activities
| Title | Time |
| USCC Board of Directors Meeting | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| USCC Certification Commission Meeting | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
| Title | Time | Room |
| Exhibitor move in | All Day | Exhibit Hall |
| Registration Open | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Connector Concourse |
| Badge pick-up and walk-in services will be reserved for workshop and tour attendees only from 7:00 - 8:30 AM. | ||
| BPI Membership meeting - open to all | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | 103 C |
| Full and half-day workshops and tours | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |
| Annual Membership Meeting of USCC and CREF Annual Meeting - open to all | 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Exhibit Hall |
| Welcome Reception | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Ballroom ABC |
Full and Half-Day Workshops For workshop and tour details click HERE | |||
FULL DAY | |||
| Title | Instructors | Time | Room |
| Foundations of Composting | Matt Cotton and Bob Rynk | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | 102 A |
| Compost Sales & Marketing | Ryan Cerrato | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM | 102 B |
| Adding Food Waste to your Compost Facility | Michael Bryan-Brown, Jake Saavedra and Aurel Lubke | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM | 102 C |
HALF DAY | |||
| Compost Use in Crops and Landscape | Monica Hampton | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 103 A |
| How To Test Your Composts for Persistent Herbicides | Dr. Fred Michel | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 103 B |
| Compost Carbon Connection | Sally Brown, Andrew Carpenter, Scott Subler | 1:00 - 4:30 PM | 103 B |
| Regenerative Farming, Composting, Teas, Vermicomposting, and DNA Sequencing | Laura Kavanaugh and Simeon Kleinsasser | 1:00 - 4:30 PM | 103 A |
| Community Composting Systems: New Projects and Scaling Up Existing Projects | Brenda Platt and Linda Bilsens Brolis | 1:00 - 4:30 PM | 101 A/B |
Tours | |||
| Compost Facility Tour | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | ||
| Daytona 500 International Speedway Tour | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | ||
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
| Title | Time | Room |
| ICAW Breakfast | 7:00 - 8:00 AM | 101 A |
| Registration Open | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Connector Concourse |
| Exhibit Hall Opens | 8:00 AM | Exhibit Hall |
CONCURRENT SESSION 1 | 8:15 - 9:45 AM | |
Concurrent Session 1A Operations Track | 8:15 - 9:45 AM | 102 A/B |
Optimizing Operations: Strategies to Reduce Contamination in Large Scale Composting Dustin Montey, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community | ||
The Commercial Side of Food Diversion Jason Browne, WeCare Denali LLC | ||
Overcoming Contamination Challenges Mary Matava, Agri Service Inc. | ||
Concurrent Session 1B Business Track | 8:15 - 9:45 AM | 103 B/C |
Planning and Development of a Public Compost Facility Greg McCarron, SCS Engineers, Suffern, NY | ||
Growing the Composting Industry in New York State Kristine Ellsworth, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY | ||
Using Strategic Collaboration to Streamline the Permitting Process Richard Langendoen, Green Mountain Technologies Inc. | ||
Concurrent Session 1C CREF Research Track | 8:15 - 9:45 AM | 202 A/B/C |
Sustainable Almond Cultivation in California: Assessing the Impact of Integrated Compost and Cover Crop Strategies on Soil Health and Tree Productivity Alexia Cooper, University of California Merced | ||
Impact of Soil Amended with Compost on Orchard Nutritional Dynamics and Horticultural Performance Ayodeji Idowu, Clemson University | ||
Investigating Soil Organic Matter Composition in Response to Various Compost Types in a Dryland Winter Wheat Agroecosystem Idowu Atoloye, Utah State University | ||
Concurrent Session 1D Marketing and Use Track | 8:15 - 9:45 AM | 203 A/B/C |
Building the Value of Compost Through Branding, Education, and Sustainable Packaging in Buffalo, NY Bobbie Thoman, NOCO Energy | ||
Key to Selling More Compost Than You Can Possibly Make Kathy Kellogg, Kellogg Garden Organics, Carson, CA | ||
Non-Compost Competing Products, and How to Sell Against Them Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc., Apex, NC | ||
Concurrent Session 1E Advocacy/Policy Track | 8:15 - 9:45 AM | 201 A/B |
Pennsylvania's New Urban Composting Permit Jen Mastalerz, Bennett Compost | ||
Lamoille Soil: The Perfect Trifecta of Regulation, Infrastructure, and Money Susan Alexander, Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District (LRSWMD) | ||
Compost Facility Air Permiting Tim O'Neill, Engineered Compost Systems, Seattle, WA | ||
Welcome & Opening KeynoteHow the Structural and Functional Integrity of Healthy Soil Can Aid in Climate Resiliency Didi Pershouse, Land and Leadership Initiative | 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM | BALLROOM ABC |
| Lunch Sponsored by Exhibitors | 11:30 AM - 1:45 PM | Exhibit Hall |
| Book Signing: The Composting Handbook, Dr. Robert Rynk; Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Ph.D | 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Entrance to the Exhibit Hall |
CONCURRENT SESSION 2 | 1:45 - 3:15 PM | |
Concurrent Session 2A Operations Track | 1:45 - 3:15 PM | 102 A/B |
How to deal with a fire once it’s Started: Lessons Learned from Multiple Facility Fires over Eight Years Andrew Voodre, Dirt Hugger LLC | ||
Fire Prevention at Compost & Mulch Facilities Don Dugger | ||
Preventing Fires Before They Start Kurt Schoppe, SA Organics Recycling | ||
Concurrent Session 2B Business Track | 1:45 - 3:15 PM | 103 B/C |
If You Want To Attract Top Talent You Have To Stand For Something Cory Hayes, Get Back Here Dog | ||
How to Make Sound Decisions on Fuel Purchasing for Your Equipment Dave Gavlik, St. Louis Composting | ||
How to Select Insurance for Your Composting Facility Patrick Geraty, St. Louis Composting, Valley Park, MO | ||
Concurrent Session 2C CREF Research Track | 1:45 - 3:15 PM | 202 A/B/C |
Research results of compostable packaging piles using remote monitoring devices and digital data David Velez, TAWA Compost | ||
Characterizing PFAS in Commercially Available Compost, Biosolids Fertilizers and Paper Food Packaging Maryam Saffari Aman, SUNY-ESF | ||
Optimizing Compost Process Conditions to Accelerate Bioplastic Degradation Tim O'Neill, Engineered Compost Systems, Seattle, WA | ||
Concurrent Session 2D Marketing and Use Track | 1:45 - 3:15 PM | 203 A/B/C |
Shifts in Compost Use over the Decades Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc., Apex, NC | ||
STA Certified™ Compost 2.0! Check out the new look of the Seal of Testing Assurance Program! Allison Forstmann, ReCultivateNY, Inc. and Richard Blosser, St. Louis Composting Inc | ||
Selling STA Certified Compost Dave Harding , Agresource, Inc | ||
Concurrent Session 2E Advocacy/Policy Track | 1:45 - 3:15 PM | 201 A/B |
Compostable Packaging & Infrastructure Challenges: Where California labeling requirements and EPR policies meet Neil Edgar, California Compost Coalition | ||
Colorado EPR Leads the Way for Composting Funding Clinton Sander, A1 Organics | ||
How to Scale Composting Infrastructure and Access: Opportunities in Investment and Policy Caroline Barry, Closed Loop Partners | ||
| Networking Break | 3:15 - 415 PM | Exhibit Hall |
CONCURRENT SESSION 3 | 4:15 - 5:45 PM | |
Concurrent Session 3A Operations Track | 4:15 - 5:45 PM | 102 A/B |
Improving Process Efficiencies in Biosolids Composting Elliot Schneider, City of St. Peters | ||
An Evolving Organics Landscape for Maryland Counties Regina Cagle Irr, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC, Hunt Valley, MD | ||
Concurrent Session 3B Business Track | 4:15 - 5:45 PM | 103 B/C |
Coming Soon! Christi Turner, Scraps Ltd. | ||
Coming Soon! Justin Senkbeil, CompostNow | ||
Coming Soon! Michael Robinson, Rust Belt Riders+Tilth Soil, Cleveland, OH | ||
Concurrent Session 3C CREF Research Track | 4:15 - 5:45 PM | 202 A/B/C |
Compost Use in Stormwater Bioretention Systems Andy Erickson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota | ||
Composting for Soil Health – Principles and Practices Jesse Wiser, Hiwassee Products | ||
Using DNA Sequencing to Improve Compost Products Laura Kavanaugh, Genome Insights LLC, Hillsborough, NC | ||
Concurrent Session 3D Marketing and Use Track | 4:15 - 5:45 PM | 203 A/B/C |
American Society of Landcare Architects - Climate Action Plan Emily O'Mahoney , 2GHO | ||
Compost Standards and the Basics of Specification Charles Duprey, Naturcycle, Plainville, NY | ||
Compost and Climate Resilience Sally Brown, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | ||
Concurrent Session 3E Advocacy/Policy Track | 4:15 - 5:45 PM | 201 A/B |
Protecting Compost Land Application Amid PFAS Concerns -- Current Regulatory and Legal Developments James Slaughter, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. | ||
Using Compost to Manage PFAS Contamination in Livestock on a Central Maine Farm Mark King, Maine Department of Environmental Protection | ||
PFAS 101: Understanding PFAS in Compost and Biosolids Shalene Thomas, Battelle, Forest Lake, MN | ||
| Exhibit Hall Closes | 5:00 PM |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8
| TItle | Time | Room |
| Exhibit Hall Opens | 8:00 AM | |
CONCURRENT SESSION 4 | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | |
Concurrent Session 4A Operations Track | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | 102 A/B |
Top Safety Hazards in Composting and Mitigation Techniques Alston Sandzen, Generate Upcycle | ||
Tips to Tackle Safety at Composting Facilities Erin Skelly, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Shakopee, MN | ||
Coming Soon! Mike Houseman, Waste Connections | ||
Concurrent Session 4B Business Track | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | 103 B/C |
Compliance: A Necessary Feedstock for Your Compost Operation Ame Lecocq, Recology | ||
Creating Your Facility Operating Plan Matt Cotton, Integrated Waste Management Consulting, LLC, Richmond, CA | ||
Coming Soon! Scott Gamble , Waste Management, Inc | ||
Concurrent Session 4C CREF Research Track | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | 202 A/B/C |
Black Soldier Fly Larve (Hermetia illucens) Frass & Sheddings as a Compost Ingredient Dhanush Kenchanna, Texas State University | ||
Use Biochar and Composted Yard/waste Biochar on Citrus and Tomatoes in Florida Monica Hampton, Ph.D, TerraNutri, LLC, | ||
Use of Microbial Inoculant, Compost & Biochar for Revegetation of Degraded Soils Thomas Ducey, USDA-ARS | ||
Concurrent Session 4D Florida Track | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | 203 A/B/C |
Sustainable Landscaping Research Brooke Moffis, UF/IFAS Extension | ||
Compost - A Solution to Ever Increasing Water Restrictions in Masterplan Communities Darren Midlane, Life Soils Florida | ||
Florida Conventional Land Development Pierce Jones, Phd., University of Florida | ||
SunBridge Sustainable Landscapes Richard Levey, Phd. AICP, Tavistock Development Company | ||
Concurrent Session 4E Advocacy/Policy Track | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | 201 A/B/C |
Where Composting and Healthy Soils Policies Meet and Opportunities for Advancement Sophia Jones, Institute for Local Self Reliance, Washington, DC | ||
| Networking Break | 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM | Exhibit Hall |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
Concurrent Session 5A Operations Track | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 102 A/B |
Compost feedstock in the Circular Economy-Cotton, Food Scrap, Animal mortality Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management Institute, Ithaca, NY | ||
Upcycling Sugarcane By-products with Compost Production to Enhance Regenerative Agricultural Practices Shiva Ahrens, Florida Crystals | ||
Large Scale Composting and Vermicomposting of Dairy Manure Tom Herlihy, Synagro, Geneseo, NY | ||
Concurrent Session 5B DEIA Track | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 103 B/C |
USCC leading the composting industry DEIA journey Samantha Winkle, Waste Connections, Puyallup, WA | ||
Dirty Girls: The Past, Present and Future of Women and Compost Heather Lane Neville, W.e. Are Planning | ||
Remaining Profitable While Ensuring Equitable Composting Access to In-Need Communities Lauren Click, Let's Go Compost! | ||
Concurrent Session 5C Compostable Products Track | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 202 A/B/C |
Coming Soon! Emily McGill, BSI Biodegradable Solutions | ||
Compostable Product Performance Across Common Technologies Janet Thoman, Compost Manufacturing Alliance | ||
Breaking Down Compostable Packaging: What’s working, what’s not, and where do we go from here? Paula Luu, Closed Loop Partners | ||
Disintegration and Composting Both Inside Mesh Bags and Outside Rahul Shankar, Eastman Chemical Company | ||
Concurrent Session 5D Florida Track | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 203 A/B/C |
The Florida Focus: Investing & Operating in the Sunshine State Jim Davis, Atlas Organics, Spartanburg, SC | ||
The State of Organics Recycling in Florida & the Florida Organics Recycling Center for Excellence (FORCE) Miriam Zimms, Kessler Consulting / Lauren O' Connor, FDEP | ||
Composting in Key West - A Successful Demonstration Program Todd Williams, Jacobs Engineering, Sunset Beach, NC | ||
“Won’t you be my neighbor?” One Company’s strategy to be part of the solution, bring the community along, and ensure the successful future of compost in Florida. Zachary Villaverde, Indianhead Biomass LLC | ||
Concurrent Session 5E State Chapter Track | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 201 A/B/C |
Making Waves: Rookie Chapter of the Year Presentations and Voting Chapter Advisory Committee | ||
Compost Operations Training Course: Dialogue and Ideas Diane Hazard, Compost Research and Education Foundation | ||
How to Stay Out of Hot Water: Best Practices of Chapter Legal Compliance Nisha Thakker, Tennenbaum Law Group | ||
| Lunch Avilable for Purchase | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Exhibit Hall |
| Networking with Vendors | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Exhibit Hall |
| Book Signing: The Composting Handbook, Dr. Robert Rynk; Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Ph.D | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | CREF Booth #818 |
| Chapter Networking Soiree - open to all | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Diving Board Foyer Outside ROOM 201 A/B/C |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM | |
Concurrent Session 6A Operations Track | 2:00 - 3:30 PM | 102 A/B |
A Zero Waste University: Implementing a Compost Expansion Program at a Large University Dominique Hadad, Green Scope Consulting | ||
Organics Collection Takes Off- Designing and Implementing Organics Collection at Airports Melissa Filaggi, Maryland Environmental Service | ||
Composting at Northeastern University: A Case Study of Successful Campus Composting through Collaboration Susan Higgins, Northeastern University | ||
Concurrent Session 6B Circular Economy Track | 2:00 - 3:30 PM | 103 B/C |
Shelf to Soil: Compost Solutions & Innovations for Grocery Stores Ryan Cooper, Rubicon | ||
Composting Textiles and Waste from Textile Based Products Steve Richardson, Unless Collective | ||
Concurrent Session 6C Compostable Products Track | 2:00 - 3:30 PM | 202 A/B/C |
Stakeholders breakout into work groups Round Table Discussion | ||
Compostable Labeling Principles Rhodes Yepsen, Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) | ||
Concurrent Session 6D STA Track | 2:00 - 3:30 PM | 203 A/B/C |
Compost Certification Program Comparsion Charles Duprey, Naturcycle LLC | ||
Seal of Testing Assurance Program Updates Lorrie Loder, Bioenergy Devco | ||
Compost Sample Temp Study & CAP Update Robert Miller, Colorado State University | ||
Update on the ‘Test Method for the Examination of Composting and Compost’ Tera Lewandowski, Scotts Miracle Gro | ||
| Closing Keynote | 3:45 - 5:45 PM | Ballroom ABC |
| Closing Celebration! | 3:45 - 5:45 PM | Ballroom ABC |
| Annual Awards Ceremony | 3:45 - 5:45 PM | |
| Vermeer Reception | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | |
| Young Professionals Reception | 7:00 - 10:00 PM | Mai Tai |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Equipment Show and Demonstrations at Volusia County Landfill
| Shuttle bus schedule TBA | TBA |
| Welcome and breakfast | 8:00 AM |
| Display equipment available to view and discuss with vendors | all day |
| Screeners | 9:00 - 10:15 AM |
| Grinders and Shredders | 10:15 - 11:25 AM |
| Windrow Turners Mixing and Application equipment | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Lunch | 12:30 - 2:00 PM |
| Vendors available to discuss equipment | 2:50 - 3:15 PM |
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