Boston, MA | cbarry@closedlooppartners.com

Caroline Barry is the Program Manager of the Composting Consortium, an initiative of Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy. The Composting Consortium is a multi-year collaboration across the entire compostable packaging value chain, piloting industry solutions and building a roadmap for investment in technologies and infrastructure that enable the recovery of compostable food packaging and food scraps. She holds a Master’s in Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Session Code: 2E

Track: Advocacy/Policy

Session Name: EPR, SB54 and other infrastructure strategies

Session Time: Wednesday, February 7, 1:45 – 3:15 PM

Presentation Title: How to Scale Composting Infrastructure and Access: Opportunities in Investment and Policy

Presentation Description: Summary analysis of opportunities and challenges to maximize flow of food waste from collection to composting facilities. – Policy opportunities and bottle necks to convert yard waste-only composting facilities into facilities that accept food waste – Investment findings and recommendations to scale commercial and small-scale composting infrastructure.