2015 Vermont Organics Recycling Summit, April 2nd
Cultivating Value From Foodscraps
Troy, VT, – The Composting Association of Vermont and the Vermont Agency of Natural
Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation will host the ninth annual
Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS) at Vermont Technical College in Randolph
Center, Vermont on Thursday, April 2, 2015. The theme for this year’s Summit is:
Cultivating Value From Foodscraps
With the passage of Vermont’s Universal Recycling law in 2012, Vermonters are taking a
close look at how to turn foodscraps into economic value that supports local agriculture
and soil health. The value in foodscraps is good for the environment and supports madein-
America business that cannot be outsourced: From livestock feed and compost, to
producing soil amendments, and compost-based products for erosion control and
stormwater management. This breadth of environmental, economic and climate change
adaptation benefits from diverting foodscraps from landfilling will be central to the
message from this year’s keynote, Britt Faucette, Ph.D.
Dr. Faucette is an Ecosystem Scientist, author, consultant and frequent conference
presenter. He currently directs research, technical services, and regulatory approval
programs for Filtrexx International and provides similar services for the organics recycling
and storm water management sectors.
VORS 2015 features eight workshops including one specific for large foodscrap
generators who are required to comply with Vermont’s phased-in organics diversion
landfill ban July 1, 2015.
Other workshop topics are:
• Compost Use in a Changing World: Stormwater, Water Quality, and
Climate Change
• Hot Stuff: Capturing Thermal Energy from Composting
• Pros and Cons of Community and On-Farm Composting Methods
• Collection and Hauling Models for Efficiency and Profitability
• Compostable Products: From Food Service to Compost Pile
• Technology to Manage Food Scraps On Site
• Universal Recycling Infrastructure Challenges and Opportunities: A
Policy and Practice Discussion
Participants can also meet with vendors, and network with organics diversion experts and
regulators.
Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. Registration fee ($60.) includes continental breakfast,
lunch and an ice-cream social and raffle.
Sponsor and Vendor information is available on request. For more information about the
Summit or to register, please visit the event website at: http://www.regonline.com/
VORS2015
Or contact Nicole Duch, [email protected], 802-456-1094.
The Composting Association of Vermont (CAV) is a nonprofit organization. CAV supports
and promotes organics recycling that protects and benefits the environment. The
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation
(ANR/DEC) is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of Vermont’s people and
ecosystems and promoting the sustainable use of Vermont’s natural resources.
– from Composting Association of Vermont
9th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS), April 2, at Vermont Technical
College in Randolph. Learn about organic residuals to produce compost, energy, and
resilient communities. Eight workshops including one on Vermont’s Universal Recycling
law. Admission: $60. Before March 15th: $50. https://www.regonline.com/VORS2015
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