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VRA Organics Recovery Committee – A Year of Progress

VRA Organics Recovery Committee – A Year of Progress. Craig Coker Coker Composting & Consulting Vinton VA. 2007-2008 Activities. Committee meetings in February and in August Helped assemble Organics Track for VRA Annual Conference Developed programs in: Education and Outreach

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VRA Organics Recovery Committee – A Year of Progress

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  1. VRA Organics Recovery Committee –A Year of Progress Craig Coker Coker Composting & Consulting Vinton VA

  2. 2007-2008 Activities • Committee meetings in February and in August • Helped assemble Organics Track for VRA Annual Conference • Developed programs in: • Education and Outreach • Infrastructure Development

  3. Education & Outreach • GIS Organics Map project • Partners: VA Tech, MACREDO • Funded by EPA Region 3 • Mapping sources and recyclers • Blacksburg Food Waste Diversion Seminar • Speakers from ILSR, Whole Foods, UNC-Chapel Hill, VA Federation of Food Banks • Tour of PME Compost Facility

  4. Education & Outreach • USCC Regulator Training • Helped the U.S. Composting Council offer one-day compost training to VA DEQ regulators in regional offices

  5. Infrastructure Development • Provided comments to VA DEQ on Amendment 7 to the Solid Waste Regs to encourage composting • Developed conceptual Scope of Work for I/C/I food residuals study for grant funding • Promoted new infrastructure capacity with Royal Oak and PME

  6. Questions? Craig Coker Coker Composting & Consulting Vinton, VA (540) 890-1086 cscoker@verizon.net www.cokercompost.com

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