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 Getting excited for the US Composting Council #Compost2023, North America's largest gathering of composters! Our President Jairo E Gonzalez and Vice-President Isaac Bearg will be speaking on innovative funding opportunities and food scrap bans, respectively. While our board members Ryan Cerrato, CCP and Debra Darby, CCP / TRUE Advisor will be speaking on Compost Sales& Marketing and PFAS in organics.

We look forward to connecting with new faces, our members and friends and increasing our composting knowledge. Hope to see you there! 

Contact us and let us know you'll be there! 

The NJ Composting Council and the Rutgers EcoComplex are excited to announce the 2023 Organics Waste Management Summit: "The New Recycling Frontier"

The Annual Summit is a great day of presentations and networking with Organics processors, composters, haulers, regulators, academics,  organics waste management professionals, sustainable community organizations, and nonprofits. All are invited to join the conversation about New Jersey’s organics management practices. 

Now is the time to submit a speaker proposal, sponsor and or exhibit. 

You can see last years speakers and agenda here! 

Join us for our next Compost Café on May 8th at 10am EDT to celebrate International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW)! 

ICAW  is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative in       the compost industry. The goal is to work together to raise public  awareness on why we all should be composting our organics and using  compost. Throughout the week of ICAW, community, school, government, and  business events are held to encourage and celebrate composting - all types of composting – from backyard to large-scale.
 

 This year, ICAW partnered with the International Compost Alliance (ICA)       to select the theme: For Healthier Soil, Healthier Food…Compost!
 

Join us  as we share stories from New Jersey counties, communities  & businesses on diverting food waste, educating about the  benefits of sustainable organics management and celebrating ICAW!  

If you're interested in joining future Cafes please contact us to get on our emailing list 

 From the NJ DEP: New Jersey's food waste recycling law - which became effective October 14, 2021 - requires those generating a projected volume of 52 tons of food waste or more per year to source separate and recycle their food waste under certain conditions. This legislation applies to commercial food wholesalers, distributors, industrial food processors, supermarkets, resorts, conference centers, banquet halls, restaurants, educational or religious institutions, military installations, prisons, hospitals, medical facilities, and casinos. For further information about the law and its implementation, visit www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/food-waste-recycling-law/ 

You can also see NJ's food waste Law FAQ on our homepage. Get in touch for additional resources or questions! 

The NJCC got the word out and advocated on behalf of the Food Waste Legislation including speaking to the folks at BioCycle.

 See the article 

 Gonzalez emphasizes “the time has come for this legislation to be passed,” and encourages NJCC members and others to “call your senator today and urge them to support A2371/S865. Tell them you don’t accept anything less than recycling of our organics! Tell them you support generating truly clean energy, amending and rehabilitating our soils, and keeping methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, out of the environment.”