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Workshop 1
Foundations Of Composting
Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 8:30 AM–4:15 PM
Instructors:
Matthew Cotton, Integrated Waste Management Consulting, LLC
Robert Rynk, State University of New York, Cobleskill
Workshop includes lunch
Updated 2.28
7:45 AM—8:30 AM Workshop Registration/Material Distribution
8:30 AM—8:45 AM Greetings, Course Objectives
8:45 AM—9:15 AM Why Composting?
• How much of the waste stream can be composted?
9:15 AM—10:15 AM Compost Uses, Markets, Compost Quality
• What are the key attributes of compost users are looking for?
10:15 AM—10:30 AM Morning Break
10:30 AM—11:45 AM Basic Principles of Composting
• A review of composting's major processing steps
11:45 AM—12:15 PM Composting Methods & Processing Operations
• A review of the typical processing equipment
12:15 PM—1:15 PMLunch
1:15 PM—1:45 PM Composting Methods & Processing Operations (continued)
• A review of the typical processing equipment
1:45 PM—2:45 PM Siting and Design
• Basic principles of facility design
2:45 PM—3:45 PM Management Issues
• Managing odors, fires, other nuisances
3:45 PM—4:15 PM Questions & Discussion