[OKRA] FW: Free Organics Management Webinars, Sept. 3 & 16

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>From the Northeast Recycling Council...


Organic Amendments-How to Tell if Compost is Right for Your Needs?

September 3, 2014, 1-2:30 pm (EDT)

Topics
*          Choosing Organic Amendments
*          Compost Quality
*          Compost Applications

Presenters
*          Jean Bonhotal, Director, Cornell Waste Management Institute, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences<http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/>
*          Athena Lee Bradley, Projects Manager, Northeast Recycling Council<http://www.nerc.org>

To register for the webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4826912480712557826



Community Composting-Lessons from New York City & Beyond

September 16, 2014, 1:30-3 pm (EDT)

Description

Community composting presents a scalable food diversion option that is applicable in virtually any community, whether urban, suburban, or rural. Community compost programs can be established at community (neighborhood, urban, or tribal) gardens, farms, schools, or other locations. They can be operated by not-for-profit organizations, governments, private sector, schools, housing associations, cooperatives, or through other arrangements.

Presenters and Topics

Community Composting-a Model for any Community
Brenda Platt, Co-Director, Institute for Local Self-Reliance<http://www.ilsr.org/>, Director, Composting Makes $en$e Project, & lead author of the new report Growing Local Fertility: Guide to Community Composting<http://www.ilsr.org/growing-local-fertility/>

Growing Organics Collections in NYC: The Evolution of the GrowNYC Food Scrap Collection Program & More
David Hurd, Director, Office of Recycling Outreach & Education, GrowNYC<http://www.grownyc.org/>

Community Composting in Action
Christine Datz-Romero, Executive Director, Lower East Side Ecology Center<http://lesecologycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=101>

This webinar is sponsored by the Northeast Recycling Council, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), and, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

To register for the webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8056598145549483521



Athena Lee Bradley, Projects Manager
Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)
139 Main Street, Suite 401
Brattleboro, VT  05301
Tel. 802.254.3636

Connect with NERC:
NERC Blog<http://nerc.org/news-and-updates/blog/nerc-blog/> [cid:image001.png at 01CD1F09.7ECC5720] <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Northeast-Recycling-Council-Inc/202784529753484?sk=wall>   [cid:image002.png at 01CD1F09.7ECC5720] <https://twitter.com/NERecycling>  www.nerc.org
Sustainable Materials Management Consultants
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