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 Infrastructure Development
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
Education & Outreach USCC Regulator Training Helped the U.S. Composting Council offer one-day compost training to VA DEQ regulators in regional offices
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
Coker Composting & Consulting Questions? Craig Coker Coker Composting & Consulting Vinton, VA (540) 890-1086 cscoker@verizon.net www.cokercompost.com