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1 Organics Recycling in Virginia – Update Report to the VRA

2 Recent Activities Closures and openings Food scraps diversion programs Innovative way to repurpose food

3 Closures and Openings Poplar Manor Enterprises closed in May 2015  12-15 clients in SW VA now landfilling food scraps Commonwealth Composting opened in Ivanhoe, VA  Serving North River Correctional Center and some of Virginia Tech Planned facilities:  Prince William County integrated AD and food/yard composting  Quasar Energy AD plus Engineered Compost Systems ASP  On Balls Ford Rd site; operational July 2017  Spotsylvania County yard trimmings composting  In preliminary design  City of Portsmouth yard trimmings composting  Preliminary design complete; on hold  Virginia Tech  On-campus ASP composting feasibility study underway

4 Food Scraps Diversion Programs Alexandria Farmers Market  Providing convenient diversion to market shoppers  Food scraps going to Prince George’s County, MD Charlottesville Farmers Market  Mirrored on Alexandria project  Food scraps going to Black Bear Composting Lack of economic incentives and/or regulatory drivers is major obstacle to program growth

5 Surplus Food Management https://vimeo.com/125516561 https://vimeo.com/125516562

6 CRAIG COKER COKER COMPOSTING & CONSULTING TROUTVILLE, VA (540) 874-5168 CRAIGCOKER@COMCAST.NET WWW.COKERCOMPOST.COM Questions/Discussion


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