1. VRA Organics Recovery Committee – A Year of Progress
Craig Coker
Coker Composting & Consulting
Vinton VA

2. 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

3. 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

4. Education & Outreach USCC Regulator Training
Helped the U.S. Composting Council offer one-day compost training to VA DEQ regulators in regional offices

5. 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

6. Coker Composting & Consulting
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Coker Composting & Consulting
Vinton, VA
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