The Brattleboro, Vermont-based Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) has announced it has partnered with several groups to provide a two-day compost operator training Aug. 9-10, 2017 at Always Something Farm in Croydon, New Hampshire.
NERC is sponsoring the “Composting Training: Successful Municipal and Institutional Design” event along with the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (UVLSRPC), the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development on-site training at Seacoast Farms.
The operator training will take place at Always Something Farm, which operates a compost and mulch facility in Croydon.
Organized by UVLSRPC, the event will feature hands-on activities and field exercises. The primary trainers include Mark Hutchinson, Maine Extension professor/Maine Compost School instructor and Athena Lee Bradley of NERC. Other Speakers include Tara Albert with NHDES and Greg Williams, director of waste solutions at Agri-Cycle.
A two-day training fee of $60 or $40 for one day includes a light breakfast, lunch and materials. Interested participants can register at http://bit.ly/CompostingWorkshop. Deadline for registration is Aug. 3.
NERC had previously provided technical assistance to Always Something Farm through its Marketing On-Farm Compost for Sustainability and Economic Viability.
NERC is sponsoring the “Composting Training: Successful Municipal and Institutional Design” event along with the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (UVLSRPC), the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development on-site training at Seacoast Farms.
The operator training will take place at Always Something Farm, which operates a compost and mulch facility in Croydon.
Organized by UVLSRPC, the event will feature hands-on activities and field exercises. The primary trainers include Mark Hutchinson, Maine Extension professor/Maine Compost School instructor and Athena Lee Bradley of NERC. Other Speakers include Tara Albert with NHDES and Greg Williams, director of waste solutions at Agri-Cycle.
A two-day training fee of $60 or $40 for one day includes a light breakfast, lunch and materials. Interested participants can register at http://bit.ly/CompostingWorkshop. Deadline for registration is Aug. 3.
NERC had previously provided technical assistance to Always Something Farm through its Marketing On-Farm Compost for Sustainability and Economic Viability.
Latest from Waste Today
- Iron Bull addresses scrap handling needs with custom hoppers
- REgroup, CP Group to build advanced MRF in Nova Scotia
- Brass Knuckle designs glove for cold weather applications
- WM, city of Denver partner to develop RNG facility at municipal landfill
- National Stewardship Action Council, Stewardship Action Foundation launch National Textile Circularity Working Group
- Nopetro invests $50M to construct Florida RNG facility
- USCC announces new Member Connect outreach program
- Aduro, ECOCE collaborate to advance flexible plastic packaging in Mexcio
