Celebrating our Roots and Digging into our Future…
Compost!

20th Annual National Compost Conference
September 22-24, 2010
Crowne Plaza Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario

Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Online Registration


Friday September 24th
Concurrent Sessions
(9:00-10:30AM)
  • Municipal Feedstocks
    The City of Edmonton Biosolids Composting Facility Case Study
    Daryl McCartney, University of Alberta and Allan Yee, City of Edmonton

    Composting of Sewage Sludge: Field Trials in Brandenburg, Germany
    Bjoern de Haan, BACKHUS North America

    Swedish Experience in Organics Residuals Strategies for Communities
    Cecelia Ek, Susteco AB

    The State of Composting in Italy
    Christian Garaffa, Novamont

  • Compost Markets
    Compost Use for Erosion Control
    Ron Bisaillon, Filtrexx Canada

    Compost: Innovative Use in Reclamation and Constructed Wetlands
    Rod Fry, Envirem Organics

    Reducing Soil-Borne Diseases of Potatoes Through Use of Lobster Shells and Lobster Compost
    Roger Henry, Agriculture & AgriFood Canada
Refreshments!!
(10:30-11:00PM)

  
Concurrent Sessions
(11:00-Noon)
  • Research Matters
    Variations in Vermicompost-coir Mix and Their Effects on Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) Growth in a Greenhouse
    Lord Abbey, PhD, The Stop

    Compost Particle Movement and Robustness Analysis of a Tool Designed to Study Temperature Contact Time in Composting Environments
    Pulat Isobaev, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta

  • Feedstock Industries' Perspectives
    Organic Residuals and the Supermarket
    Walter Kraus, George Weston/Loblaws

    Composting at the Fair
    Mike Dimaso, Exhibition Place
Lunch!!
(12:00-1:00PM)

  
Concurrent Sessions
(1:00-3:00PM)
  • Organics Recycling Technologies
    Living and Learning with ASP Systems
    Michael Bryan-Brown, Green Mountain Technologies and Jeff Gage, Compost Design Services

    A New Flow-Through Aerated Windrow System for Large-Scale Composting
    John Paul, Transform Compost Systems

    Composting Turning Methods and Their Benefits
    Rob Haines, Vermeer Canada

  • Certified Compostable: Programs in Effect
    Using Compostable Bags for SSO Collection
    Dave Douglas, VisionQuest Environmental

    Composting Program Implementation and Bioplastics
    Jorn Johansen, BioBag International

    Les produits certifiés compostables : Défis et opportunités
    Kathleen Boylan, Waste Reduction Store

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Closing Plenary
(3:00-4:00PM)
  • A Cross-Canada Update/Report Card
    Regional Chairs of the Compost Council of Canada Board of Directors:
    Rod Fry, Envirem Organics Atlantic Chair
    Sophie Taillefer, Recyc-Québec Québec Chair
    Tom Hennessey, Miller Compost Ontario Chair
    Allan Yee, City of Edmonton Western Chair

    Odour Complaints Continue to Haunt Facilities
    Lambert Otten, Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph
Annual General Meeting of the Compost Council of Canada (4:30-5:30PM)
Meeting of the Council’s Board of Directors (5:30-7:30PM)