NEWS
19th Annual National Compost Conference 2009
September 30th – October 2nd
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Don’t
miss a chance to attend our 19th Annual National Compost Conference
September 30th – October 2nd in beautiful Vancouver,
BC! The
Hyatt Regency Vancouver, located in the heart of the city, will
be our conference headquarters with tours being planned to many of the composting
heartbeats throughout the province, as part of the main conference as well
as bonus day tours. The sponsorship
package and exhibit
package, as well as registration
form are currently available. We also have a jam-packed agenda
of speaker sessions, which is available now!
Here is a list of other hotels
within walking distance of the Hyatt in Vancouver that have offered us competitive
rates for a block of their rooms.
Registration
Form
Sponsorship
Package
Exhibit
Package
Agenda
Our Sponsors
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2009
WORC
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
DECEMBER 9-10, 2009
Bellevue, Washington USA
Make sure
to register for the 2009 Annual Conference, it is getting closer
so if you are booking hotel reservations, contact the hotel directly
call 425-945-3309 and speak to Carrie Zimmerman
or go online to www.sheraton.com/bellevue.
Attached is the registration form.
Details are included on the website under Annual Conference
section of our website http://www.compostwashington.org
Download
the registration (.pdf)
Municipality of Jasper
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP):
Organics Processing Facility - Technology and Site Selection
Review
Plant a Row • Grow a Row JUNIOR!
Seeking Volunteers for Kids Vegetable Gardening Video Series!
Calling all boys and girls
between Do you want to have fun in the garden
and learn to grow your own vegetables? Do you like music, arts & craft
and film?
6 to 13 years old in Ontario!
We are looking for kids to be a part of a series of fun and exciting videos – an educational component of Plant a Row • Grow a Row JUNIOR! that teaches kids about vegetable gardening, and celebrates harvest sharing with the community.
The videos will feature kids exploring a range of vegetable gardening themes and activities such as farm visits, vegetable planting, music videos, garden arts & crafts and many more!
For
more information, please contact:
May or Fanny at 1-877-571-GROW 4769)
or email us at info@growarow.org
Visit 
at
www.growarow.org
Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to confirm receipt of submissions over the phone or through the mail, nor can we provide the status of applicants except to those who are selected for an interview.
Landfill and Composting Facility Operator Certification
The Municipal Waste Management Facility Operator Certification program is being revised in conjunction with the updates to Alberta Environment's waste regulatory framework. The revised program involves a partnership with industry associations. The Northern Lights Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA-NLC) and the Compost Council of Canada (CCC) will be the certifying partners representing the landfill industry and composting industry, respectively. The certifying partners will take on the role of providing training programs, administering exams, and certificate issuance. The consolidation of the certification components will greatly enhance program delivery. Both organizations currently have training programs in place, and have membership subscriptions from throughout Alberta and nationwide.
The new certification program is renamed the "Alberta Landfill and Composting Facility Operator Certification Program". The Solid Waste Certification Advisory Committee (SWCAC), chaired by Alberta Environment, will continue to set the standard for the program by making recommendations on program requirements, exam bank updates, auditing certifying partner programs, and other matters that are integral to the certification program.
The certifying partners will start to accept applications for certification in January 2010. The proposed implementation date for the new program is September 1, 2011. The guideline is available at: http://environment.alberta.ca/844.html Consultation will be open for comments from July 1st until September 30, 2009.
All comments
should be forwarded by email, fax or mail to :
Donna Chaw, Ph.D. , Waste Policy Advisor
Climate Change, Air, and Land Policy Branch
Alberta Environment
10th Floor Oxbridge Place, 9820-106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2J6
fax: (780) 422-4192
donna.chaw@gov.ab.ca
For more
information visit the AENV website http://environment.alberta.ca/844.html
and you can download the (.pdf).
Alberta
Landfill and Composting Facility Operator Certification Guideline
(.pdf)
Canadian
Food Inspection Agency
Summary of Decision
Compost containing grocery store meat waste exempt from requirements for
supplement products containing prohibited material. Click
Here to read the summary
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