Recordings from the New York State Organics Summit 2022
April 05, 2022
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Words from NYSAR3 president, Gary Carrel, and Organics Council Chair, Jesse Kerns
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Moderator: Kendall Christiansen (Gaia Strategies)
Learn about the Compost Act, USDA programs and the potential for integrating funding for compost infrastructure and use into the Farm Bill.
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Moderator: Missy Hall (NYS Pollution Prevention Institute)
With the implementation of the NYS Food Donation & Food Scraps Recycling law taking effect January 1, 2022, New York State continues to charge ahead in addressing wasted food across the State. Hear an update on the law, their partnership with FeedingNYS and upcoming statewide efforts to build the organics industry even further.
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Sponsored by Natural Upcycling
Moderator: Gary Feinland (NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation)
Hear directly from Capital Region-based stakeholders about efforts to increase food scraps composting in their communities. This session will dive into the Capital Region composting landscape, its challenges and future outlook.
The Capital District in Action
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Sponsored by Eco-Products
Moderator: Nora Goldstein (BioCycle)
This panel will explore the trade-offs between human and mechanical source separation methods, how effective they are at removing contaminants and their ultimate impact on the quality of the end product.
Source Separation and its Impact on Product Quality
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Sponsored by Barton & Loguidice
Moderator: Jesse Kerns (SU Center for Sustainable Community Solutions)
This session will focus on community composting and the unique challenges and opportunities this scale of organics recycling presents. Speakers will discuss insights from recent qualitative research and grant-funded projects that highlight the current practices and trends of community composting, as well as the roles that technology, innovation, and technical assistance can play in expanding the success of community composting initiatives across the state.
Community Composting: Composting & Opportunities
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Sponsored by Grind2Energy by InSinkErator
Moderator: Kelli Timbrook (Casella Organics)
A case study of two anaerobic digesters that are co-digesting food scraps. This session will give a detailed view of how to tailor the digestion process with food scraps in mind, challenges and successes, and finding homes for the end product.
Digesting the Facts: Co-Digestion of Food Scraps at Anaerobic Digesters
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Moderator: Melissa Young (SU Center for Sustainable Community Solutions)
This session will begin with a brief introduction of why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) matters, and NYSAR3’s recent DE&I committee work. In small facilitated group discussions, we will share ideas on what DE&I efforts are critical to focus on and how we might better address DE&I throughout our own organics management work.
Integrating Diversity Equity and Inclusion Into our Organics Management Work
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April 06, 2022
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Sponsored by Biodegradable Products Institute
Moderator: Dazzle Ekblad (NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation)
Come learn about New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the progress of its waste advisory panel and the recently released recommendations. We’ll also hear from a Climate Smart Community on how they’re planning to manage their organics with greenhouse gas emissions in mind.
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Moderator: Gary Feinland (NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation)
The USCC advances compost manufacturing, compost utilization, and organics recycling to benefit their members, society, and the environment. Learn more about USCC and some of their current programs, upcoming events and committee work.
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Sponsored by Community Compost Co.
Moderator: Jesse Kerns (SU Center for Sustainable Community Solutions)
Community composting initiatives, as the name implies, are developed by and for the members of a local community. In addition to creating a space for community members to come together to create compost, these initiatives create important engagement opportunities for local residents, including volunteer opportunities, job and skills training, education, community building and more. Speakers of this session will overview the many ways that local medium-scale composting initiatives engage and benefit the communities in which they are sited.
Community Engagement Through Composting
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Sponsored by BDP Industries
Moderator: Greg Gelewski (Madison County Solid Waste)
Hear from experts on managing the day to day operations of a large scale composting facility, the decision making process behind changing operations to accept a new feedstock, addressing odors, creating a quality compost product and a brand to go with it.
Insider Tips From Large Scale Composting Operations
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Moderator: Cory Mansell (Center for EcoTechnology)
The organics recycling industry is an inventive space. Come and learn about emerging research and technologies working to advance the organics recycling industry.
SUNY ESF Research: Composting Non-Marketable Paper Products
Diverting “non-marketable” paper products from land disposal by using them as feedstock in composting systems reduces greenhouse gas emissions from landfills and recovers carbon for beneficial use in land reclamation. “Non-marketable” papers include unrecoverable paper from materials recycling facilities; wet-strength paper packaging; carrier stock; and molded pulp goods. This presentation will summarize research efforts to determine the optimum feedstock mix ratio for wax-coated corrugated cardboard and the effect of surfactant on composting effectiveness and compost quality.
Town of Tusten - operational HORSE - Tusten, NY
Through New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s 2018 Municipal Food Scraps Reduction, Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Grant program, the Town of Tusten purchased and commissioned an Impact Bioenergy HORSE (High-solids Organic-waste Recycling System with Electrical Output) AD25 microdigester system in 2021. These microdigester systems are made to scale down the size and cost of industrial anaerobic digestion. The HORSE produces heat and power in addition to a soil fertilizer product. The unit processes two tons of organic waste (including food and paper products) per month from local businesses and voluntary collection points, such as the local farmers’ market. The project is led by the Tusten Energy Committee and partner groups creating a positive focus on Tusten, helping the environment, and creating local training opportunities. Tusten intends to show leadership for other small- and medium-sized communities in the U.S. As a resident of the town of Tusten and volunteer on the Tusten Energy Committee, Jennifer Porter will present on efforts regarding next steps for continued operational success, end-product utilization, and blockchain technology to assess cost-benefits and value of this project.
Emerging Research & Technologies
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