USCC Staff Takes A Compost Field Day with USDA, EPA, and Congressional Staffers
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Last Thursday on Dec. 1, the USCC hosted our first Compost Field Day tour for USDA, EPA, Congressional committees, and offices of Ag Committee staff from both houses and other congressional staff.
The day was designed to provide policy staff with an overview of the compost industry—its business model, its scales, and the basics of its systems, and its benefits and challenges. We were able to tour three unique compost options. First we visited a model public private partnership Freestate Farms and the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility. This large-scale operation handles an impressive throughput of organic materials on a relatively small footprint.
Next we visited the USCC's Organics Diversion Program of the Year 2021 Compost Crew. Here we learned about how a small startup community scale compost operation has expanded its market by thousands of subscribers while providing farms like One Acre Farm with a high quality soil amendment.
Finally we visited an innovative local compost operation in downtown DC. At Loop Closing, they replace your dumpsters and trash cans with an on-site composting system and return the finished compost to our soils. We were also happy to be joined by our partners at Biodegradable Products Institute who are always happy to provide context about compostable products.
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