Composting Council of Canada

The Composting Council of Canada is a national non-profit, member-driven organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage. It serves as the central resource and network for the composting industry in Canada and, through its members, contributes to the environmental sustainability of the communities in which they operate.

Compost Facilities Interactive National Map: You can now view the interactive map where folks can locate and learn about our members and their many wonderful initiatives.

Vancouver, British Columbia
booked for the
2009 National Compost Conference

Make one of your first entries in your 2009 calendar by marking September 30th – October 2nd as your trip to Vancouver, BC for our National Compost Conference. 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, both pre- and post- our conference. The deadline for Call for Papers is April 3rd, 2009. The sponsorship package and exibit page are also available.

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

ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION IN THE ROCKIES
Snow King Resort
Jackson, Wyoming,
July 19-22, 2009

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Come enjoy the beauty of the Grand Tetons, and learn everything you’ll want to know about developing and operating organic waste diversion systems specific to cold and arid climates, as well as tourism-based economies.

Sponsored by the Teton Conservation District and BioCycle magazine, this three-day conference on ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION IN THE ROCKIES will focus on Economics, Operations and Marketing. The Conference is being held at the Snow King Resort in Jackson, Wyoming, July 19-22, 2009.

FEES: Conference registration (includes attendance of all sessions, breakfasts, refreshment breaks, Monday afternoon site tours, reception ) $300; One Day registration, $150; Luncheons, July 20 and July 21, $25 each; July 22 field trip, $80; Foundations of Composting Training Workshop, $175

REGISTER TODAY. Join us in Jackson, Wyoming for this regional conference and bring the family for a most enjoyable vacation! www.tetonconservation.org/conference

AND EXTRA EVENTS FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT: A float trip has been organized for the evening of July 19, AND on July 21, there will be a chuck wagon dinner that evening. For more details/reservations, which must be made in advance (discounted rates), call Penny McBride at 307-413-6797.

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Proceedings from our recent
Ontario Winter Regional Workshop

A list of the proceedings (.pdf) from our Ontario Winter Regional Workshop.

March 9-10: London, Ontario: AD Basics, A Crolla, U Guelph; Agri-Energy Producers’ Association of Ontario; Barriers to the Development of the Biogas Industry; Beef Mortality Composting, M MacAlpine U Guelph; Biogas 101; CCC_Tuesday-Biogas_March09; CHFour_GTM Feasibility1; CHFour_GTM Lessons1; Digestcomp Inc, JC Corbeil; Dufferin Organics Facility, D Beattie; Electrical Interconnection Approval, M Lensink, CEM Eng; Energy Yield of Feedstocks, D Carruthers, ORMI; Grid Connections 101, N Foss; Know Your Labelling, CCC; Markets, P Secord Miller; Odour Assessment, J Ahluwahlia Environ; Odour Mgmt, B Mullin BIOREM; Odour Session Question; Planning, Regs and Env Compliance, D Hilborn OMAFRA; Power Purchase and Grid Connection, A Foss; Terryland Farms presentation, G Heinzle