Food Scraps/Organics Collection & Diversion Working Group

Commercial Organics Recycling Law - Legal Review

August 27, 2024; 9:30am - 11am

• Slide Presentation

Organics Infrastructure Initiative - Opening Forum

February 26, 2021; 10:00am - 1:00pm

As part of the Food Scraps/ Organics Collection & Diversion working group's recommendation, this forum worked to continue dialogue between municipalities and key stakeholders on issues surrounding infrastructure and services for organics collection and processing.

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Panelist Contact List
• Slide Presentation
• Public Comment/ Feedback Survey

Meeting #5

December 10, 2020 1:00pm-3:00pm

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentation:
  • DEEP slide presentation

Meeting #4

November 19, 2020, 1-3

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentations:
  • DEEP slide presentation
  • Caren Harder, Environmental Compliance Specialist 3, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection – Commercial Organics Recycling Law
  • Daria Larson, Graduate Student Professional Intern, South Central Regional Council of Governments – Farmer Food Donation Factsheet and Project (Caren's and Daria's presentations are combined)
• Resources:
  • Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic - Strengthening Connecticut's Organic Recycling Mandate
  • DEEP Web page - Food Waste Reduction and Recovery

Meeting #3

November 4, 2020 10am-12pm

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentations:
  • DEEP slide presentation
  • Jon Fife, Smart Feed Tech Board Member– Commercial Animal Feed from Food Waste
  • Dawn Pettinelli, UConn Master Composter Program Director, Associate Extension Educator Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut – Educational Resources to Support Backyard Composting
  • Steve Changaris, CT NWRA Chapter Director - Co-collection of Organics from the Hauler Perspective
  • Poll: What should this working group share out with the greater coalition as key focus areas to consider?

Meeting #2

October 20, 2020 1-3pm

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentations:
  • DEEP slide presentation
  • Chris Field, Vice President, WeCare Denali - Commercial Composting Systems
  • Mike Bisi, Superintendent of Sanitation, Glastonbury – Municipal Food Waste Program and Collections at a Transfer Station
  • Ariel Ardura, Clinical Fellow, Harvard Food Law Policy Clinic - Understanding Food Donation Laws in CT

Meeting #1

October 9, 2020 9:00– 11:30am

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentations:
  • DEEP Presentation
  • Ashley Muspratt, Center for EcoTechnology – Technical Assistance Resources and Success
  • Bob Spencer, Director, VT – Windham Solid Waste Management District –
    VT Organics Diversion Program
  • Brian Paganini, Vice President, Quantum Biopower – Anaerobic Digestion
  • Samuel King, President, Blue Earth Compost – Curbside Collection in CT
  • Debra Darby, Manager, Tetra Tech – Co-collection Programs