USCC's 17th Annual Conference & Tradeshow
January 26-29, 2009
Westin Galleria, Houston, TX
Abstracts are encouraged on the following conference topics:
Best Management Practices for Compost Facilities
- · Fire prevention and control at composting facilities
- · Worker health and safety
- · Emergency Preparedness Planning - notification, first responders, and directing emergency response equipment onsite
- · Safe equipment operation, equipment safeguards, & use of e-stops
- · Facility design for operational efficiency
- · Assessing equipment needs & equipment selection
- · Monitoring the composting process
Developments in Composting Process Management & Odor Control
- · Emissions monitoring & evaluation
- · Advances in odor prevention and treatment
- · Process control to minimize odors
Air Quality and Environmental Impact
Improving Process Design and Performance
Composting Systems & Technologies
- · In-Vessel, Aerated Static Pile, Windrows and hybrid system designs and case studies
Alternative Organics Treatment Technologies
- · Anaerobic digestion, MBT, etc.
Food Residuals Collection & Composting Programs - Increasing Organics Diversion
- · Advances in food residuals composting
- · Collection strategies for commercial generators
- · Source separation & collection programs
- · Residential food waste collection programs
Trends in Animal Mortality Composting
Composting Grease Trap Waste and Other By-Products
Strategies in Compost Marketing and Sales
- · Product quality needs for specific markets
- · Innovative marketing tools
- · Selecting the right markets and pricing
- · New markets and opportunities for composters
- · Selling the benefits & applications of compost
Marketing Other Organic Products
New Opportunities in the Organics Sector
Compost Quality
- · Product specifications and applications
- · Evaluating stability and maturity
- · Laboratory methods and analysis
Organics and Climate Change
- · Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Carbon Credits, Composting & Organics
- · Organics diversion and reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Energy from Organics
Opportunities in the Biomass and Renewable Energy Market
Compost Applications for Environmental Solutions
- · Green Roofs and green building initiatives
- · Compost use in stormwater management and sustainable landscape design
- · Compost use in horticulture, agriculture, forestry and road side applications
- · Soil carbon sequestration
Innovative Applications for Compost Use
Compost Use in Bioremediation
The Business of Successful Composting -Profitable Compost Business Models
- · Product and feedstock diversification
- · Key aspects to success/case studies
Experience with Biodegradable/Compostable Plastics
Expanding the Use of Biodegradable Plastics in Composting
The Role of Composting in Waste Management & Sustainable Agriculture
Critical Issues in Advancing Composting & Organics Recycling
New Concepts in Sustainability
Disaster Management Planning
Development of Model State Composting Regulations
NEW: Research Track. USCC is initiating a track for research papers that will be reviewed by the academic committee and published in a peer reviewed journal
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 30, 2008
Abstract Guidelines available at Abstract Guidelines
Abstract Submission form available at Submittal Form
Call for Papers in PDF format available at Call for Papers
For Questions, Contact: Dr. Stuart Buckner, tel 631.834.1400; stubuckner@optonline.net
