Program Preview
ZERO WASTE JOURNEY
• California Agency Sets Sights On Zero Waste
• How To Become A Zero Waste Millionaire
• Fast Food Chain Grows Its Sustainability Roots
RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM ORGANICS RECYCLING
• Organics Diversion And California’s Renewable Energy Infrastructure
• Biofuels Make Inroads On The West Coast
• Anaerobic Digestion Of Farm And MSW Organics
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENERGY, COMPOST PRODUCTION
• Regional Solid Waste Company’s Sustainability Investment
• Municipal Utility District Moves Ahead With Food Waste Digestion
• Optimizing Anaerobic Digestion, Composting Processes
NORTH AMERICAN CITIES ADVANCE MSW COMPOSTING
• Automated Composter For Municipal Source Separated Organics
• Composting Component Of Mixed Materials Recovery Helps Achieve Diversion Goal
• Optimizing Composting, Contaminant Removal At Mixed MSW Facility
CODIGESTION OF MUNICIPAL, FARM, INDUSTRIAL ORGANICS — PERMITTING PERSPECTIVES
• Air, Water And Solid Waste Regulatory Overview
• Key Steps To Control Nutrients, Salinity And Related Digester Outputs
• Regulator Roundtable Discussion
CODIGESTION OF MUNICIPAL, FARM, INDUSTRIAL ORGANICS — TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES
• Nutrient Removal And Recovery Options
• Managing Input Streams To Optimize Digester Performance
• Codigestion Case Studies
RESIDENTIAL SOURCE SEPARATED ORGANICS COLLECTION
• Evaluating Collection Options — Containers, Frequency, Vehicles
• Rolling Out The Program — Strategies To Build Household Participation
• Ordinances, Mandates, Program Financing
COMPOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOOD WASTE PROCESSING — ASSESSING OPTIONS
• Local Inventory Of Processing Options
• Land Use And Zoning Considerations For On-Farm, On-Site Composting
• Organics Processing And Local Food Initiatives — Making The Connections
COMPOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOOD WASTE PROCESSING — CREATING CAPACITY
• Upgrading Yard Trimmings Sites To Process Source Separated Organics
• Regulatory And Permitting Requirements
• Combining Technologies To Minimize Environmental Impacts, Maximize Revenue Streams
BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENTS
• WWTP Evaluates Feasibility Of Biodiesel Production Using Grease Trap Waste
• Start-Up Company Brings Corn Ethanol Production To Where The Cows And Population Are
• Biofuels From Landfill Gas
BUILDING COMPOST MARKETS
• Role Of Compost In Sustainable Landscapes
• Compost Tools For Low Impact Development
• Water Conservation Ordinances Recognize Compost’s Role
COMPOSTING, ORGANICS RECYCLING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
• Lifecycle Models To Measure Net Benefits Of Organics Recycling
• Composting Versus Landfilling: Separating Myths From Reality
• Compost Use And Carbon Sequestration
COMPOST UTILIZATION
• Vermicompost Teas: Effects On Plant Growth, Pests And Diseases
• Compost Use Guidelines In California — Project Update
• Soil Microbiology And Compost Benefits — Research Update
CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES AND MSW MANAGEMENT
• Overview Of Gasification Technologies For Wood And MSW Streams
• California County Evaluates System Options
• “Energy From Waste” Versus “Waste To Energy” — Biopower Or Incineration?
ADVANCING CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION
• Balancing Energy Crop Production And Healthy Soils
• California Projects Produce Biofuels From Cellulosic Waste Streams
• Facility Financing Case Studies
GAS PIPELINE AND GRID CONNECTIONS
• Regional Utility Taps Into Farm Digester Outputs
• Maximizing Biogas Project Returns — Role Of Cogeneration
• Technologies To Upgrade Farm And Landfill Biogas
Special Pre-Conference COOL 2012 WORKSHOPS
Join The COOL 2012 Campaign Launch: Compostable Organics Out of Landfills By 2012
• Workshop One: Zero Waste Community Planning – Practical Strategies for Implementing Zero Waste
• Workshop Two: COOL 2012 Campaign Launch Kit
COOL 2012 Core Sponsors: Grassroots Recycling Network, BioCycle, EcoCycle
