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Why You Should Attend the USCC's 16th Annual Conference & Tradeshow

• The USCC's Annual Conference & Exhibition is the Composting and Organics Recycling industry's premier event in North America, previding industry professionals with educational, networking, and career advancement opportunities.
• The Conference Program and suite of Workshops and Training Courses offers the most comprehensive seminar program available anywhere with 10 workshops and speakers on a broad range of industry related topics and core topics to better educate both novice and veteran composters. Four concurrent tracks allow conference attendees to choose from a wide variety of educational & technical presentations. The Conference Program includes nearly 100 presentations by nationally & internationally renowned speakers.
• The USCC Conference hosts the largest trade show in North America for the composting, wood waste & organics recycling industry. Nowhere else will you have the opportunity to interact with more than 100 equipment manufactures, product suppliers and service providers that can meet your current & future needs. There is no better place to learn about new ideas, new products & services to make your job more efficient and more profitable.
• You can sign up for the "Expert's Corner" and recieve a complimentary one on one problem solving meeting with leading experts in the field. Any problem, any topic - consultants, veteran composters, researchers, marketing professionals, regulators, soil chemists, lab directors and others will be available to assist you.
• You will learn about Advanced Organics Diversion Programs - The City of Oakland. particularly the Bay Area, is a showcase of advanced organic material diversion and composting programs. Many of these programs are now adding food scaps to the yard trimmings for co-collection and composting. The Alameda County Home Composting Program is one of the most extensive home composting education programs in the country. The East Bay Municipal Utitlist District is experimentying with anaerobically digesting food scraps from nearby San Francisco to generate energy and as an additional compost feedstock. The nearby Oakland Zoo has been composting on-site for many years now. The Oakland Coliseum, serves beverages in corn-based biodegradable cups, which are collected and composted after use. These programs & others will be highlighted at the conference and you will have an opportunity to talk to people that made these great programs happen.
• You will learn about California's Response to Climate Change as well as what is being done in other states - California recently passed a comprehensive bill to address climate change in California. It is clear that proper management of organic materials has a role to play in reducing greenhouse gases, reducing energy costs and sequestering carbon. The USCC is developing a number of tools that will help you addresss and benfit from these emerging issues.
• You can obtain Continuing Professional Education credit & CEU's from ASLA & SWANA for attending the U.S. Composting Council's 16th Annual Conference & Tradeshow
• You will learn valuable lessons about quality compost production & marketing at Compost Showcase V. The Showcase provides an opportunity for compost producers & marketers from across the country to share ideas & compare notes on producing & marketing compost products.
• You will have the opportunity to determine all of your current and future equipment solutions in one day! The USCC Conference hosts the largest "Live" Equipment Demonstrations in the U.S. Compost Screening, Mulch Colorizing, Chip Processing, Bagging, Grinding/Shredding Equipment, Compost Application, Erosion Control, and Mixing & Blending Equipment. For conference attendees who have immediate or future equipment needs, this is a unique opportunity to observe some of the best and newest equipment in operation in one at one time.
• You will visit Grover Environmental which will be the host facility for Tours and Equipment Demonstrations. Grover is a fully integrated, multipple-feedstock processing and compost facility. They use an outdoor windrow technology to process residential and commercial yard trimmings, food scraps and agricultural materials. We will also visit Grover Soil Solutions, a producer of high quality STA compost. Grover creates a full range of soil amendments and custom blends to satisfy a diverse customer base. The site will also be the location of the "live" equipment demonstrations that promise to be bigger and better than ever. This is sure to be an exciting day for all.
• The Conference is located in beautiful Oakland, California, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay area. The airport is serviced by most major airlines and is an easy & inexpensivetrip from most areas of the country.
• The Conference is being held at the Oakland Marriott City Center near Jack London Square on the waterfront. The conference rate is $125/night which is a fantastic price. Reserve now before the room block is sold out!