BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:291@recyclingworksma.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T170000 DTSTAMP:20191018T185620Z URL:https://recyclingworksma.com/events/recyclingworks-practical-skills-co mpost-workshop-2/ SUMMARY:RecyclingWorks Practical Skills Compost Workshop DESCRIPTION:RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a no-cost Practical Skills Compost Workshop with emphasis on composting food materials. This h alf-day workshop will focus on operator competency in compost site managem ent\, in-field operations\, and recipe development.\n\nThis workshop is ge ared towards:\n\n• Food materials composting operations registered with MDAR or MassDEP\n• Municipal or small-scale site operators either curren tly accepting or considering accepting food materials\n• Other intereste d parties considering starting a compost site and accepting off-site food materials\n\nThe workshop will be led by James McSweeney of Compost Techni cal Services and Greg Smith from Town of Needham Department of Public Work s. All interested parties are encouraged to register but priority will be given to compost site operators in Massachusetts that are currently accept ing food materials or planning to begin accepting food materials.\n\nThis workshop is full\, please reach out to info@recyclingworksma.com or call 8 88-254-5525 if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.\n\nFor tho se who participate in the US Composting Council Certified Compost Operatio ns Managers (CCOM™\;) or the Certified Composting Professionals (CCP ™\;) programs\, you can earn 4 Professional Development Hour (PDH) c redits for attending this workshop. For more information about those progr ams\, click HERE.\nAgenda\nNeedham Free Public Library – Classroom Lesso n\n\n12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Registration and Light Refreshments Served\n\n1: 00 pm – 1:20 pm Welcome\, RecyclingWorks Updates\, &\; Introductions\ nGreg Smith\, Town of Needham Transfer Station\nSam Arthen-Long\, Recyclin gWorks in Massachusetts\n\n1:20 pm – 1:40 pm MassDEP Regulations and MDA R Registration\nMDAR\, Sean Bowen\nMassDEP\, John Fischer\n\n1:40 pm – 2 :00 pm Compost Management Review &\; Intro to Recipe Exercise\nJames Mc Sweeney\, Compost Technical Services\n\n2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Drive to Needh am Transfer Station\n\nTown of Needham Transfer Station - Tour and Outdoor Activities\n\n2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Compost Site Tour\nGreg Smith\, Town of Needham Transfer Station\n\n3:00 pm – 4:45 pm Pile Monitoring and Recip e Development Activities\nJames McSweeney\, Compost Technical Services\n\n 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Reflection and Q&\;A Session\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Food Waste,Materials,Sustainability,Workshop LOCATION:Needham Free Public Library\, 1139 Highland Ave\, Needham Heights\ , MA\, 02494\, United States GEO:42.2875661;-71.23554139999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1139 Highland Ave\, Needham Heights\, MA\, 02494\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Needham F ree Public Library:geo:42.2875661,-71.23554139999999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR