Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Compost Operator Certification Course

October 12 2011

Highfields is excited to announce it will be offering a Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Compost Operator Certification Course for current or future compost site operators. Through this workshop participants will have the opportunity to gain a Compost Operator Certificate recognized by the State of VT Agency of Natural Resources for composters required to obtain a solid waste permit for handling food scraps.

This daylong workshop is focused on operator competency in compost management and regulatory compliance, and includes a dynamic combination of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercises designed to ensure an effective combination of operator understanding and application.

Topics covered include:

• principles of composting,
• compost site identification and layout,
• compost recipe development,
• feedstock combining methods,
• windrow construction,
• pile monitoring,
• windrow aeration,
• aerated static pile composting,
• mortality composting,
• compost screening,
• site and operating permit requirements, and
• testing and reporting requirements

Date: October 12 2011
Time: Registration begins at 7:30
Workshop begins at 8am and ends at 4:30pm

Cost: FREE

Location: Highfields Center for Composting’s Compost Research and Education Facility, Wolcott Vermont

This certification program has been funded through a Supplemental Environmental Program by the Chittenden Solid Waste District in agreement with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.

Registration and Questions:

Use our Registration Form

or

Contact Tyler Buswell, (802) 472-5138 ext 202

or by email at:

info@highfieldscomposting.org

This certification program has been funded through a Supplemental Environmental Program by the Chittenden Solid Waste District in agreement with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Agricultural Innovation Center.