WORC 2024 Webinar Series

WORC is excited to host a series of six educational webinars on the following topics related to organics recycling this spring and summer. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming:

Webinar Pricing:

  • WORC Member All Six Webinar Bundle | $60

  • WORC Non-Member All Six Webinar Bundle | $180

  • WORC Member Individual Webinar | $20

  • WORC Non-Member Individual Webinar | $35

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Interested in Being a Webinar Sponsor? 

Thermophilic Sponsor | $1000 and Above

  • Logo and acknowledgment in webinar advertising and at the webinar themselves

  • Includes unlimited organization registrations 

Mesophilic Sponsor: $500 and Above

  • Logo and acknowledgment in webinar advertising and at the webinar themselves

  • 25 organization registrations

Curing Sponsor | $250 and Above

  • Logo and acknowledgment in webinar advertising and at the webinar themselves

  • 10 organization registrations 

Past Webinars (Recordings Available for Viewing):

If you would like to view any of our past webinars, please contact Mike Oechsner at WORC@AMINC.org to purchase access.

Soils for Salmon
with David McDonald | May 23rd, 12:00PM - 1:00PM

David will discuss how WORC's Soils for Salmon initiative has grown from a simple idea in 1996, "build healthy soil to protect water quality and salmon," to a national movement, being implemented through local stormwater code requirements, national standards, and sustainable building leaders around the US.

Community-Scale Composting Alongside Curbside Collection
with Joycelyn Chui (Restaurant 2 Garden) and Maric Kusinitz (UW) | June 3rd, 12:00PM – 1:00PM

This webinar explores the benefits and potential barriers of community-scale composting in a city with an established universal curbside collection, Seattle, WA.

Compostable Products Field Testing
with Paula Luu (Closed Loop Partners) and Janet Thoman (Compost Manufacturing Alliance) | June 20th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Compostable products are great in theory, but how do they perform in the field? Paula and Janet will each discuss work performed by Closed Loop Partners and CMA, respectively, regarding field testing of these products at active compost sites.

Marketing Compost with Specialty Blends
with Kathy Kellogg Johnson (Kellogg Garden Products) and Jack Hoeck (Rexius) | July 2nd, 12:00PM – 1:00PM

Both Kellogg Garden Products and Rexius have expertly utilized the tactic of creating specialty compost blends to cater to the unique needs of different market sectors, thus creating demand and driving sales. Come hear Kathy Kellogg Johnson and Jack Hoeck share their wisdom and experience marketing compost with specialty blends.

Microplastic Contamination and Compost
with Markus Flury (WSU) | August 27th, 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Microplastic contamination is a hot topic, globally. Markus will discuss his local expertise in this topic as it relates to compost and compost-amended soils. Markus is a professor at the WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center. His research focus areas include the fate and transport of micro- and non-scale plastics and iron-enhanced compost for stormwater treatment.

Depackaging and Extrusion Technologies
with Troy Lautenbach (Skagit Soils) and Ryan Cooper (Rubicon) | September 11th, 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Troy will discuss depackaging and extrusion technologies as a tool to access pre-consumer food waste for organic material management. Troy co-owns and manages the Skagit Soils composting facility and Lautenbach Recycling. His companies operate a food waste depackager in Skagit County.