Upcoming Events
May 2024
ICAW WEEK! Closing the Loop on Compostable Packaging- Virtual
Closing the Loop on Compostable Packaging, 5/6, 12-1pm. Join NCCC for a compost conversation with three expert panelists: Elly Ventura, regional rep at World Centric, Caroline Barry, research analyst for The Composting Consortium/Closed Loop Partners, and Billy Crocker, facility manager, Bee’s Ferry Composting Facility in South Carolina. Learn firsthand about production and certification of compostable packaging, a new contamination study released by the Composting Consortium, and some of the methods helpful to facilities that accept post-consumer products, while still maintaining…
Find out more »ICAW WEEK! Cultivating Compost in Your Community- Wilmington, NC
Cultivating Compost in Your Community, 5/7, 4-6pm at the New Hanover County Arboretum Education Center Join the NCCC's Coastal Composting Committee, New Hanover County Recycling & Solid Waste, NC Cooperative Extension, Wilmington Compost Company, and Garbage to Gardens for an interactive session to learn more about backyard composting, vermicomposting, school composting, and local/state resources! We will demo how to build a DIY worm bin. Come with all your composting questions. Register here for free.
Find out more »ICAW WEEK! NCCC Lobby Day
On May 8th the NCCC is headed to the General Assembly in Raleigh to meet with legislators to advance the compost industry in North Carolina. In 2024, NCCC's been busy working steadily with a lobbyist and team of compost indusry leaders from NC to expand compost use and manufacturing in the state. On April 17, 2024 NCCC hosted a virtual town hall-- which was recorded and will be released on NCCC's YouTube Channel on 5/7/2024, also in celebration of Inernational…
Find out more »ICAW WEEK! Community Composting & Drop Spots- Virtual
Community Composting & Drop Spots, 5/10, 12-1pm Join the NCCC for a compost conversation (ComCon) about community composting and community drop spots! Speakers will share about experiences, from building private and public drop offs to compost bin sale programs. This session will be virtual on May 10th from 12-1pm. Participants will receive the meeting link by email. Register here for free. International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. This year…
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