Version 1.0

The Reserve began developing the Organic Waste Composting Project Protocol in December 2009. The technical workgroup met from February through May 2010 to refine the draft protocol. A public workshop was held in late May to discuss the draft protocol which was available for public review and comment through May and June. Staff made final revisions to the protocol in June and it was approved by the Reserve Board on June 30, 2010.

Public Comments

Association of Compost Producers	NatureWorks LLC
California Compost Coalition	Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
California Organic Recycling Council	Recology
CalRecovery, Inc.	Recyclers Global Warming Council of the California Resource Recovery Association
Carbon Solutions Group, LLC	Riverside County Waste Management Department
Cedar Grove Composting	Solid Waste Association of North America
City and County of San Francisco, Department of the Environment	South Coast Air Quality Management District
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery	TerraPass
Environmental Credit Corp.	US Composting Council
Mundus Aer, LLC	Waste Management

Staff Response to Public Comments, Version 1.0 (June 2010)

Public Workshop

The Reserve hosted a public workshop in Los Angeles, CA, on May 27, 2010 to provide a venue for public feedback on the draft Organic Waste Composting Project Protocol. The workshop materials are available for download below.

Agenda
Presentation Slides

The audio file can be accessed below. It begins on Slide 11 of the Presentation, Introduction to the Protocol.

Protocol Development Kickoff Meeting

The Reserve hosted a public meeting to kickoff the protocol development process for the Organic Waste Composting Project Protocol in Portland, Oregon, on December 9, 2009. The meeting provided a venue for the Reserve to discuss composting project GHG reductions and the protocol development process, as well as solicit information and feedback from the public. Please see below for the kickoff meeting agenda and presentation.

Agenda
Presentation Slides
Attendee List
Composting Presentation Audio

Workgroup

Alameda County Waste Management Authority	Integrated Waste Management Consulting
Association of Compost Producers	Mundus Aer, LLC
California Composting Coalition and California Organic Recycling Council	North Carolina State University
California Resource Recovery Association	New England Organics
Californians Against Waste	Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Cedar Grove Composting	Recology
Center for a Competitive Waste Industry	SCS Engineers
Community Recycling	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (formerly CIWMB)	University of Washington
Environmental Credit Corporation	Waste Management