Organics Diversion Community Educator Training Community Educator Training Part 1
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Community Educator Training Part 1 Organics Diversion Community Educator Training Community Educator Training Part 1 Welcome! About this Webinar Part I of Two-Part Training Why this training now Community Educator Training Part 1 Webinar Presenters Pat Sagui, Director Composting Association of Vermont compostingvermont.org Michele Morris, Business Outreach Coordinator Chittenden Solid Waste District Heather Carrington, State Coordinator UVM Extension Master Gardener Community Educator Training Part 1 W What is Intellectual Infrastructure? Non rival inputs into a wide range of outputs Community Educator Training Part 1 Training Components: , 1.5 hour Webinar , 4-hour Field Training offered at: - Windham Solid Waste Management District, Brattleboro - Rutland County Solid Waste District, Rutland - Chittenden Solid Waste District, Williston - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District, Lyndon , Evaluation , 6-month Survey – How’s it Going? Desired Outcomes: , , , , Community Educator Training Part 1 There will be dozens of trained Community Educators (CEs) to assist Solid Waste Management Entities (SWMEs) with organics source separation and composting outreach and education. Community Educator Trainees will gain a basic knowledge of the outreach methods currently used by SWMEs Community Educator Trainees will gain a basic understanding of the SWME work environment, including types of organics and recycling/diversion options Community Educator Trainees and SWME management will develop an Agreement that clarifies expectations and workplace policies , Community Educators will be geographically distributed , There will be a database with contact information for Community Educators and SWMEs Community Educator Training Part 1 Webinar Agenda Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, Act 148 The Big Picture Where are we at statewide with food rescue and organics diversion Types of materials included in ‘organics’ Types of outreach Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead Community Educator Skills Field Training Agenda Wrap up Community Educator Training Part 1 Universal Recycling Law Act 148 http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/solid/act148.htm Goal Increase the capture and diversion of materials; provide more convenient and consistent services; offer choices and incentives What the law does Bans disposal of certain materials by specified dates Requires parallel collection at facilities Requires parallel collection at curbside Specifies phased in foodscrap diversion Includes a food recovery hierarchy Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, Act 148 Universal Recycling Symbols Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Shared Learning Shared Success Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Alburgh Franklin Berkshire Richford Highgate Jay Sheldon Swanton Enosburg Westfield Isle La Motte Montgomery North HeroSt. Albans Town St. Albans City Fairfield Bakersfield Lowell Belvidere Grand Isle Georgia South Hero Milton Fletcher Waterville Albany Eden Barton Westmore Newark Glover Fairfax Westford Canaan Norton Holland Warners Averys Averill Morgan Grant Gore Lemington Warren Coventry Lewis Charleston Gore Brownington Bloomfield Irasburg Brighton Troy Newport Derby Town Newport City Cambridge Johnson Craftsbury Hyde Park Wolcott Sheffield Greensboro Sutton Brunswick Ferdinand East Haven Burke Maidstone Granby Wheelock Lyndon Stannard Colchester Morristown Guildhall Victory Underhill Hardwick Winooski Essex Kirby Elmore Stowe Walden Lunenburg Burlington Jericho St. Johnsbury Williston Woodbury South Burlington Concord Danville Worcester Cabot Richmond Bolton Waterbury Shelburne St. George Waterford Calais Peacham Middlesex Hinesburg Barnet East Marshfield Charlotte HuntingtonDuxbury Montpelier Moretown Montpelier Starksboro Plainfield Groton Monkton Ryegate Fayston Berlin Barre Ferrisburgh Buels Gore Waitsfield City Vergennes STATE OF VERMONT Bristol Barre Town Northfield Panton Waltham Orange Topsham Warren Newbury Williamstown Lincoln New Haven SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ENTITIES Addison Washington Roxbury Weybridge Corinth Brookfield Contact your Solid Waste Management Entity Bradford Middlebury Granville Chelsea Ripton for information on waste services in your area Bridport Braintree Cornwall Vershire West Fairlee Randolph Salisbury Hancock Fairlee Shoreham Tunbridge Rochester WhitingLeicester Strafford Goshen Bethel Thetford Addison County SWMD (802)388-2333 Royalton Brandon Orwell Pittsfield Sudbury Sharon Bennington County Alliance (802)442-0713 Chittenden Stockbridge Norwich Barnard Benson Hubbardton Pittsford Pomfret Central Vermont SWMD (802) 229-9383 Hartford Killington West Haven Castleton Proctor Rutland Chittenden SWD (802)872-8100 Bridgewater West Rutland Fair Haven Woodstock Rutland City Mendon Hartland Greater Upper Valley SWMD (802)296-3688 Poultney Ira ClarendonShrewsbury Plymouth Reading West Lamoille Regional SWMD (802)888-7317 Middletown Springs Windsor Windsor Wells TinmouthWallingfordMount Holly Londonderry Group (802)824-3306 Cavendish Weathersfield Ludlow Mount Tabor Pawlet Baltimore Mad River Resource Mgmt. Alliance (802)244-7373 Danby Weston Springfield Chester Andover Northeast Kingdom SWMD (802)626-3532 Landgrove Rupert Dorset Peru SandgateManchester Winhall Arlington Sunderland Stratton Londonderry WindhamGraftonRockingham Rutland County SWD (802)775-7209 Jamaica Wardsboro Shaftsbury Somerset Glastenbury Dover Athens Townshend Westminster Brookline Putney Newfane Dummerston Searsburg Marlboro Bennington Wilmington Woodford Brattleboro Pownal Readsboro Halifax Guilford Stamford Vernon Whitingham Map Created 1/4/2016 Northwest Vermont SWMD (802)524-5986 Solid Waste Alliance Communities (802)342-5701 Southern Windsor/Windham Counties SWMD (802)674-9235 Mountain Alliance (802)728-5433 White River Alliance (802)234-9340 Windham SWMD (802)257-0272 Individual Town with Approved Plan - Call Town Office Community Educator Training Part 1 Where are we at today? Infrastructure and Services vary by region Food Rescue Food scraps and residuals to livestock feed Sales of home composting bins/green cones, counter top bin through SWMEs Event diversion Community composting Increase in material to composting facilities Processing residuals to anaerobic digesters Landfill Ban: July 1, 2016 – 1/2 Ton/wk July 1, 2017 – 1/3 Ton/wk July 1, 2020 – all Community Educator Training Part 1 Leveraging Interests Who Wants to Help? Schools Charitable food system – supply, food access, nutrition information, food preparation Community gardens Health care Faith-based groups Farmers Businesses with sustainability goals Community Educator Training Part 1 Types of materials (checked ones are the ones you will most often deal with Edible food suitable for charitable donation ✓ Foodscraps Food Processing Residuals whey/other dairy, spent brewers grain, ‘mistakes’ Fats, oils, grease (FOG), ✓ Leaf, yard material Wood products – chip, sawdust, clean C&D ✓ Soiled paper, cardboard ✓ Disposable food ware (compostable/ Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Community Educator Training Part 1 “ Compost Pick-Up Services Several companies currently of er compost pick-up for Chittenden County food service businesses. Visit www.cswd.net/composting for the latest info. biz@cswd.net (802) 872-8100x237 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Types of Outreach Field Work Respond to phone and email queries – SWME offices, UVM garden hotline Assist generators at transfer stations Special events – education/monitoring, CSWD Waste Warriors, bin rentals Present to local community groups Visit businesses, residential complexes – offer info, materials, technical assistance Backyard/neighborhood composting workshops Community Educator Training Part 1 Types of Outreach Outreach Development and Materials Help develop outreach materials, web content Web-based Distribute resources/videos – ANR, SWMEs, UVM materials Identify/develop new partnerships (eg. food pantry, gleaners, civic organizations, churches with food security social mission) Data collection and analysis The Three Rs Reach People Where They Are – Find their interest Respect different realities & learning styles Respond from a ‘sharing’ place – Collaborative Compliance – We’re all in this together Community Educator Training Part 1 Food Rescue Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Commonly Asked Questions Why can’t I compost my ‘compostable’ cup? Are meat, bones, dairy compostable? Why isn’t my pile decomposing? How are they going to ‘make us’ compost or divert organics by 2020? What if someone gets sick from donated food? Can I only put organic food in if I want organic compost? How and when can I use my compost? Can Should I use more compost on heavy feeders? How much compost should I use? How will compost affect the N-P-K values of my soil? I compost: Diseased vegetation Weeds My dead cat Horse chestnut tree debris Rotting wood Dog poop, cat litter Know what you don’t know Community Educator Training Part 1 Diversion Options Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Manage on Site Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Training Part 1 Diversion Options Depends on where you are, volume of material, existing regional infrastructure Drop off – current options, pending options Pick up: by conventional hauler, farmer, organics niche hauler On site: composting, vermicomposting, community garden, neighborhood – local zoning may apply To agriculture - vegetable farmers, egg producers Community Educator Training Part 1 What options are specific to a SWME, hauler, end user? Drop off location & types, hours of service What is a contaminant – eg. food ware, waxed cardboard, commercial flowers Material for livestock feed Compost feedstocks approved for use in ‘certified organic’ applications Material to anaerobic digesters Pick up services – eg. full service haulers, foodscraps only haulers Cost Community Educator Training Part 1 Lessons Learned Community Educator Training Part 1 What’s Working Direct outreach to targeted businesses, schools, institutions, residential complexes Media, building culture that source separation and composting is the NORM Offering tools to assist with composting – kitchen pails, drop-off compost buckets, info materials at-cost SoilSavers and Green Cones Free backyard composting workshops Community Educator Training Part 1 Challenges Ahead Community Educator Training Part 1 Yuk factor (smelly buckets and collection carts, fruit flies, maggots, animals – skunks, dogs, freezing temperatures) Cost of collection where offered Commitment to self-haul to drop-off site or farmer and then clean out pails – overall more work to manage than recycling Different systems in different locations: school, work, home, restaurant, event, etc. Decision Paralysis Community Educator Training Part 1 Ongoing change with phased-in compliance: Materials • Infrastructure• Management Processes New/different Need New facilities to take organics for carbon materials by composters partnerships especially with food rescue Compliance Linking Need incentives/education compost producers with buyers for new regulations Community Educator Training Part 1 Educator Community Educator Training Part 1 Community Educator Skills Community Educator Training Part 1 Speaking and Writing skills Computer literacy - basic email, filing, data tracking, website management, blog Follow through First-hand experience with source separation and composting Understanding the challenges and what works Interpersonal skills – upbeat, can-do attitude; willing to listen, offer workable solutions, creativity Organics diversions vocabulary Know what you don’t know We Are A Community Of Learners Community Educator Training Part 1 What Next? Community Educator Training Part 1 Field Trainings Survey for dates Brattleboro, Rutland, Williston, Lyndon Agenda Overview of Vermont’s Materials Management Infrastructure for organics diversion and food rescue Being a Community Educator volunteer at a SWME workplace Bring your questions Connecting Community Educators and SWME Community Educator/SWME agreement Samples of outreach materials, totes, bins Site visit – compost site, transfer station Evaluation Six-Month ‘How’s it Going?’ Survey Community Educator Training Part 1 Wrap Up Community Educator Training Part 1 We’re all in this together Thank you! to everyone who contributed time and materials to develop this training. Special thanks to: July Sanders Michele Morris Marge Keough Bryn Oakleaf Solid Waste District Managers Heather Carrington & UVM Master Composter Pgm Project Funders: High Meadows Fund Castanea Foundation Rutland County Solid Waste District Community Educator Training Part 1 THANK YOU! $35 Discount Registration April 7, 2016 $35 Community Educator Training Part 1 Please fill out your Field Training Dates Survey
