Agenda: Tuesday, October 17

The Power Of Organics

21st Century Infrastructure

Sustainable Infrastructure Deployment

Rhys Roth, Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, The Evergreen State College

Food Scraps Processing Procurement

Lisa Heigh, Metro

Business Of Feeding The Soil

Pierce Louis and Tyler Miller, Dirt Hugger

Federal Biogas Policies: Paths Forward

Panel Discussion

Maureen Walsh, American Biogas Council

Cheryl Coleman, Resource Conservation & Sustainability Division, U.S. EPA

David Babson, U.S. Department of Energy

Jim Lemon, BTR Energy

Substrate Treatment

Thermal Pretreatment Of High Cellulosic AD Feedstocks

Wilton McVoitte, McGill University (video)

Biogas Production Rates Using Variable Food And Brewery Waste

Kimberly Miller, Ohio University

Reducing Ammonia Load In Poultry Manure Substrate Digesters

Thijs Wolbrink, Nijhuis Water Technology B.V.

Wasted Food Prevention

Oregon DEQ's Wasted Food Prevention Strategy

Elaine Blatt, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Wasted Food Measurement And Messaging Study

Ashley Zanolli, Oregon DEQ

Prevention Tools And Practices

Andrew Shakman, LeanPath

The Bigger Picture

Managing Biogenic Materials: Store Carbon, Burn It Or Both?

Jeffrey Morris, Sound Resource Management Group

Entering The Anthropocene With Power Of Organics

Evan Edgar, California Compost Coalition

Urban Matters

Sally Brown, University of Washington

Biogas Markets In China

Yifeng Shou, Hangzhou Energy & Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.

Organic Certification Of Digestate Products

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) Process And Policies

Daniel Nguyen, OMRI

Commercial Opportunities With OMRI Listing

Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates

Digestate Classification And The NOSB

Robert Joblin, Cenergy USA and Magic Dirt Horticultural Products

Anthony Callendrello, NEO Energy and Great Bay Fertilizer

Daniel Nguyen, OMRI

Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates

Feedstock Procurement, Preprocessing

Municipal Fats, Oils And Grease Collection Cooperative

David McNeil, City of Tempe (AZ)

Design Feedstock Contracts For Project Success

Jeffrey Burnham, Anuvia Plant Nutrients

Source Separated Organics: Pretreatment Options For Low Solids AD

Joerg Blischke, Black & Veatch

Food Waste Depackaging Trials

Bob Spencer, Windham (VT) Solid Waste Management District

Food Scraps Recovery Journeys

Challenges And Opportunities Of Wasted Food: Alameda County Case Study

Susan Blachman, Blachman Consulting

Growing Portland's Food Scrap Collection Programs

Arianne Sperry, City of Portland (OR)

Transitioning From Public To Private Food Scraps Collection

Bruce Westcott, Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District

Public/Private Partnership Launches Correctional Facility Composting

Angel Arroyo-Rodriguez, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Contamination Management

Cost Of Contamination — A Composter's Reality

Fran San Diego, Agri Service

Implementing A "Food Waste Only" Policy

Paul Ehinger, Metro

Contaminant Reduction In Commercial Food Waste Stream

Tracie Onstad Bills, SCS Engineers

Curbside Contaminant Reduction Strategies

Pierce Louis, Dirt Hugger
Jim Winterbottom, Waste Connections

States Advance Digester Development

Policies And Incentives To Advance AD In California

Jenny Lester Moffitt, Deputy Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Biomethane Roadmap For Washington State

Jim Jensen, Washington State University Energy Program

Oregon Inventory Of Biogas And Renewable Natural Gas Resources

Daniel Avery, Oregon Department of Energy

Anaerobic Digestion Policies In Northeast States

Alex DePillis, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

21st Century Water Resource Recovery Facilities

Surpassing Energy Net Zero At Oregon WRRF

Mike Nacrelli, City of Gresham (OR)

Upgrading Plant Assets To Build Utility Of The Future

Matt Choma, Lucas County (OH)
Alan Johnson, quasar energy group

Roadmap To Successful Codigestion

Brian Meek, Avant Energy

Project Development Tools And Realities

AD Evolution: Adapting To Market Opportunities

Steffen Busk Nielsen, Xergi A/S

What Do Investors Seek?

Kathy Parker, Rodman CPAs

Organics Law:  Defending  Digesters, Digestate, and Compost

James Slaughter, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.