[USCC] Compostable Plastics Seminar announcement

[Craig Coker]

The North Carolina Composting Council (a state chapter of the USCC) invites
you to attend a timely seminar on the issues surrounding compostable
products now in the marketplace. Compostable products include cups, plates,
bowls, saucers, servingware, and bags.

 

Key issues to be discussed will include:

. What are the differences between compostable, biodegradable and disposable
products?

 

. What does it mean that a product meets the ASTM D6400 Standard?

 

. Do these products really compost and under what conditions?

 

. How do I decide what compostable products my company should procure?

 

. Are there issues with Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMO) that I need to
be aware of?

 

. How do I develop a sustainable compostable products program?

 

. What steps should North Carolina take to ensure that sustainable and
compostable products are used in food service?

 

The seminar will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at the Guilford County Cooperative Extension offices, 3309
Burlington Rd.

Greensboro, NC 27405 (http://guilford.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=contact)

 

 

 

Craig Coker | Coker Composting & Consulting

1213 Spradlin Rd., Vinton, VA 24179

Tel.: (540) 890-1086, Fax: (540) 890-1087

Cell: (540) 874-5168, Email: cscoker at verizon.net

Web: www.cokercompost.com.

 

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