[USCC] NY State Assemblyman - Long Island

[Cary Oshins]

Since endotoxins are ubiquitous in any area with high levels of organic
matter dust, such as barns, grain mills and paper recycling facilities, they
will be present at composting facilities as well. There is no
epidemiological evidence that there is increased risk to the public from
endotoxins at composting facilities. The USCC has an excellent factsheet on
endotoxins written by Elliot Epstein. It will be available as a free
download as soon as the new website gets up (which will be in the very near
future). In the meantime, the USCC Legislative and Environmental Affairs
Committee can discuss a response to Representative Alessi, probably writing
a letter and providing a copy of the factsheet.

If anyone one like a copy of the factsheet emailed to them, please contact
me directly.

Cary
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Cary Oshins
Assistant Director of Programs
US Composting Council
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Please visit the following link to see what New York State Assemblyman,
Marc 
Alessi, is saying about composting.  
 
He states, "What we need to see is if endotoxins are associated with  
composting, because these are serious accusations of health problems, and if
they 
are unfounded, then I don't want there to be a fear factor of the
composting 
facility for no reason. But if the connection is there,  then statewide we
can 
start to shut down composting facilities but we would need  the
documentation 
to help us prove the case."
 
_http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19669333&BRD=1776&PAG=461&dept_id
=6
363&rfi=6_ 
(http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19669333&BRD=1776&PAG=461&dept_id
=6363&rfi=6) 
 
Brian Fleury
WeCare Organics, LLC
(C) 315 / 374 /  5098
bfleurywecare at aol.com
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