Mid Atlantic Composting and Compost Use Conference

Sep 19-21, 2007
Beltsville, MD

The Mid-Atlantic Composting and Compost Use Conference was a biennial event sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Composting Association (MACA), a former composting trade association comprised of members from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The 2007 conference, titled “Composting and Compost Use For Sustainable Low Impact Development,” was co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Water Program. The conference’s theme was the generation and use of locally produced, annually renewable, bio-based performance-oriented compost products for use in controlling stormwater and erosion through sustainable, low impact development.

The technical program was planned and conducted by faculty from Mid-Atlantic region universities, and public and private sector professionals, for the purpose of providing useful information to utility operators, local government decision-makers, landscape architects, general contractors, environmental engineers, regulators, composters, and other professionals with interest in using compost in low impact development. Instructors provided tools and information for achieving lower life cycle costs, lower environmental impact, long-term benefits, and harmony with local economy.

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