To share your organization's success stories and be featured in a future Spotlight, please send pictures and descriptions to Carina McCarthy at cmccarthy@ieua.org. 

https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/VictoryGardens

https://www.compostingcouncil.org/general/custom.asp?page=PlantVictoryGardens

Urban Soil Symposium 

https://www.treepeople.org/

Event Flyer: https://www.treepeople.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Healthy%20Soils%20for%20Healthy%20Communities.pdf

To Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxB-TmUJsiG-AMiDcYxyL18jeGZZB5yPvk7dviBHnzAwHqfw/viewform

USCC COMPOST2021 Call for Papers

Conference: https://compostconference.com/

Submission Page: https://compostconference.com/submit-abstracts/

Call For Speakers: https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1191

Please see the pdf for the MWELO fact sheet below: 

What is MWELO Fact Sheet.pdf

Below is the research report for anyone wanting to apply compost to slopes as a storm water blanket.  This is a peer-reviewed publication and as such does not promote a product or services:

Research Report - Storm Water Blanket.pdf

SB 1383 Procurement Fact Sheet - Overall Product Procurement.pdf

More information on SB 1383: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Climate/SLCP/,
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education

More information on SB 1383: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Climate/SLCP/, https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education

SB 1383 Procurement Fact Sheet - Mulch.pdf

SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP): Organic Waste Methane Emissions Reductions from CalRecycle: 
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/laws/rulemaking/slcp 

• SB 1383 -List of Main Changes Released 4-20-2020.pdf

USCC Mentor Program: 
https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/MentorYoungProfessionals

• Mentoring 2020.pdf

• More information on SB 1383: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Climate/SLCP/, https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education
• USCC Mentor-Mentee Webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uvIijc-0TJeDSxmidsUgUg 

SB 1383 Procurement Fact Sheet.pdf

USCC Composting in the Time of COVID-19: https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/Composting-In-The-Time-of-COVID-19 

ACP SPOTLIGHT - COVID-19 Industry Solutions: https://healthysoil.org/Announcements/8860643

SB 1383 Municipal Procurement: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education

CalTrans Landscape and Stormwater Management: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/environmental-analysis/stormwater-management-program/stormwater-contacts

CDFA's Healthy Soil Program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/healthysoils/incentivesprogram.html

CalFire Resource Management: https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs

Carbon Cycle Institute's Carbon Farming Network: https://www.carboncycle.org/strategic-partners/carbon-farming-network/

LandscapeEXPO: https://thelandscapeexpo.com/

CPP Concepts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MW0maz3nNrpm7Zp1NdLePnmfy08JXmrGESChWX9uLWE/edit# and
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MGZwKVbNX5vLwcGWmrWjQ_Tp1Hbt2KYybGaJYABgdms/edit#gid=1853376670

ICAW Promotion: https://www.compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Home

USCC Mentoring Program: https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/MentorYoungProfessionals

WasteExpo 2019 sessions: Click Here

Emergency Waiver of Standards: Click Here

BioCycle COVID-19 Resources: Click Here

CRRA COVID-19 Updates: Click Here

CA Department of Public Health Daily Update: Click Here

Attached below is a word document sample letter for Essential Public Service Haulers. This can easily be adapted to your organization’s needs.
Sample Essential Public Service Letter for Haulers.docx

Information may vary from county to county. For example, Santa Clara County information can be found in Section 10.f.iii & xv:
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/DiseaseInformation/novel-coronavirus/Pages/order-health-officer-031620.aspx

“Essential Business”: iii.) Food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing and xv.) Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate

"Essential Travel": Any travel related to essential activities, essential gov. functions, essential businesses, or minimum basic operations

Alameda County: http://www.acgov.org/documents/Final-Order-to-Shelter-In-Place.pdf
Contra Costa County: https://cchealth.org/emergencies/shelter-in-place.php
Marin County: https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2020/hhs-covid-shelterinplace-031620
San Francisco County: https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-issues-new-public-health-order-requiring-residents-stay-home-except-essential
San Mateo: https://www.smcgov.org/shelter-place-faqs
Santa Clara County: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/DiseaseInformation/novel-coronavirus/Pages/order-health-officer-031620.aspx