2026-02-10T08:40:52-08:00 2025-03-31 Kimberly G Palmer 4680 Leathers Street San Diego CA 92117 990 2024-04-01 541627814 COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION COMP 1053 EAST WHITAKER MILL RD STE 115 RALEIGH NC 27604 DIANE HAZARD Executive Director 2026-02-10 true true Kimberly G Palmer P00438998 6198847271 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANE HAZARD 1053 EAST WHITAKER MILL RD STE 115 RALEIGH NC 27604 476234 false X WWW.COMPOSTINGCOUNCIL.ORG X 1992 MD THE COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CCREF) SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE THE STATURE AND PRACTICES OF THE COMPOSTING INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, INCREASING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC RECYCLING. 12 12 5 60 0 300948 113018 310073 362322 213 894 0 611234 476234 0 0 249041 222281 25106 8703 8703 375559 312103 649706 543087 -38472 -66853 182983 116130 0 182983 116130 THE COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CCREF) SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE THE STATURE AND PRACTICES OF THE COMPOSTING INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, INCREASING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC RECYCLING. false false 421794 362322 1.THIS YEAR, CREF ADVANCED A MUCH-NEEDED COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE TEST METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF COMPOSTING AND COMPOST (TMECC) WITH THE SUPPORT OF 20+ EXPERT REVIEWERS. THESE PHASE I UPDATES FOCUS ON THE U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL'S SEAL OF TESTING ASSURANCE METHODS AND ONCE COMPLETE, WILL PROVIDE A STRONG, RELEVANT FOUNDATION FOR COMPOST SCIENCE AND THE GROWING ORGANICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY. 2.OUR COMPOST OPERATIONS TRAINING COURSE (COTC) IS THE EDUCATIONAL GOLD STANDARD FOR COMMERCIAL-SCALE COMPOSTING, TRAINING 1,500+ PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY OVER 15 YEARS. 3.INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK (ICAW) IS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVE OF THE COMPOST INDUSTRY. CREF COORDINATES ITS CELEBRATION DURING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF MAY WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS. THE ICAW POSTER CONTEST HAD SUBMISSIONS FROM OVER 700 APPLICANTS FROM OVER 70 COUNTRIES. 4.THE COMPOSTABLE FIELD TESTING PROGRAM (CFTP) IS AN ONGOING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT ASSESSING THE DISINTEGRATION OF COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS IN VARIED COMPOST FACILITY SYSTEMS, WITH A GOAL OF DATA SHARED ON A PUBLIC, OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM. 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