The U. S. Composting Council is now accepting nominations for a variety of awards to recognize companies, communities and individuals involved in composting.

Nominations are due November 30.

Awards that will be presented at the Council’s annual conference luncheon on January 24 in these categories—

Composter of the Year Award - Awarded to a commercial-scale composting facility, public or private, which has displayed excellence in both compost production and marketing/distribution. The nominated facility must be in operation for a minimum of five years and in regulatory compliance for the last three years.

H. Clark Gregory Award - Awarded to an individual who has displayed outstanding service to the composting industry through various grassroots efforts; including backyard composting, vermi-composting and public or end user education. A nominee must be active in one or more of these compost related efforts for a minimum of five years.

Hi Kellogg Award - Awarded to an individual who has displayed outstanding service to the U.S. composting industry over a period of many years. This award recognizes individuals who have left a lasting positive impact on the U.S. composting industry. A nominee must be active in the composting industry for a minimum of 10 years.

Rufus Chaney Award - Awarded to an individual who has displayed excellence in the area of compost research over a period of many years. This award recognizes those individuals whose breath of research and/or research findings have had a significant impact on the composting industry and/or end users of compost. A nominee must be active in compost/composting research for a minimum of 10 years.

Clean Water Award - Awarded to a person or company in the compost industry or related field who have completed projects that positively impacted water quality via the use of organics or increased awareness of the link between quality soils, compost and water quality. Projects that use organic materials and have created clean water, prevent pollution, improved soil quality leading to improved water quality, conserves water or other practices related to water quality issues are eligible for this award.

For more information visit the Council’s Awards webpage.

8/12/2005