​Understanding the Current Compost QA/QC Systems
​in Minnesota
The first workshop was held on Thursday, October 13  |  9 am - Noon
At the MnDOT Shoreview Training and Conference Center

Presentations

Welcome
Overview of National Compost Quality Control Systems: Ginny Black, MNCC
MnDOT’s Objectives: Ken Graeve, MnDO

MnDOT

MnDOT’s APL current online form and approval process: Warren Tuel, MnDOT
MnDOT’s Approved/Qualified Products List (APL) for Compost

MNCC

MNCC White Paper on Compost Standards in MN – Chuck Joswiak (MNCC

​MPCA’s Compost Regulations & Programs:

MPCA Compost Regulatory Programs Overview and the Solid Waste Compost Rule – Tim Farnan (MPCA
Feedlots and Manure Compost Regulations – George Schwint (MPCA
Stormwater Management and the Role of Compost – Mike Trojan (MPCA)

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

MDA’s Fertilizer & Soil Amendment Labeling Program – Jeppe Kjaersgaard, MDA

Brief summaries by individual composters about their own compost QA/QC systems:

Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) – Tim Lundell, WLSSD
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Specialized Environmental Technologies (SET) – Chuck Joswiak, SET