THE USCC Mission statement
The U.S. Composting Council is dedicated to the development, expansion, and promotion of the composting industry based upon sound science, principles of sustainability, and economic viability. The organization will achieve this mission by:
- encouraging and guiding research,
- promoting best composting practices,
- establishing standards,
- educating professionals and the public, and
- enhancing product quality and markets
Working together as Council members, we envision that composters, generators of organic residues, policy-makers, regulators, professionals, and consumers will pursue this mission.
The USCC Organization
Established in 1990, the US Composting Council (USCC) is the only national organization in the United States dedicated to the development, expansion and promotion of the composting industry. The USCC achieves this mission by encouraging, supporting and performing compost related research, promoting best management practices, establishing standards, educating professionals and the public about the benefits of composting and compost utilization, enhancing compost product quality, and developing training materials for composters and markets for compost products. USCC members include compost producers, marketers, equipment manufacturers, product suppliers, academic institutions, public agencies, nonprofit groups and consulting/engineering firms.
The USCC is a non-profit 501(c) (6) organization that also directs the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation (CCREF), a 501(c) (3) charitable foundation, which administers public and private research and education activities.
The USCC’s Annual Conference & Trade Show is Composting Industry’s premiere event, providing industry professionals with educational, networking, and career advancement opportunities. The Annual Conference is the largest conference and exhibition in North America for the composting, wood waste, and organics recycling industry and is the only national conference run by and for composting professionals. The event also provides opportunities for those affiliated with the industry to learn more about composting and applications for compost use. For more information, visit other pages of this web site. The USCC formed an ongoing partnership with the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) and the Solid Waste Association for North America (SWANA). The Seal of Testing Assurance Program (STA) was created to bring reliability and consistency to compost testing. In partnership with the Compost Council of Canada and other international compost groups the USCC has helped launch International Compost Awareness Week, to raise compost’s profile every spring.
