Compost Stewardship Institute

An amazing day!!! 🌟 Impressive and broad participation by Leaders from every stakeholder group convening in #Denver to Improve Circularity of Compostables and Compost. 💚 The energy, passion, and problem solving collaboration is unprecedented. 😁 This is a truly fun and rewarding solution-focused process! 🎉🕺 The trust and collaborative spirit is bringing us all together, as a unified force to address our common goal of improving America's compost system. 🇺🇲🌿 Sustainability IS a team sport! 🙌 Gratitude to our lead facilitators: Candy Castellanos, GPCC, MSOD Arielle T. Sullivan, MSOD

For good reason there's an unprecedented amount of excitement throughout the circular compostable industry. ♻️ This is the first ever leadership meeting addressing the entire system of compostable packaging and materials.💚 Compost Stewardship Institute is honored to be a member of this steering committee and thrilled to contribute alongside industry experts from every stakeholder group in the circular compostable materials process!🌿 Teamwork makes the dream work! 🙌 Here's to a successful conference! 😊

Minnesota is now the 5th state in USA to enact EPR for packaging. Oregon (2021) Maine (2021) Colorado (2022) California (2022) Minnesota's new packaging EPR program requires producers selling packaging, paper products, and food service packaging into the state to financially support the statewide improvement and expansion of recycling programs. The law seeks to reduce the impacts of waste on the environment and human health, keep plastics out of rivers and waterways, and address the inequitable impacts of waste on vulnerable communities.   Under the new law, brand owners are required to pay 50% of the residential recycling cost, starting July 1, 2029, increasing to 75% in 2030, and to 90% by July 1, 2031.   The law requires the producers to fund, and the state to conduct, a needs assessment by December 31, 2026, which will inform program implementation. The law also requires MPCA to hire a consultant to conduct two studies by January 1, 2032 – one on workplace conditions and equity in Minnesota’s recycling, composting, and reuse facilities, and a second study to determine the contribution of covered products to litter and water pollution. Contact CSI for further details and information on how to properly plan for EPR for your business. #ExtendedProducerResponsiblity #EPR #PackagingEPR https://lnkd.in/evh43UUA

The 2023-2024 CREF Scholarship Winners have been chosen. Congratulations Sai Thejaswini Pamuru from University of Maryland College Park, and Daisy D'Angelo from The Ohio State University and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. Learn about their projects below. Next time to apply will be February 2024. Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF) US Composting Council https://lnkd.in/eZUG6fxV

The Compost Stewardship Institute (CSI) significantly enhances the efficacy of public-private-philanthropic partnerships (4P models) in addressing climate and nature challenges. CSI's focus on sustainable waste and materials management and soil health directly aligns with the high-impact areas in agriculture and land conservation by integrating advanced and innovative composting practices. CSI contributes to reducing greenhouse emissions and enhancing biodiversity, embodying the collaboration and innovation spirit of 4P models. Leveraging its expertise in organic waste transformation and soil rejuvenation, CSI acts as a crucial link between public policies, private sector scalability, and philanthropic investment in climate action, demonstrating a practical application of the report's framework in this critical environmental sector. Hamid H. Samandari Daniel Pacthod Shally Venugopal Mekala Krishnan Tracy Nowski Adam Kendall Jared Goodman Piers Rosholt McKinsey & Company #netzero #biodiversité #biodiversity #zerowaste #climatechange #climateaction #wef #worldeconomicforum #worldleaders #worldef #davos https://lnkd.in/ePzpJxbk

🌱 The Compost Stewardship Institute (CSI) is poised to make a significant impact on improving America's recycling and composting rates. 🌍Local Government Partnerships: CSI understands the importance of collaboration with local governments to drive change. CSI supports initiatives like those in #Austin, #Maine, #Colorado, #California, #Oregon, #NewYork, #NewJersey, #Washington, #Minnesota, and #Orlando, and many other US cities and states to improve recycling and composting. 🌍Effective Education Initiatives: Education plays a vital role in recycling and composting. Compostable materials are not waste; they are a valuable resource to composters and communities. CSI supports communities with awareness and encourages businesses and the consumers to understand how compostable materials are effective in reducing pollution, diverting materials from landfills, and addressing critical human health issues caused by microplastics. 🌍Maximizing MRF Efficiency: Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) are significant in the recycling process, and ERP take-back programs like CSI are effective in supporting MRF's to be the best they can be by easing pressure on MRF's, ensuring compostable materials are effectively composted, benefiting both MRF's and Composters. 🌍Championing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws: CSI supports EPR laws as a powerful tool to enhance recycling and composting rates, even in states with strong recycling and composting performance. CSI's EPR Take-Back of all compostable materials demonstrates the potential impact of EPR laws in connecting people to reliable recycling and composting systems. 🌍Collaboration with Private Industry: CSI brings tangible and immediate value-added benefits to private industry by enabling them to quickly reach their sustainability goals and zero waste targets. Brand's committed to eliminating waste through composting their compostable materials and packaging have the essential support for the circular system necessary to reach their goals and targets. 🌍Commitment to Compostable Products and Packaging: CSI acknowledges that product and packaging design impacts recycling and composting. CSI supports all compostable materials, regardless of their application, which align with recycling, composting and sustainability goals of all stakeholders including the government, businesses, composters, and communities. In a world striving for greater sustainability impact and waste reduction, CSI's efforts align with the crucial steps outlined by The Recycling Partnership. Together, let's drive positive change. 💚 #Recycling #Sustainability #CompostStewardshipInstitute Compost Manufacturing Alliance LLC Megan Quinn Scott Mouw EXPRA - Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance #sdg2030 #sdgs UN Environment Programme Sustainable Brands #compostablepackaging #climatechange #noplastic #noplanetb https://lnkd.in/g9n8yBG3

The Compost Stewardship Institute is a non-profit organization that has successfully addressed two key challenges in composting: 1) increasing acceptance of certified compostable materials among composters 2) eliminating contamination Utilize CSI's expertise to ensure your business's compostable materials are composted effectively and sustainably. The Institute's early achievements include the diversion of substantial amounts of compostable materials away from landfills, thereby aiding in effective compost production. CSI offers support to all compostable materials generators, guiding them towards effective, results-based composting practices. This assistance is key in helping brands, retailers, and all generators achieve their sustainability goals and zero waste objectives. CSI makes composting simple and efficient for businesses dealing with compostable materials. The Sustainability Consortium Weinreb Group Sustainability Recruiting Sustainability Sustainability In The Air Sustainable Apparel Coalition Sustainable Design International Institute for Sustainable Development Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub (ACT) American Circular Textiles Group Deloitte Sustainability Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Sustainable Apparel Coalition U.S. Green Building Council - U.S. Market Insights Green Building Initiative BSR Sustainable Packaging News Textile Exchange Specialty Food Association Natural Products Expo United Natural Products Alliance Organic Trade Association Specialty Coffee Association Fashion for Good Ellen MacArthur Foundation Sustainable Cannabis Coalition National Parks Conservation Association National Cannabis Industry Association NATRUE - The International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association

Make a difference to improve our planet! CSI is the leading innovative solution to capture valuable compostable material resources which improve our planet and soil.