BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CET - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CET X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.cetonline.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CET REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073632 CREATED:20260131T222945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T024103Z UID:46884-1775039400-1775055600@www.cetonline.org SUMMARY:New York State Compost Site Operators Workshop: East Hampton/East Hampton Compost\, Long Island Organics Initiative DESCRIPTION:New York State Compost Site Operators Workshop: East Hampton/East Hampton Compost\, Long Island Organics Initiative  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:Long Island \n\n\n\nDate:Wednesday Apr 1\, 2026 \n\n\n\nTime:10:30 am – 3:00 pm \n\n\n\n\nCapacity Reached\, join the waitlist\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDS\n\n\n\n\n\nSession summary\n\n\n\n\nCET\, with support from NYS DEC\, is hosting a free compost site operators’ workshop in East Hampton\, New York on Wednesday\, April 1st\, from 10:30am-3:00pm.   \n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging and informative half-day event focused on best practices for implementing community scale composting systems in New York State. The workshop will be led by James McSweeney of Compost Technical Services and The 131° School of Composting.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be divided into two parts: an online webinar and a half-day field session. The webinar will be held on Tuesday\, March 3rd from 10:00am-12:00pm. All in-person registrants will automatically register for the webinar. If you are unable to attend\, we will record the session so that attendees can watch before the in-person field portion.   \n\n\n\nThe hands-on field session will take place at East Hampton Transfer Station\, in collaboration with the Long Island Organics Initiative and East Hampton Compost.   \n\n\n\nThis workshop is geared toward the following participants from New York State:  \n\n\n\n\nOperators of agricultural\, municipal\, and private composting operations that accept food scraps. \n\n\n\n\n\nOperators of small-scale/community composting sites that accept food scraps\, such as community gardens\, local parks\, etc. \n\n\n\n\n\nOther interested parties considering starting a commercial or community scale composting operation to compost food scraps. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the waitlist\n\n\n\n\nPriority registration will be given to New York-based composters. Out-of-state registrants will be placed on a waitlist and notified if spots become available.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of a series of two workshops that CET is hosting in Spring 2026 under our Rethink Food Waste NY program. The other workshop will be hosted in Schenectady\, NY. We kindly request that you register for only one of the two workshops.  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please reach out to CET at RethinkFoodWasteNY@cetonline.org or 866-306-0911.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nthe Speaker \n\n\n\n\nJames McSweeneyCompost Technical Services \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Organization\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOMPOST TeChNICAL SERVICES Compost Technical Services is a specialized consulting and education firm focused on helping farms\, communities\, and organizations build resilient\, sustainable compost systems. They offer expert compost systems design\, operational support\, and technical assistance to improve food scrap recycling and nutrient management\, with programs active in places like Vermont\, Massachusetts\, and New York.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Town of East Hampton Compost Facility The Town of East Hampton Compost Facility is an 11-acre site that has been operating for over 25 years\, processing yard waste such as leaves\, brush\, and grass clippings.Led by Sanitation Supervisor Craig Fick\, this tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the facility’s operations and its new NYSDEC-approved pilot program to accept residential food waste\, including fruits\, vegetables\, eggshells\, and coffee grounds.Developed in collaboration with ReWild Long Island\, the program explores how food waste can be integrated into existing compost systems to support more sustainable\, community-based solutions.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthe long island organics Initiative East Hampton Compost is a community-based initiative supporting the Long Island Organics Initiative\, transforming food scraps into nutrient-rich soil.Founded in 2023\, the organization works to reduce carbon emissions\, recycle organic waste\, and support local ecosystems\, including pollinators and communities\, through sustainable composting practices.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCET · Center for ecotecHnology CET is an environmental nonprofit committed to assisting a variety of operations in reducing\, recovering\, and diverting wasted food from disposal. Supported by NYS DEC\, CET currently offers free technical assistance to New York businesses\, institutions\, organics recyclers\, and haulers to support their wasted food strategies.For questions\, please contact us at rethinkfoodwasteny@cetonline.org.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Waitlist\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n 2026 Compost Site Operators Workshop Series\nHosted by CET\, NYS DEC\, and James McSweeney.\n\nThank you for your interest in this workshop series focused on best practices for community-scale compost sites incorporating food scraps.\n\nAt this time\, registration is full. By completing this form\, you will be added to the waitlist and notified if space becomes available.\n\nPriority will be given to composters based in New York.\n\nFor questions\, contact rethinkfoodwasteny@cetonline.org \n \n \n Step 1 of 2 – General Questions\n \n \n 0%\n \n \n Select the event you would like to register for:(Required)Schenectady: Schenectady Community Compost Project – March 30th\, 2026Long Island: East Hampton Tranfer Station – April 1st\, 2026Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n TitleCompany Name(Required)Email(Required)\n \n PhoneAddress(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What best describes your business?Compost Facility or/and HaulerCommunity Environmental OrgniazationGoverment EntityOtherPlease SpecifyDo you operate a compost site in New York state that incorporates food scraps?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Please note if you have any dietary/food restrictions (Vegetarian\, gluten free\, etc) URL:https://www.cetonline.org/event/new-york-state-compost-site-operators-workshop-east-hampton-east-hampton-compost-long-island-organics-initiative/ CATEGORIES:waste reduction ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.cetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/farms-3.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR