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EUROPEAN COMPOST NETWORK
ECN e.V.
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Network for Organic Resources and Biological Treatment
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ECN E-BULLETIN No. 9_2024
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ECN welcomes new Policy Officer Aline Granjard
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Aline Granjard holds a master’s degree in International and European environmental law obtained in France. Before joining the ECN, she worked in Paris as a trainee in an NGO promoting circular economy, and then in Brussels for two years as a policy officer in a national business association from the waste sector. Focusing on EU environmental and waste policies, she gained relevant experience in policy analysis and advocacy.
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Aline speaks French and English and has a good knowledge of Spanish. She is deeply interested in environmental and agricultural policy issues. Aline is looking forward to working for the ECN and to meeting its members.
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4th Thematic seminar on ‘Good use and alternative use of compost and digestate based products’ took place in Potsdam
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From 10-12 September, the 4th Thematic Seminar of the Interreg Europe project ‘Composting in Rural Environments’ took take place in Potsdam (Brandenburg), organised by the German Project Partner the Brandenburg State Office of Environment (Landesamt für Umwelt).
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The thematic seminar focussed on the presentation of good practices for the use of compost and digestate products. In addition to the nine good practices presented by the project partners and their stakeholders, four experts presented the results and experiences on the sustainable production of compost and digestate and their use in organic farming in Germany. 45 participants attended the seminar.
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On the second day, the project partners visited the growing media production plant of Störk Gmbh, which produces more than 300 different growing media blends. Another stop on the trip was the newly build combined anaerobic digestion and composting plant of RETERRA GmbH in Trappenfelde.
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The third-day, as an internal project meeting, focussed on the project achievements and the presentation of the lesson’s learnt from the previous three thematic seminars, as well as the policy improvements which were taken under consideration by each project partner.
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Further information on the good practices from the 8 project partners, news and events can be found on the CORE website. Please follow #COREinterreg on X and access our videos on our youtube channel here.
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LIFE BIOBEST Project I Events
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The consortium presents the latest findings of the project in Portugal and Poland
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The project organises three in-person events this fall. Participation is free for all events but require registration:
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What are the goals of these technical workshops?
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The workshops aim to showcase best practices in bio-waste management at national and regional levels, following the recently launched LIFE BIOBEST guidelines based on the experiences of Europe’s best performers in bio-waste management.
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Who are these events for?
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- Elected officials and technicians from municipalities launching or improving their bio-waste collection systems and overcome barriers and local challenges;
- Waste company representatives, civil society members, and academia interested in local bio-waste management.
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Compost Council of Canada I Niagara Falls I 2-4 October 2024
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ECN is going to Canada
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Organics Recycling is a must, as is Soil health!
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Organics recycling is essential for maintaining healthy soils and sustainable agriculture. ECN is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming Organics Recycling Conference in Canada. The event will feature Dr. Stefanie Siebert, ECN's Executive Director, as a speaker. Dr. Siebert will discuss the topics of biowaste management and the markets for quality compost and digestate in Europe.
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- Regulatory & Policy Directions
- Organics Recycling Infrastructure Developments
- Research Discoveries
- Processing Advances, Collection Methods, Technology
- Compost, Digestate and Biochar Markets
- Compostable Claims and Products
- Putting Organics Recycling to Work
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III Estonian Zero Waste Conference I Tartu (EE) I 2-3 October 2024
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Circular systems are a reality
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The 3rd Estonian ZW Conference is scheduled for October 2nd and 3rd, Tartu, Estonia. This year the conference's focus is on the already existing systemic zero waste solutions. The host city of this year’s conference is Tartu, that carries the title of the European Capital of Culture 2024 that has also put considerable effort into environmentally friendly event management.
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ECN’s member, Prof Mait Kriipsalu, from the Life Science University of Tartu , will lead the workshop on ‘How to make separate collection of biowaste work?’ on 2nd October.
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Separate collection of biodegradable waste is mandatory in the EU. The task is seemingly simple – separate the biodegradables at the source, take them to a treatment facility by a separate truck, turn it into compost and reuse the nutrients found in the compost. Yet it does not work in many local governments. During the workshop, each link in the chain of collection and treatment of biodegradable waste will be reviewed and discussed how source separation affects the quality of compost and limits or promotes the recycling of organic matter.
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Registration is open until there are places or until September 25th! Check out the agenda and list of speakers here.
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Nordic Biogas Conference I Denmark I 22-24 October 2024
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Nordic Biogas Conference 2024
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The Nordic Biogas Conference is held in Aalborg, Denmark, 22-24 October 2024. This is the ninth time the conference will be held. The Nordic Biogas Conference 2024 will explore the recent developments and future perspectives of a biogas industry running fast – not only supplying green energy for a wide range of sectors, but also green fertiliser for the agriculture – and providing biogenic CO2 for carbon storage and production of e-fuels for heavy road vehicles, ships and airplanes.
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Deadline for registration is 1st of October 2024.
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Compost Congress I Wieselburg I 6-7 November 2024
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2nd Austrian Compost Congress
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The congress is organized by the Compost and Biogas Association of Austria. Once again, you can look forward to engaging presentations and discussions on the following topics:
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- What’s happening with laws and standards in the compost sector?
- What’s driving the industry? (Compost quality)
- What role does compost play as a carbon sink?
- What is the value of compost? (Practical reports)
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Click here for more information!
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ICAW 2025 I 4-10 May 2025
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ICAW 2025 Poster Contest
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Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost! is the ICAW theme for 2025. This theme was chosen with the goal of highlighting composting in all kinds of communities at any scale – from the backyard home composter to community composters, to large-scale facilities to all those who recognize the many benefits of using compost on our soils. The ICAW 2025 will take place from 4-10 May 2025.
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Each year, the International Compost Awareness Week Committee holds a poster contest to pick a design for the annual poster. There is always a new theme for ICAW, which is highlighted on the poster as well as that year’s dates. The poster contest is open to anyone from anywhere in the world age 14 or older. It will be held from September 1st to November 1st. The prize for winning the contest is $500. Check out the full requirements for the poster here.
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To find out more about ICAW 2025 and to stay up to date with the latest news, click here.
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S.O.S Save Organics in Soil
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This international initiative S.O.S. SOIL – Save Organics in Soil, led by the European Compost Network (ECN) and the Italian Composting and Biogas Association (CIC), aims to highlight the importance of soil organic matter to encourage policy makers to develop instruments to move Europe towards implementing sustainable, climate proof soil management practices.
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Sign the manifesto 'Save Organigs in Soil' here.
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ECN-QAS Trade Mark No 011007168
Trade mark for certified quality assurance
organisations, compost and digestate products
according to ECN-QAS
Website: www.ecn-qas.eu
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