2026 CA Compost Workshop & Demo Day

Tour of Otay Sustainability Park; Panels on Contamination Reduction, Compost Use Expansion, and Institutional Organics Recovery Programs
About this Event

Come discuss the most pressing issues in the compost industry - from CalRecycle updates on SB1383, to compost market development opportunities, strategies for contamination reduction, and stories of large scale institutions successfully implementing organics recovery programs. Plus - the opportunity start the day with a of tour the Republic Otay Sustainability Park in Chula Vista, and demonstrations from of composting equipment.

CA Compost Workshop & Demo Day

For our fourth annual workshop, we'll meet at the Sinclair on G Street at 8 am and take a bus to Otay Sustainability Park in Chula Vista, a large scale composting facility equipped with solar powered aerated static piles and a Thor depackager for managing commercial contracts. At 11:30 am, we will return to the Sinclair for an afternoon of presentations on contamination reduction, compost market development, and institutional organics recovery. At 5 pm, we'll head over to a happy hour to continue networking. Lunch and coffee is included with every ticket. There are limited spots for the tour and demo day, so sign up soon!

8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Otay Sustainability Park Tour + Demo Day

8:00 am: Buses begin departure from Sinclair

8:30 am: Final bus departs from Sinclair

9:00 - 11:30 am: Otay Sustainability Park Tour

12:00 pm: Bus arrives at Sinclair

11:00 am - 5 pm | Panels + Lunch at the Sinclair on G Street

12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch

1:00 - 1:30 pm: Welcome + Cara Morgan, CalRecycle

1:30 - 2:30 pm: Planning for Compost and Resiliency Panel Discussion

2:30 - 2:45 pm: Networking Break

2:45 - 3:45 pm: Organics Recovery at Large Scale Institutions Panel Discussion

3:45 - 4:00 pm: Networking Break

4:00 - 5:00 pm: Contamination Reduction Panel

5:00 - 7:30 on | Happy Hour, location TBD