Certified Compost Operations Manager™ Spotlight: Mike Larrivee

Mike Larrivee is a licensed professional geologist and general manager for Atlas Organics Composting and Hauling Operations. He received a master of science degree from the Earth Science Department at the University of Memphis and continued his postgraduate academic training as a William J. Fulbright Scholarship Award Winner in Latvia. In 2019, Mike became the vice president of the Tennessee Chapter of the US Composting Council. He is the founder and former executive director of Compost Fairy, a non-profit waste diversion and soil rehabilitation effort, founded in Memphis in 2017. Compost Fairy won the Excellence in Green Business Award from the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council for 2018 and the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award in 2019. Hear from Mike:

Why I chose to pursue the Certified Compost Operations Manager Certification ...

"The CCOM certification is important for my professional development and allows me to communicate to the composting community that Atlas is committed to providing the training necessary to our leadership to maintain high standards of production in the field and consistently produce outstanding products. We value our partnership with USCC and the resources and knowledge they provide."