The CREF staff and board of trustees would like to acknowledge and thank USCC for the generous donation of $10,000 to the Test Methods for the Examination of Composting and Compost (TMECC) revision project!
The TMECC, with its detailed protocols for verification of the physical, chemical, and biological condition of composting feedstocks, material in process, and compost products at the point of sale, provides the underpinning of the USCC’s STA program. Released more than 20 years ago, the TMECC is sorely in need of a makeover in order to bring it in line with advancing technologies and methodologies, as well as addressing evolving challenges like PFAS and persistent herbicides. To that end, CREF put together a proposal requesting funds to support a comprehensive update of TMECC III version 3.5.
CREF held a match-funding campaign at COMPOST2024 with a goal of raising $60,000 to achieve Phase I objectives. The compost community rallied and donated $42,000 to help us get the wheels in motion to revitalize this foundational resource.
A special thanks to those who made substantial contributions to this effort: A1 Organics, the Association of Compost Producers, Agri Organics, Barr-Tech, BDP Industries, Black Earth, the California Compost Coalition, Cedar Grove Composting, Coast of Maine, Dirt Hugger, Engel & Gray, Lenz Enterprises, Laurel Valley Soils, Lorrie Loder-Rossiter, Napa Recycling & Waste Services, Naturcycle, the North Carolina Composting Council, Northern Tilth, R. Alexander Associates, Waste Management, and Zbest Products.
Our first objective of Phase I will be to hire a program director to lead this effort. If you’d like to know more about this position, please contact Diane Hazard: dianehazard@compostfoundation.org
USCC’s timely donation will take us within $8,000 of our goal – so close! We hope you'll help us bridge this final gap. In hopes of hitting that goal, we have an anonymous donor willing to match your contribution! For every dollar you give today, our donor will match these contributions through Oct. 1, 2024.
Learn more about the revision project here at the link below.
https://compostfoundation.org/Research/TMECC-Update
Make your donation at the link below.
https://secure.affinipay.com/pages/uscc/crefdonation