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Join the USCC

Make your vote count as a COCC member by joining the US Composting Council. For full voting capabilities as a COCC member, you must also be a member of the US Composting Council and Recycle Colorado. You can compare the various membership options for USCC HERE.

Training & Certifications

• USCC Certification Commission
• Compost University

New STA Certified Compost Brand Guideline

The Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) program was created in 2000 and is the consensus of many of the leading compost research scientists in the United States. There is no other compost testing program available to compost producers or compost buyers that give you this type of information. We are here to help you sell more compost through consistent national lab standards, increased attention to the characteristics of your product, marketing tools, and ultimately increased customer confidence.

Download the Brand Guideline

STA Compost Certification

Compost Manufacturing: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Update

Having a more environmentally-friendly code could help our members in the areas of zoning, liability insurance, workman compensation insurance and funding from institutions. 

Compost manufacturers should start using NAICS code 325315 in all locations. 

Read more on the NAICS Compost Code

USCC Resources

• USCC STA Certified Compost Participant Map
• USCC Position Paper: VOC Emissions from Composting
• USCC Position Paper: Persistent Herbicides
• USCC Comments on FMSA
• USCC Model Compost Rule Template
• USCC Seal of Testing Assurance Program for Compost Manufacturers

Additional resources are available on the USCC website. 

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