In The News — Web Links

Company :	US Composting Council
	US Composting Council website-the voice of the composting industry
URL :	www.compostingcouncil.org/index.cfm

Company :	BioCycle Magazine
	The information source on composting and recycling wastes
URL :	www.jgpress.com/biocycle.htm

Company :	ASTM-American Society for Testing and Materials
	ASTM International provides technical standards to industry worldwide
URL :	www.astm.org

Company :	Biodegradable Plastics Society in Japan
URL :	www.bpsweb.net/02_english/

Company :	DIN CERTCO
	Describes the certification program widely used in Europe
URL :	www.en.dincertco.de/sixcms/detail.php3?id=1055

Company :	European Bioplastics Association
	Representing compostable materials or those containing renewable materials
URL :	www.european-bioplastics.org

Company :	BioEnvironmental Polymer Society
	The co-host for the upcoming meeting in Vancouver Washington.
URL :	www.beps.org/

Company :	Find a Composter
	The first seachable database of composters, including those taking food scraps.
URL :	www.findacomposter.com

Company :	US EPA
	Describes ways to handle organic materials, including food scraps.
URL :	www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/organics/reduce.htm