Colorado Composting Council

Vision: To transform Colorado into a national leader in organic waste recovery and market development.

Mission: To increase composting infrastructure, create and drive end markets requiring standards for use, and drive state and local policies advancing organic material recovery and compost use. 

The Benefits of Being a Full COCC Member 

For more information about Recycle Colorado's Composting Council, email Dan Matsch or Monique DiGiorgio. Members, find out more about the council and connect with other interested members on the Composting Council circle. 

Join the Colorado Composting Council (COCC)

View COCC Membership Options HERE. To pay for your Colorado Composting Membership, please select the membership level you would like to join at from the dropdown. You will be directed to Paypal in order to process you transaction. If you have a PayPal account, login to pay, otherwise select "Pay with Credit or Debit Card".

Membership Options

Contributing Commercial $500.00 USD Large Commercial Partner $250.00 USD Small Commercial Partner $125.00 USD Municipality/NGO/Institution $125.00 USD Individual $25.00 USD

Join the US Composting Council (USCC)

Make your vote count as a COCC member by considering 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 and Recycle Colorado HERE. Reach out to the COCC if you have any questions regarding how membership works.

• Membership Flyer (PDF)
• Strategic Plan (PDF)
• Compost Classifications (PDF)

• CDPHE Memo: Composting - VOC Emissions & Best Management Practices (PDF)
• Rocky Mountain Region Compost/Soil Amendment Classifications (PDF)
• USCC Position Paper: VOC Emissions from Composting (PDF)
• USCC Position Paper: Persistent Herbicides (PDF)
• USCC Comments on FMSA (PDF)
• USCC Model Compost Rule Template (PDF)