Learn how to improve your composting facility!

NJ Compost Operator Certification Course

September 19-20, 2024 | $325

Day 1: 8:30am – 3:00pm EDT | New Brunswick, NJ

Day 2: 9:30am – 11:30am EDT | In-person site visit, Hamilton Twp.

This two-day in-person class meets the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26A - 1.4(a)(14)(xiv), which states that all operators of composting facilities in New Jersey must attend a composting course approved by the NJDEP.

You will learn how to improve your compost facility's operation with instructions on the following topics:

• NJDEP Regulatory Requirements
• The Scientific Principles of Composting, or “Why Compost Happens”
• How to Avoid the “Murphy’s Law” of Composting and What to Do When the Law Strikes (Health and Odor Issues)
• and much more!

You must attend both days of the class to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Join us this September to learn more. Register today!

NOTE: This course includes a walking tour of an active compost site (Day 2); appropriate clothing and footwear are required.

Continuing Education Credits

This in-person course is approved for the following continuing education credits: 

NJ Certified Recycling Professionals (CRP): 8 Classroom Recertification credits

NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 4 Management and 4 Government

NJ Licensed Professional Engineers (PE): 8 CPCs

NJ Health Officers and REHS: pending

For the latest credit information, visit our website.

Who Should Attend?

If you want to become a certified operator of an NJ composting facility, this class is for you. It is also a great opportunity to earn recertification credits toward your NJ CRP, NJ CPWM, NJ PE, or NJ HO/REHS license.

Past participants have included:

Meet Your Instructor: Wayne DeFeo

Wayne DeFeo is the founder of DeFeo Associates, a full service environmental consulting firm. He is an NJDEP Certified Compost Facility Operator, member of the US Composting Council, and brings more than 25 years of experience in the recycling/solid waste field to the classroom. Past students describe him as “funny and engaging” and “very informative” with “great energy and passion for the subject.”

Program Questions? We're Here to Help!

We encourage you to reach out if you have any questions or need more information. We are happy to help.

Carol Broccoli

Program Coordinator

Office of Continuing Professional Education

(848) 932-7207

For registration assistance, please email our Registration Department or call 848-932-9271, option 2.

P.S. Unable to make the September session? NJ Compost Operator Certification Course will be offered again on March 20 - 21, 2025. Register Today!

Additional Courses Approved for CRPs

July 23 OR Aug. 15 (½ day AM): The Ethical Organization Live Online

July 23 OR Aug. 15 (½ day PM): Improving Your Time Management Skills Live Online

August 28: Introduction to RFPs: The Do’s and Don’ts Live Online

August 29: Writing Skills for Utility and Operations Personnel Live Online

Sept. 11: Surviving a Declared Disaster: Make Your FEMA Appl. Manageable Live Online

Sept 18-19: Management Skills for Supervisors Live Online

September 25-26: Effective Emergency/Crisis Communications Live Online

Sept. 25, Oct. 2, & 9: NJ CCCC Certificate Training Bordentown, NJ

October 8-9: Improving Your Grant Writing Skills Live Online

December 10 & 17: Expanding Your Supervisory Tool Kit Live Online 

Additional Upcoming Courses

On-Demand: Botanical Products and Human Health Online

June 18: Technical Writing Live Online

June 25 OR Aug 20: Study and Exam Skills for Licensing & Prof. Testing Live Online

July 23: Workplace Problem Solving New Brunswick, NJ

September 25 and October 2: Introduction to Project Management Live Online

Oct. 1-31: Bee-ginner’s Beekeeping: The Basics of Apiculture 14 Hours Self-paced Online

October 17- November 14: Project Mgmt Certification Exam Prep Course Live Online

Upcoming Lunch and Learn Sessions

Online (Live, instructor-led) one-hour workshops | Held 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

July 11: Project Management in a Nutshell Live Online

July 18: Supportive and Corrective Feedback Live Online

July 25: Channeling Anxiety into Action Live Online

August 1: Rising to the Occasion – Allyship Live Online

Upcoming Computer Courses

Sept. 18: Fundamentals of Computers and Basic Functionalities of Microsoft Live Online

September 25: Microsoft Excel - Level 1 Live Online

October 9: Microsoft Excel - Level 2 Live Online

October 16: Microsoft Excel - Level 3 Live Online