Join us at the 2026 RI Compost Conference and Tradeshow
Hosted by Rhode Island College and the RI Food Policy Council
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from 9am – 3:30pm at Rhode Island College
The annual Rhode Island Compost Conference & Trade Show brings together wasted food generators, composters, food recovery organizations, regulators, legislators, and the general public to network, to trade ideas and learn more about compost and the wasted food ecosystem.
Help us advance wasted food solutions in Rhode Island!
Open to All
The conference will share best practices in the composting of wasted food. Attendees will come away with knowledge of many different composting methods, as well as a good sense of what tactics typically do and don’t work. Attendees may be composters, haulers, municipality personnel, school students, faculty, administrators, restaurant owners, or really anyone who’s eager to learn alternative methods of wasted food disposal.
Show Your Art
This year we are trying something new, we are asking YOU to help us design our tote bags for next year! The theme for the next conference is (to be determined)
The art you submit must be:
- One Color/Black
- Uploaded as a .PNG file
- Not made with the assistance of generative AI
Please submit your art by November 30, 2025. Email isaacr@rifoodcouncil.org with any questions.
Scholarships Available
The RI Compost Conference and Trade Show is a space for everybody, no matter your financial situation. To apply for a scholarship, please mail isaac@rifoodcouncil.org
Schedule of Events
This year’s event will feature nationally recognized keynote speakers, four tracks of morning and afternoon panels representing solutions for municipal and community food waste, surplus and wasted food in schools and helping businesses, over 15 local and regional exhibitors, and an Ice Cream Social to close the day!