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Report: Greater Chicagoland Compost Summit

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 5 WHY DID WE HOLD A COMPOST SUMMIT? ............................................................................................................. 6 WHO WAS IN THE ROOM? ........................................................................................................................................ 7 WHAT MOTIVATED ATTENDEES TO PARTICIPATE? .................................................................................................. 8 HOW WAS THE SUMMIT STRUCTURED? .................................................................................................................. 9 POST-SUMMIT ANALYSIS PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................... 11 BARRIERS TO BUILDING A CULTURE OF COMPOSTING .......................................................................................... 12 CURRENT EFFORTS TO BUILD A CULTURE OF COMPOSTING ................................................................................. 14 OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A CULTURE COMPOSTING ........................................................................................... 16 ACTION PRIORITIES .................................................................................................................................................. 19 PRIORITIZING COLLECTIVE ACTION ......................................................................................................................... 22 CONCLUDING REMARKS .......................................................................................................................................... 24 FALL 2022 REPORT FEEDBACK ................................................................................................................................. 25 APPENDIX 1: Comment Summary Charts ............................................................................................................... 29 APPENDIX 2: Vison Cards ......................................................................................................................................... 49