Compost Facility Operator Training (CFOT) 2026

The 2026 training is at WSU Puyallup - Allmendinger Center in Puyallup, Washington.

The listed audience includes compost facility operators and managers, on-farm processors and end users, waste management professionals, agency staff, association professionals, equipment vendors, and public officials.

It is worth it for compost facility operators and managers, on-farm processors and regulators who need a full week of hands-on, region-specific instruction, since the course runs five days in person at WSU Puyallup and focuses on Pacific Northwest composting. Equipment vendors and officials who only want brief networking would get less from a five-day training, and operators elsewhere in the country may find the regional content less applicable.

Attendees at compost and agricultural training courses usually wear practical casual clothes, such as work pants, layers and closed-toe shoes, plus rain gear for outdoor site sessions in the Pacific Northwest in October.