Manuel Medrano, President, CA Recycling Market Development Zone; Environmental Services Manager, City of Chula Vista will review Cal Recycle, SWANA, CRRA, and Cal Economic Development resources available to manufacturers and recyclers.

This webinar is part of the Upcyclers Network Recovered Materials Market Development-Trends, Resources, Actions: During and Post Corona Rapid Debrief Series. This series will feature public and private sector experts giving 15 minute overviews of their topic with 15 minutes for audience Q&A.

The increased cost for recycling services has some municipalities wondering if they should operate their own MRF.  The webinar will feature different MRF operating models, examples of municipalities considering operating their own MRF, and questions for informing the decision-making process before taking on this pivotal role in materials management.   The webinar presenters include: Mitch Kessler, President of Kessler Consulting; Sarah Reeves, Executive Director of Chittenden Solid Waste District; and Rick Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Delaware Solid Waste Authority. 

In this webinar, co-hosted by NERC & NEWMOA, presenters from ReFED and the Harvard University Food Law and Policy Clinic will share the latest ideas and information on reducing wasted food and recovering and diverting what can't be reduced.  Topics that will be covered include new tools and information from ReFED and on date labeling of food.

Presenters:

Ariel Maria Ardura, Clinical Fellow, Harvard University, Food Law & Policy Clinic

Industry expert, Joseph Pickard (Chief Economist and Director of Communications, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)) will provide an update of the metal commodities markets with a focus on recycled scrap metal, and the impact of China's import restrictions and the U.S. / China trade negotiations.

This webinar will focus on the nuts and bolts of community composting, from siting and feedstock collection to system management and composting through the winter.  During the webinar, siting considerations, choosing a system, determining site capacity, and system management will be addressed. Lessons learned through case studies of community composting at rural sites, community gardens, and housing developments will also be shared. 

Registration is required.

Sustainable Materials Management Webinar Series 

A Partnership of the

National Recycling Coalition & Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center 

 Register Here for NERC's free webinar about Rethinking Recycling.   The webinar will be held on March 19 at 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (eastern time).