Got leftovers? In food loss prevention and recovery, the first ingredient is to measure our excess food, whether in a restaurant kitchen, cafeteria or at home. During this webinar, participants will discover the value and benefits of calculating your organization's excess, surplus and leftover food and beverage. They will also learn methods of excess food measurement, such as counting leftovers with a reliable pen and paper, using an excel-based spreadsheet to generate your food loss data, or harnessing 21st century artificial technology to automate quantifiable measurement results.  

Sustainable Materials Management Webinar Series 

A Partnership of the National Recycling Coalition & Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center 

When: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm EST

Where: On your computer, in the comfort of your office.

Description:

Using plastic drainage pipes in road and infrastructure projects is a common practice, but until now they haven’t contained recycled content.  And, now they can!  Recently AASHTO adopted a new specification – 294R – that allows for plastic pipe products to be certified as containing post-consumer recycled content and meet the rigorous 100 year life span requirements.  

This webinar will provide you the background and insights you need to be sure you are using the latest drainage pipes while providing a positive impact for your community and state’s recycling programs.

U.S. EPA Sustainable Materials Management Web Academy Webinar

Next month, we’re taking our standard communications webinar and turning it up a notch to feature our most in-demand online tools.
 

"Repurposing" is the taking a byproduct or waste material and giving it a second life so that it can be used for a different purpose. This webinar features the owner and founder of America's largest "industrial thrift store" whose presentation will be equal parts magic show, game show, preschool class, and science class.  

Speaker:

Communities, MRFs, and industry partners across the US and Canada continue to strive to meet waste diversion goals despite the challenges of the recycling market. Residents want access to recycling, and we need to come together and collaborate to develop forward-looking solutions to meet our communities’ demands and goals. 

For private waste haulers, education is key to helping your customers build proper recycling habits. Digital communications are a more cost-effective, real-time and adaptable way to reach your customers when they need up-to-date information fast. The Webinar will take place Thursday, September 26th at 10:00am. Have other obligations at that time? No problem, a link to the webinar will be provided to all who register for viewing at a later date.

Over the last three years, EPA has consulted with the Consumer Technology Association, the Staples Sustainable Innovation Lab and Dr. Callie Babbitt from the Rochester Institute of Technology to develop, design and implement research to explore the impacts of electronics across their life cycle. Dr. Babbitt will present the results of this study by sharing the major trends in electronic waste generation and management and the implications for sustainable materials management. 

The U.S. EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in our everyday trash, constituting 22 percent of discarded municipal solid waste. This webinar will provide an overview of Oregon’s progress in implementing its Strategic Plan for Preventing the Wasting of Food. Participants in this webinar will learn about: