Webinars
Webinar: Duty to Warn: New Impending Crises & Price Drops and How that Impacts Recycling Programs
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM Pacific (7:30 AM Hawaii, 11:30 PM Central, 12:30 PM Eastern)
Here at CRI, we’ve recently uncovered some startling facts. In the last few months, CRI’s exclusive research gives us a sense that we have a duty to warn our members in the US recycling community about new financial challenges for 2019.
Webinar: Food Waste Recycling Math: Calculating Anticipated Tonnages & Processing Capacity
States and local agencies have enacted or are considering food waste disposal bans or mandates. Two key questions that need to be answered prior to taking this step are:
WEBINAR: Return of Refillables in the United States
Refillable beverage containers are commonly used throughout the world, but not so much in the United States. Join us on December 13, 2018, special webcast on refillables.
WEBINAR: The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool: Materials Management for Debris Planning and Emergency Response
U.S. EPA Region 5's Disaster Debris Recovery Tool (DDRT) promotes the proper recovery, recycling, and disposal of disaster debris for emergency planners and responders at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. The scope of the tool can also reach beyond disasters to include green site remediation and materials management technical assistance.
Webinar: Planning for Natural Disaster Debris on Tribal Lands
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
During this webinar, Rebecca Geyer and Melissa Kaps representing U.S. EPA will introduce disaster debris management and planning and share the latest tools and updated guidance documents. Shannon Judd and David Smith of the Fon du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will share their experience in managing disaster debris from a serious flood event.
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Webinar: Initiatives to Prevent Food Loss and Waste in the European Union (EU)
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (GMT-0:500)
FREE WEBINAR: Advanced Paint Stewardship
Free Webinar from the Product Stewardship Institute.
For those looking for a deep dive into the paint stewardship landscape, this interactive webinar will cover best practices, current challenges, creative solutions, and what’s on the horizon for paint stewardship programs. We will address the eco fee funding mechanism, state audits, program funding balances, collection facility contracting, how consumer convenience is maintained over time, and the destination of collected paint.
WEBINAR: METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE RESIDENTIAL AND STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH / ENGAGEMENT
Summary
Hear results on effective outreach / engagement approaches that can be applied in your community. The webinar will cover surveys and sampling basics; focus groups, approaches for effective stakeholder engagement; and ways to make your residential outreach more effective (including social marketing). The webinar includes multiple case studies, helpful examples, and best practices for communities, non-profits, haulers, and others.
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Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: Regional Cooperation to Harmonize Recycling Programs - Tools and Tips
You have probably heard someone say "recycling is confusing." Why are materials accepted in one community, but not in another, even when those communities are right next to each other? Are the materials being processed at the same Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)? What materials do belong in the curbside recycling program?
Webinar: Waste management: strategies for a successful recycling program
Trying to reduce your waste stream contamination rates and improve the effectiveness of your recycling program? Join us for a brief overview of waste tracking in Portfolio Manager, and to hear recycling best management practices and strategies from The Recycling Partnership.