Webinars

Please join the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) for a conversation with a carpet policy expert, an established recycler, and a local official about the opportunity and impact of carpet EPR. Recycling carpet creates jobs and achieves substantial reductions in GHG emissions. Yet, despite decades of discussions and voluntary agreements to recover carpet, only ~1 percent of carpets are recycled in the US. California is the only state whose carpet recycling rate is 30%, as a result of its extended producer responsibility program for carpet.

Please join the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) to learn about complementary automated technologies for MRFs.

This joint NEWMOA and NERC webinar will focus on proper management of waste from e-cigarettes and vaping, including any opportunities for recycling the materials. The presenters will provide an overview of these devices and their associated waste streams, whether any of the materials meet the definition of hazardous waste, what the commercial and institutional facilities that have these wastes are required to do, and what challenges are posed by these waste streams. One of the presenters will share the results of environmental inspections of vape shops and their waste streams.

Please join the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) for the third Forum in the Materials Reuse quarterly series, sponsored by the the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Forum 3 highlights the completed reuse economic studies for Fingerlakes ReUse—a reuse center in New York, the state of Minnesota, and the state of Washington. Join us in learning about the study results, data collection methods, funding sources, use of study results, and more.

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The joint NEWMOA / NERC free webinar will provide an opportunity to hear from experts on EPR for packaging and bottle bill programs and how these two systems can work together.

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Did you know that recycling one mattress can save 500 gallons of water?

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is holding a virtual workshop to identify and analyze options for modernizing Oregon's E-Cycles Program through legislation anticipated in 2023. This workshop will build on discussions from previous workshops held in 2022.

As the U.S. waste and recycling industry prepares for 2023, Waste Dive is a top source for breaking news and analysis with an eye toward what’s coming next.

Join us on January 24, 2023, for a virtual event to start the year off with fresh insight about some of the key topics we’ll be following. Our team of journalists will host conversations with industry leaders about expectations for new state extended producer responsibility policies, how sustainability investment trends are influencing operational decisions, what it takes to run a modern waste company and much more.