NERC/NEWMOA Webinar: Jobs & the Economy: Recycling Economic Information Studies

Recycling Economic Information Studies provide an exciting window into just how big of a deal recycling is for the economy and jobs. On this webinar, we'll learn about the continuing work that ISRI has been doing on this important topic, as well as the US EPA's most recent national report, and the State of Connecticut's study published in 2021. 

Speakers will be:

• Bret Biggers, ISRI
• Juri Freeman, RRS
• Lawrence Doppelt, EPA

NERC/NEWMOA Webinar: Achieving Net Zero GHGs in the Solid Waste Industry

Finding a successful route to addressing climate mitigation goals as part of solid waste management is critical. The three presenters will provide examples and context for how leadership organizations have been acting and what those actions have achieved. 

Speakers will be:

Expanding domestic recycling markets is essential to reach the U.S. National Recycling Goal of increasing the national recycling rate to 50% by 2030. Expanding our recycling capacity supports a circular economy that conserves resources needed to manufacture new products, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and creates U.S. jobs.

Join ReFED for a new webinar series designed to help you make the most of ReFED’s Insights Engine and Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50%. Each installment will dig deep into one of the seven key action areas of the Roadmap to 2030, exploring what’s happening on the ground, what challenges to reducing food waste remain, which solutions can make an impact, and how solution providers are already bringing them to life.

Join ReFED for a new webinar series designed to help you make the most of ReFED’s Insights Engine and Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50%. Each installment will dig deep into one of the seven key action areas of the Roadmap to 2030, exploring what’s happening on the ground, what challenges to reducing food waste remain, which solutions can make an impact, and how solution providers are already bringing them to life.

Join ReFED for a new webinar series designed to help you make the most of ReFED’s Insights Engine and Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50%. Each installment will dig deep into one of the seven key action areas of the Roadmap to 2030, exploring what’s happening on the ground, what challenges to reducing food waste remain, which solutions can make an impact, and how solution providers are already bringing them to life.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a virtual roundtable titled “Exploring Food Waste Solutions: Success Stories from the U.S. and Beyond” to showcase innovative policies and approaches to reducing food waste in the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom.

Listen to food waste leaders from five cities and states (San Diego, Nashville, London, Milan, and Vermont) discuss their successful efforts to combat food waste and share insights on what contributed to these successes.

The Nebraska Recycling Council will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, July 8 from 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. CDT on accessibility and recycling. This webinar will feature two panelists, Hillary Scanlon, Founder and CEO of STILSOLUTIONS in Toronto, Canada, and Gloria Eddins, the ADA Coordinator for the State of Nebraska. According to the CDC, 25.6% of adults in the United States live with a disability. In Nebraska, 22.2% of adults live with a disability.

This joint NEWMOA and NERC webinar will focus on the emerging business of upcycling food waste. The presenters will cover:

State of the upcycled food movement - definition, certification standard, and environmental benefits
How upcycling is different than other methods of diverting wasted food – donation, animal feed, composting, anaerobic digestion 
Key challenges with upcycling food waste
Business leaders who are building the food upcycling economy

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Join the NRC and the Pennsylvanie Recycling Markets Center for their webinar on paper markets. 

A paper recycling markets industry expert will provide an update on recycled paper in the U.S., and will include updates on collection, markets, and recent challenges, including China’s import restrictions. The session will also include a discussion on the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Presenter - Megan Workman, Price Reporter/Editor, Fastmarkets RISI