Driving Demand for Recycled Products – the Government Recycling Demand Champion Program
Taking action to support the recycling industry is essential - especially these days. A new national program, the NERC-APR Government Recycling Demand Champion Program, provides a simple strategy for closing the loop by buying products with post-consumer plastic recycled content.
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A look at President-elect Biden’s approach to environmental justice
Correcting environmental inequities is listed as a top priority for President-elect Joe Biden. Among other measures, he has called for the establishment of EJ offices at the Department of Justice and the White House and for overhauling the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) External Civil Rights Compliance Office.
7 ways the circular economy will grow in 2021
Right now, most of the world’s economy is linear: Materials are mined, processed, manufactured, sold, and then eventually dumped in landfills. But the idea of a circular economy—one in which materials are used in a closed loop, running on renewable energy—is gaining traction, and many companies are setting goals to become circular in the next few decades. The coming years will be crucial in solidifying the growing circular economy.
How to Buy Recycled - A Training
This training webinar will provide purchasing officials, decision-makers, and recycling advocates with information about:
Strategies for Collecting Residential Food Waste
Composting & anaerobic digestion are great, but first the organics have to be collected. This free webinar being offered by NERC & NEWMOA, will present three models for successful collection of food waste from households: • Amy Donovan, Franklin County Solid Waste District (MA), who will focus on transfer station drop-off • Bob Spencer, Windham Regional Solid Waste District (VT), who will focus on municipal curbside and transfer station drop-off • Phoebe Lyttle, Garbage to Gardens, who will discuss a subscription service that collects curbside organics from households
De-packaging & Commercial Composting - An Integrated System for Organics Recycling
De-packaging is a relatively new player in the commercial anaerobic digestion & composting industry, providing a tool for commercially-generated food waste - such as unsold & damaged food and beverages - to be separated from its packaging. The food is processed in an anaerobic digestor, the packaging is recycled, & some of the residuals can be composted. In this free joint webinar, we will hear from three industry experts: • Debra Darby, Tetra Tech • John Hanselman, Vanguard Energy • Brian Paganini, Quantum BioPower
NERC's Spring '21 Virtual Conference Reframing Recycling in 2021
NERC’s Spring '21Conference is a virtual two-day event on March 30 - 31 (1 p.m. – 5 p.m. daily). Taking a fresh look at existing strategies and discussing new approaches are the focus for NERC's Reframing Recycling in 2021 Conference. The Conference Agenda includes some of the most popular topics in recycling and reuse today, including:
March 30 - Day One
Welcome New AOR Member Michael Freudenthal
What is your name? Michael Freudenthal
Where do you work and what do you do? I am an independent consultant assisting my clients with: sustainability, supply chain, risk management and food safety.
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