Webinar: APR's Recycling Demand Champion Campaign: An Update on the Growth and Impact this Campaign has Seen Over the Last 3 Years
APR's Recycling Demand Champion Campaign has seen continuous growth, market impact, and expansion since its launch in October 2018.
Webinar: Evolving Fiber Markets and Expanding Carton Recycling Access for Municipalities
Scott Bryne, Market Sustainability Manager US/Canada, Tetra Pak Inc. will review shifts in pulp and fiber markets as well as the status of the Carton Council’s municipal collection program to further market demand for cartons in the US.
This webinar is part of the Upcyclers Network Recovered Materials Market Development-Trends, Resources, Actions: During and Post Corona Rapid Debrief Series. This series will feature public and private sector experts giving 15 minute overviews of their topic with 15 minutes for audience Q&A.
Webinar: Upcycling Startups: Maintaining and Furthering Corporate Pilot Partnerships and Funding
John Felts, CEO and Co-Founder, Cruz Foam will discuss working with corporate pilot partnerships in furthering sustainable alternatives to single use plastics as well as learnings’ from his company’s fundraising journey.
Webinar: Market Trends and Actions: Overview of Material Supply Chains and Learning’s from South Carolina Recycling Market Program Corona Response
Chantal Fryer, Senior Manager, Recycling Market Development at Department of Commerce will discuss challenges and learnings from regional manufacturers.
Will Sagar, Executive Director with the Southeast Recycling Development Council will discuss paper, glass, & aluminum supply chains
Webinar: Resources for Recovered Materials Manufacturers: Overview of California and National Landscape
Manuel Medrano, President, CA Recycling Market Development Zone; Environmental Services Manager, City of Chula Vista will review Cal Recycle, SWANA, CRRA, and Cal Economic Development resources available to manufacturers and recyclers.
This webinar is part of the Upcyclers Network Recovered Materials Market Development-Trends, Resources, Actions: During and Post Corona Rapid Debrief Series. This series will feature public and private sector experts giving 15 minute overviews of their topic with 15 minutes for audience Q&A.
WEBINAR: Should Municipalities Get Back in the MRF Game?
The increased cost for recycling services has some municipalities wondering if they should operate their own MRF. The webinar will feature different MRF operating models, examples of municipalities considering operating their own MRF, and questions for informing the decision-making process before taking on this pivotal role in materials management. The webinar presenters include: Mitch Kessler, President of Kessler Consulting; Sarah Reeves, Executive Director of Chittenden Solid Waste District; and Rick Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Delaware Solid Waste Authority.
Webinar:How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Reducing & Recovering Wasted Food
In this webinar, co-hosted by NERC & NEWMOA, presenters from ReFED and the Harvard University Food Law and Policy Clinic will share the latest ideas and information on reducing wasted food and recovering and diverting what can't be reduced. Topics that will be covered include new tools and information from ReFED and on date labeling of food.
Presenters:
Ariel Maria Ardura, Clinical Fellow, Harvard University, Food Law & Policy Clinic
A scuba diving group is making face masks out of recycled ocean plastic
In a win-win for sea animals and humans, a scuba diving group is turning plastic water bottles that once polluted oceans into face masks for people to protect themselves against the coronavirus.
The face masks are made by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), in partnership with Rash'R, a company that sells eco-friendly active wear. Each reusable mask costs $20.40 and comes with five replacement filters. The price reflects the cost it takes to make each mask, PADI says on its website.