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RCC Web Academy: Recycling and Solid Waste Management Educational Series

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PAYT - The SMART Solution for Decreasing Wastes,
Curbing GHGs and Saving Money
- April 16, 2009

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The Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) is a national effort to conserve natural resources and energy by managing materials more efficiently.

Resource Conservation Challenge

Join us for the 2008-2009 RCC Web Academy series as we provide information to our materials management stakeholders through a second year of webinars related to EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge. Learn about key issues, successful projects, and a variety of best management practices for creating stellar waste management programs. Hear from experts around the country on what works and what doesn't, and how to make your program more successful. The format for the calls will be a formal presentation followed by a question and answer session and discussion time

When: 3rd Thursday of the month, September 2008 through September 2009 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern Standard Time.

Who: Federal, state, local and tribal government waste management professionals.

How To Participate

2008 - 2009 Program Calendar
Date Topics Speaker(s)
September 18, 2008 Incentive Programs to Increase Recycling
  • Recycle Bank
  • Pay As You Throw (PAYT)
  • Incentive-based source separation
Dan Keashen, Communications Director, Confidential Aide to the Mayor of Cherry Hill, NJ;

Ed Micciolo, Public Works Director of Abington Township, PA

David Terrill, Executive Director, Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority, PA

October 16, 2008 Improving & Measuring Your Curbside Recycling Program Randy Hartman, Environmental Director for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Steve Thompson, Program Director for Curbside Value Partnership (CVP)

Rick Penner, President of Emerge Knowledge Design Inc.

November 20, 2008 Recycling Markets 201: Growing Pains Become Slowing Pains (PDF) Jerry Powell, Editor and Publisher of Resource Recycling, Inc.
December 18, 2008 Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling – Highlights from BioCycle 2008

View the complete conference agenda and presentation on waste diversion, composting, and renewable energy. Exit EPA

Nora Goldstein, BioCycle Magazine

Dale Doerr, Superintendent, Sheboygan, WI, (Regional) Waste Water
Treatment Plant (WWTP)

Joe Goicochea, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

January 15, 2009 Stadium Recycling

 

Scott Jenkins, Vice President, Ballpark Operations of the Seattle Mariners/Safeco Field

Al Matyasovsky, Supervisor of Central Support Services at Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania

February 19, 2009

 

Green Marketing Claims Laura DeMartino, Assistant Director in the Enforcement Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Sara Hartwell, Environmental Specialist, USEPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.

March 19, 2009

 

Substance Flow Analysis for Local Governments: A Tool to Help Reduce and Manage Toxics Christine Guitar,  Environmental Protection Specialist, USEPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.

Susan Garrison, Environmental and Sustainability Manager, Town of Blacksburg, Virginia.

April 16, 2009

 

PAYT: The SMART Solution for Decreasing Wastes,
Curbing GHGs and Saving Money.
Diane Duva, Assistant Director of Waste Engineering and Enforcement, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Kristen Brown, Managing Partner with Green Waste Solutions.

May 21, 2009

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Returns on Recycling Investments (jobs, revenue)  
June 18, 2009

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Industrial Materials Recycling 101  
July 16, 2009

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Biodegradeable Plastics 101  
August 20, 2009

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Sustainable Product Outlook  
September 17, 2009

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Source Reduction – A Vision for a Zero Waste America  
October 15, 2009

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School Chemical Cleanout Note: Topic has changed.
For questions or suggestions on our 2008-2009 RCC Web Academy Program, please call Janice Johnson at (703) 308-7280.

How to Participate: If you are unable to connect via the Web, full-length, closed-captioned versions, plus transcripts of the presentations, will be available on this Website.

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