Finding Markets for Hard to Recycle Materials, 11/19

Registration details on the main Webinar page. 10 am – noon PST/1 – 3 pm EST This is a virtual hands-on webinar. There will be a short introduction then you will break into tables using the REMO virtual platform, with experts at each table for different types of materials (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, organics, carpet, … Read more

Zero Waste Community Planning, 10/22

10 am-12 pm PDT / 1-3 pm EDT Register Over 100 communities in the United States have adopted Zero Waste goals and developed Zero Waste Plans, including most of the major cities on the West Coast and East Coast. Zero Waste planning processes have varied widely, with most communities engaging a wide variety of stakeholders in … Read more

ReThink and Redesign, 10/22

Thursday, October 22, 10am-12pm PST / 1-3pm EST Register The quest for Zero Waste to build a circular economy demands innovation. Despite decades of herculean efforts by recycling program leaders, citizen participants and businesses across the country, more than 60 percent of total US waste generated is still being disposed or incinerated, with just 35 … Read more

National Policy Town Hall on Reduce and Reuse, 10/8

10 am-12 pm PDT / 1-3 pm EDT Register Reduce and Reuse are at the top of the EPA, Pollution Prevention and Zero Waste Hierarchies to reduce and most efficiently use of resources and minimize environmental impacts.  This work starts with changing consumption patterns and redesigning products, packaging, and buildings to be more durable, reusable … Read more

Implementing Zero Waste on Campuses and in Businesses, 9/24

9am-11am PST / 12-2pm ESTRecording Adopting a formal Zero Waste goal and action plan is a watershed moment for a large organization’s waste reduction program. They mark the point where a university, corporate or other type of large institution sets a course moving beyond a simple waste management program toward a sustainable materials management system … Read more

National Product Policies Town Hall & Webinar, 9/10

September 10, 10am-12pm PST / 1-3pm EST Recording Many healthy debates arise when discussing the gamut of product recycling and disposal policies. Are bans and fees useful tools to encourage waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting? Why is there more interest in deposits on beverage containers in recent years? Are Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs … Read more

DEI Webinar

Who is at the Table? Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Waste and Recycling August 27, 10am-12pm PST / 1-3pm EST Presented by Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) in coordination with the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, the NCRA DEI Committee and the Ohio Recycling Coalition. Produced by Portia Sinnott, NCRA … Read more

Kaity Robbins

As the Zero Waste Manager, Kaity is responsible for collaborating with stakeholders across the University to design and implement a Zero Waste program to support the University’s carbon neutrality goal. Before joining BU, Kaity was an Account Manager at RiverRoad Waste Solutions, where she worked hand in hand with clients and haulers nationwide to implement … Read more

Scott Cassel

Scott Cassel has over 35 years of experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors solving materials management problems. As CEO of the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), he has led the movement that built the capacity for product stewardship in the US over the past two decades. Scott also developed the facilitation process that PSI … Read more

Heidi Sanborn

Heidi has been a leader in the solid waste industry for 30 years, working with industry, government, and the public to reduce waste, improve product design and recyclability, and implement cost-effective projects and policies which protect public health and the environment and support a circular economy. Heidi began her career as a consultant working on … Read more