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State & Local Laws Mandating Minimum Recycled Content

https://youtu.be/IsZtOH33Mxw Slides: Minimum Recycled Content to Drive Market Development Looking to the Past and Future of Recycled Content at King County, WA NERC and NEWMOA held a webinar on existing state and local laws for minimum recycled content focused on California and King County, Washington. Speakers included: Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director, National Stewardship Action Council; […]

Voluntary Approaches to Minimum Recycled Content

https://youtu.be/Ytn_wxjgez0 Sildes: Driving the Demand for Recycled Content, Steve Alexander Partnerships to Increase PCR Demand to Accelerate the Circular Economy, Sarah Dearman The Action Behind the Recycled Content Committments at Nestle Waters, Pete DePasquale NERC and NEWMOA held a webinar on voluntary initiatives to advance use of recycled content. Increasingly, brands are making commitments to […]

Virtual ReCook Café

Webinar Recording Joint NEWMOA - NERC webinar. Presentations and Supporting Materials: Chef Jim McCarthy's Food Waste Worksheet Chef Jim McCarthy's Food Waste Workshop Recipes Chef Peter Ricardo Food Waste Reduction Recipes Food Waste Reduction Tips from Syracuse University ReCook Cafe Cookbook Zero Waste Food Tips from Abigail Chefs' YouTube Videos Chef Jim McCarthy Chef Peter […]

Using Recycled Content in Road & Infrastructure Projects: Glass, Plastic Drainage Pipes, Asphalt, & Crumb Rubber

Increasing the use of recycled content is essential, and road and infrastructure projects are an often overlooked opportunity. This two-day virtual workshop provided an opportunity for participants to learn how to take advantage of glass, plastic drainage pipes, ground asphalt and crumb rubber in construction and help keep this big volume material out of landfills. […]

Requirements on the Import & Export of Plastic Scrap

https://youtu.be/LUSsKElOr58 Download Slides The webinar reported on the new international requirements for exports and imports of plastic recyclables or scrap. In May 2019, 187 countries decided to significantly restrict international trade in plastic scrap and waste to help address the improper disposal of plastic waste and reduce its leakage into the environment. As a result […]

De-packaging & Commercial Composting – An Integrated System for Organics Recycling

Joint NERC and NEWMOA webinar https://youtu.be/UnjslCNDrEM De-packaging is a relatively new player in the commercial anaerobic digestion and composting industry, providing a tool for commercially-generated food waste - such as unsold and damaged food and beverages - to be separated from its packaging. The food is processed in an anaerobic digestor, the packaging is recycled, […]

Strategies for Collecting Residential Food Waste

Joint NERC & NEWMOA Webinar Webinar Recording Composting and anaerobic digestion are great, but first the organics have to be collected. This webinar presented 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 […]

Overview of Lithium Batteries, Their Uses, & Recycling

Organized by NEWMOA and NERC in partnership with the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) New England Chapters, MassRecycle, and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) Presenters: Eric Fredrickson, Call2Recycle: Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling, Challenges and Opportunities George Kerchner, The Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA): A 30 Year Evolution of Lithium Battery Applications, Chemistries, and Form […]

Examples of Actions by Waste Haulers & Storage & Processing Facilities to Reduce the Risk of Fires Associated with Lithium Batteries

Organized by NEWMOA and NERC in partnership with the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) New England Chapters, MassRecycle, and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) Presenters: Kevin Roche, ecomaine: Early Detection and Rapid Response Measures to Reduce Fire Risks Marc Morgan, Solid Waste Manager, City of Lebanon: Transfer Station and Landfill in Lebanon, […]

Environmental Benefits Calculators: How They Work & How They Can Help

Joint Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and NEWMOA webinar on environmental benefits calculators that can demonstrate the climate change value of source reduction, reuse, and recycling. Featured calculators included: WARM – a tool for solid waste planners and organizations that tracks and voluntarily reports greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, energy savings, and economic impacts from different […]

Lithium Battery Recycling

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), and NEWMOA joined together to organize this webinar. The presentations provided an in-depth examination of multiple aspects of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), including innovations that reduce the environmental impacts of operations in recycling, reuse, and recovery of valuable materials. The presenters included: Dr. Yan […]

The Spectrum of Approaches to U.S. Packaging EPR: From Reimbursement to Full Responsibility

This free webinar was co-organized by NEWMOA, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC). As extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation for packaging and paper products (PPP) gains momentum in the U.S., many different approaches have emerged. This webinar summarized the spectrum of EPR models, from “Full EPR” systems run by producers […]