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Soil Reuse Across the NEWMOA States

NEWMOA's Solid Waste and Waste Site Cleanup Programs established a joint Soils Reuse Workgroup that facilitates information sharing and discusses programmatic and policy options to improve the management of escess soil for reuse in the region. To further this mission, the Workgroup held this webinar to share basic information about their programs: Soil Reuse Across […]

Managing Excess Food & Scraps in the Androscoggin Valley: Reduce – Donate – Compost Workshop

125 Manley Road 125 Manley Road, Auburn, ME, United States

Presentations Available At: www.newmoa.org/events/agenda.cfm?m=339 Approximately 15 percent of households in the Androscoggin Valley are food insecure, yet over 20 percent of the material entering landfills is food, much of which is edible. There are many opportunities to reduce the generation of food waste, donate edible food to help those in need, and compost the rest. […]

Managing Excess Food & Scraps in the Androscoggin Valley: Reduce, Donate, Compost

Approximately 15 percent of households in the Androscoggin Valley are food insecure, yet over 20 percent of the material entering landfills is food, much of which is edible. There are many opportunities to reduce the generation of food waste, donate edible food to help those in need, and compost the rest. The Workshop was designed […]

Air Deposition as a Source of PFAS Contamination

The webinar included the following presentation: Dr. Christopher Zevitas, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA & Dr. Stephen Zemba, Sanborn Head & Associates in Burlington, VT Atmospheric Deposition as a Source at PFAS-Impacted Sites 

Lessons Learned from Implementing the Food Recovery Hierarchy

The NEWMOA and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) presented their recent projects focused on reducing wasted food. While the projects worked in rural and small town communities, the outreach materials developed and lessons learned apply everywhere. The PPT Slides are available: Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA Athena Bradley, NERC Jennifer Griffith presented NEWMOA’s Promoting Strategies to Keep […]

IMERC’s 2016 Mercury-added Product Data Analysis

This webinar focused on IMERC's latest analysis of mercury-added products data reported through the e-filing system, which covers the 2016 calendar year. Participants included federal, state, and local government programs, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and/or manufacturers, distributors, and importers of mercury-added products. The PPT Slides are available, as well as a recording of the webinar.

Responding to Environmental Emergencies Using Composting as a Management Tool

https://youtu.be/DHkCMCIPJ-s This webinar covered the outcomes and lessons learned from a fall 2018 Unusual Mortality Event (UME) involving seals, response work to address poultry mortalities in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, and debris management activities that took place in the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma and Maria in 2017. Mark King, Maine Department of […]

PFAS: State Case Studies With Wider Implications

The webinar included the following presentations: Kerri Malinowski, Maine Department of Environmental Protection PFAS Impacts at a Dairy Farm in Maine - for information or a copy of the presentation, please contact Kerri at: kerri.malinowski@maine.gov or (207) 215-1894 Michael Nahmias, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Investigating AFFF Use at a Regional Airport  Maine and Vermont conducted site investigations […]

Chemical Safety & Climate Change Preparedness

A briefing for state agency staff on efforts underway in Massachusetts to mitigate chemical safety risks posed by severe weather events. pollution prevention https://youtu.be/tl6W14Jl1ys

Gypsum Wallboard Recycling

The webinar included the following presentation: Terry Weaver, USA Gypsum Gypsum Drywall Recycling in the Northeast

PFAS: Assessing Laboratory Data Quality

The webinar included the following presentation: Dr. Nancy Rothman, New Environmental Horizons PFAS: Assessing Laboratory Data Quality The drinking water health advisories and standards for several poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are 70 parts per trillion and lower. Detection at such low levels presents many challenges in the field and in the laboratory and can […]