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This webinar provided an overview of how the life cycle of materials contributes to greenhouse gas emissions - and how materials management approaches, including recycling, composting, and waste and pollution prevention, and environmentally preferable procurement - offer significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Materials management is often underutilized in climate action plans because of […]
Agenda 9:30 Welcome and Introduction 9:45 Overview of Remedial Options - Jay Borkland, Apex Companies Monitored Natural Recovery, Capping, Dredging, others? Things you need to know in order to make decisions: from the physical conditions of contamination to the overall site involvement of other agencies and permitting requirements. 10:30 Monitored Natural Recovery (MNR) and In-situ […]
10:45 Panel on Data Analyses Conducted by NY, NJ & EPA Region 2 to Help Set Sector & Other P2 Priorities Panel participants: Nora Lopez, EPA Region 2 - View Presentation Bill Lowry, NYS DEC - View Presentation Anahita Williamson, NYS P2I - View Presentation 12:15 Lunch 1:15 Roundtable Discussion A Model for Identifying & […]
Agenda 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks: "Why this Issue and Why Now"? - Sarah Weinstein, Mass. Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association, Solid Waste Program Chair 9:50 Setting the Stage: Obstacles and Opportunities - Facilitator: Doug Thompson, Senior Associate, Keystone, Boston, MA Panelists: Michael Buono, Director […]
Agenda Introduction - 5 min. A Primer on Green Cleaning Products & Practices - 40 min. Presenter: Stephen Ashkin, President , The Ashkin Group, LLC. (www.ashkingroup.com ) Mr. Ashkin has worked professionally in the cleaning industry since 1981 and on green cleaning since 1990. He is not only President of The Ashkin Group, but also […]
Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:15 Welcome, Logistics, and Introductory Remarks Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:30 Enhanced In-Situ Bioremediation (EISB): How to Assess if it Can Work at Your Site Doug Larson, Geosyntec - Overview of key microbiological processes - Applicable contaminants - Implementation strategies for EISB - Hydro-geology and Geochemistry - Typical remediation timeframes […]
NEWMOA led a Sustainable Hospitality Metrics Project as part of an overall effort of the Pollution Prevention Research Exchange (P2Rx) to advance sustainable hospitality efforts. Phase 1 of this project involved developing a series of formulas for calculating environmental outcomes from sustainable hospitality practices. The draft document, "From Behavior Change to Environmental Outcomes in Sustainable […]
This webinar provided an opportunity to learn about new developments in EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Green Cleaners Program as well as development and implementation of various chemical action plans. Clive Davies and others from EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) made a presentation on the efforts underway in their Office. Download […]
The webinar included the following presentation: Angel Arroyo-Rodriguez, OH EPA Ohio Food Scraps Recovery Initiative
The webinar included the following presentations: Resa Dimino and David Vitale, NYSDEC Materials Management Planning in NY - Lessons Learned John Fischer, MA DEP Draft 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan: Pathway to Zero Waste
LEAN is a methodology that focuses on increasing efficiency, decreasing waste, and using empirical methods to decide what matters, rather than uncritically accepting pre-existing ideas. LEAN approaches use tools that optimize work flow. This Webinar will introduce participants to the basics of LEAN and how CT DEEP and RI DEM have successfully used LEAN methods […]
The purpose of this Webinar is to introduce participants to organics management and composting practices, as well as share the real world experience and lessons learned from a hotel that has successfully implemented a composting program. See webinar agenda below: Introduction - 10 min. Diverting Organics from Food and Hospitality Venues - 40 min. Presenter: […]
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