Recycling Tomorrow 30 Years Later—NERC's Fall 2017 Conference & 30th Anniversary—Agenda & Registration Now Available!
We hope you'll join us for this historic event! The Conference agenda is full of the most talented professionals in materials management! Commissioner Martin Suuberg of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will open the Conference followed by David Levine, Founder and CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council who will provide the keynote address.
Here's a snapshot of the topics to be discussed at the Conference:
- Future of Sustainable Materials Management
- Recycling Infrastructure Needs & Resource Management Solutions
- How Brand Name Companies’ Recycling Involvement & Impact Have Changed
- Successful and Unsuccessful US Extended Producer Recycling Programs
- Recycling Train the Trainers
- Plastic Grocery Bag Bans, Recycling Programs, & Related Environmental Issues
- State of C&D Recycling in the Northeast
- Approaching Surplus Furnishings as an Asset Instead of a Liability
- The Right to Repair
Dates: November 13 - 14, 2017
Location: Lord Jeffery Inn, Amherst, Massachusetts **The Lord Jeff has a limited number of sleeping rooms. Be sure to make your reservation early by calling (413) 256-8200.NERC's block rate ($110/night) is available until September 11 or until the rooms are sold out.
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NERC's listserv for Advancing Organics Management in the Northeast
This unique listserv is an opportunity to share information about what’s happening with organics management. It is open to anyone interested in advancing organics diversion in the Northeast. Learn more at the Organics Listserv website.
Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH)
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The State Electronics Challenge (SEC)
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Electronics Recycling Coordination Clearinghouse (ERCC)
ERCC provides a forum for information exchange among state agencies implementing electronics recycling laws and all impacted stakeholders.
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NERC’s Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Listserv (EPPnet)
EPPnet links federal, state, and local environmental officials, and private procurement specialists charged with purchasing green products and services and developing policies for the procurement of these products.
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