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Addressing Impacts of Plastic in Industrial Food Production (April 9, 2025)

Part 1 of Examining and Identifying Solutions for Plastic and Organic Waste in Industrial Food Production

Representatives from EarthDay.org, 5 Gyres, and The Center for Biological Diversity discuss the impacts of plastic throughout the industrial food system from production to packaging, convening for proposed solutions.

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Reducing and Diverting Plastic Waste in Bio-Medical Laboratories and Facilities, Part 2: Diverse Solutions to Meet the Supply of Bio-Med Plastic Waste (October 3rd, 2024)



Reducing and Diverting Plastic Waste in Bio-Medical Laboratories and Facilities, Part 1: Challenges and Opportunities in Biopharma and Medical Institutions (September 26th, 2024)

Different Plastic Recycling Technologies Tackling Global Plastic Recycling Goals (June 13th, 2024)

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NERC/NEWMOA Environmental Justice in Anaerobic Digestion: Green Solutions, Just Outcomes (April 10th, 2024)
  • Recording
  • Presentation:
  • Bobbi Wilding, executive Director, Clean and Healthy
  • Sharon Lewis, Executive Director, Connecticut Coalition for Economic and Environmental Justice


NERC/NEWMOA Anaerobic Digestion Facilities: Operators' Perspectives on Siting and More (March 27th, 2024)


PSI/ NERC Tackling Tire Waste: EPR Solutions and Success Stories (March 20, 2024)
  • Recording
  • Presentation:
  • Suna Bayrakal, Product Steward Institute
  • Tom Metzner, Connecticut Dept, of Energy and Env. Protection
  • Steve Meldrum, eTracks Tire Management Systems
  • Barry Takallou, Crumb Rubber Manufacturers


NERC/NEWMOA Siting Consideration's for Anaerobic Digestion (March 13, 2024)
  • Recording
  • Presentation:
  • Debra Darby, Tetra Tech Manager, Organics Sustainability Solutions
  • Peter Klaassen, Vice President of Waste - Ontario, Tetra Tech


NERC/NEWMOA Anaerobic Digestion and Other Solutions for Wasted Food (February 28, 2024)
  • Recording
  • Presentation:
  • Mary Ann Remolador, Assistant Director, NERC
  • Stephanie Frisch, Project Manager, NEWMOA
  • John Fay, Project Manager, NEWMOA


Residential Food Waste Regulatory Strategies (October 4, 2023)


Properly Managing E-Cigarettes & Vaping Waste Streams (April 27, 2023)


EPR for Packaging & Bottle Bill Programs: How Can They Coexist? (April 13, 2023)


EPR for Carpet: Opportunities and Impact (March 28, 2023)


Collaborative Solutions to Automate MRFs (March 16, 2023)


Gypsum Wallboard 2: Opportunities to Increase Recycling (January 24, 2023)


Gypsum Wallboard 1: Problems, Recommendations, & The Current State of Recycling (January 9, 2023)


Ground Glass Pozzolans – A More Sustainable Solution for Recycled Glass & Concrete (December 14, 2022)


Strategies for Residential Food Waste Reduction & Composting (December 13, 2022)


Solar Panel Recycling & EPR (September 20, 2022)


NextCycle: A Model for Recycling Market Development (August 10, 2022)


Avoiding Contamination in Food Waste Feedstock for Composting (June 14, 2022)


Purchasing Standards for Low Carbon Concrete (June 1, 2022)


Extended Producer Responsibility for Gas Cylinders (May 3, 2022)


Food Waste Reduction Strategies & Tools for Businesses & Institutions (April 20, 2022)


End Markets for Finished Compost (February 23, 2022)


Recycled Content Mandates: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (January 6, 2022)