Event

When

11/10/2021    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Type

The 2021 Fall WasteWise Forum webinar will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, November 10th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. This event is particularly relevant to all Massachusetts businesses and institutions that are subject to the existing Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) commercial organics disposal ban, as well as those that would become subject to the proposed waste ban amendments.

In addition to updates from the MassDEP, US EPA and RecyclingWorks, attendees will hear from Northeastern University about their work to reduce, donate, and divert wasted food, and their recent successes working with Green Mattress Recycling and other partners to collect 3,000 mattresses from across campus for recycling. Nashoba Brook Bakery in West Concord will describe how they use strategies across the EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy, including a partnership with Too Good to Go, one app-based solution provider that helps food business with surplus items connect with customers.

Click here to register for the webinar!

Agenda:

10:00-10:10am:

    Welcome, RecyclingWorks, Cassie Schuttrumpf, Program Specialist

10:10-10:25am:

    MassDEP Presentation, John Fischer, Branch Chief, Commercial Waste Reduction & Waste  Planning

10:25-10:45am:

    Nashoba Brook Bakery, Jaclyn Graham, Chief Communications Officer & Ashley Ryley, Café Manager

    Too Good To Go, Jess Parker, Partnerships Specialist

10:45-10:50am:

    Break

10:50-11:10am:

    Northeastern University, Sue Higgins, Associate Director, Materials and Recycling

    Green Mattress Recycling, Adam Doorly, President

11:10-11:25am:

    RecyclingWorks Presentation, Abbey Massaro, Environmental Specialist

11:25-11:35am:

    EPA Presentation, Janet Bowen, Regional Healthcare Assistance Coordinator for EPA Region 1

11:35-12:00pm:

    Q&A and wrap up