https://www.osha.gov/safeandsound/ Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. Successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5017460092142478861?source=NRRA+Webpage In 2019, ecomaine, waste manager for 400,000 people in Maine, along with four municipal partners, piloted an internship program to address costly recycling contamination.  Before heading out into the communities, interns received a deep dive training into the waste hierarchy and the recent changes to the recycling market. Over 8 weeks, interns tagged recycling […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1708871274490558991?source=NRRA+Webpage One of the areas of focus of the USDA grant, PRAPSE (Promoting Recycling at Public Spaces and Events), is to share and discuss information about current take back programs in NH, VT and MA for proper disposal of medical sharps and prescription drugs. We will share what we have learned at roundtables from folks […]

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https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3081797359234089231?source=NRRA+Webpage When planning your future community event in VT, ME, and NH, keep waste reduction in mind with these tips!

CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE http://www.fuelethanolworkshop.com/ema/DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=Home  From its inception, the mission of the event has remained constant: The FEW delivers timely presentations with a strong focus on commercial-scale ethanol production – from quality control and yield maximization to regulatory compliance and fiscal management. The FEW is also the ethanol industry’s premier forum for unveiling […]

CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE www.ethanol.org For more than three decades, the ACE conference has focused on the people of the ethanol industry and their priorities — a meeting where ethanol producers rub shoulders with retailers, policymakers, researchers, and other industry members. This year’s abbreviated event will consist of an afternoon of general session, […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8975747032175573260?source=NRRA+Webpage What is the New England region doing about Extended Producer Responsibility for the end of a life of a product? Join the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, your recycling nonprofit, for this webinar to discuss these issues. Terri Goldberg is the Executive Director of the Northeast Waste Management Official's Association and Megan Pryor is an […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7073339028386537231?source=NRRA+Webpage Our clothing, shoe and other textile waste that ends up in landfills has increased 300% since 1990- and its not getting any better. In fact, it's getting worse. With "fast fashion" becoming the new way for retail giants to increase profits and manufacturing of our clothing being sent to third world countries, we need […]

VIRTUAL EVENT https://nerc.org/conferences-and-workshops/registration-for-glass-forum/ Markets for non-bottle bill residential glass bottles and containers is the focus for the Northeast Glass Forum. The Forum is the event to attend if you are grappling with understanding glass markets and decision-making for your community's glass. Glass industry professionals dealing with the region's glass will present on the following topics: […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8484290623264997135?source=NRRA+Webpage This panel of operators will share tricks of the trade in the ever-changing recycling facility world. We interviewed some of our member operators to find answers to the questions of: What safety practices work at your facility in this new normal of COVID-19? What ways do you communicate new recycling specs to the public? […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8060365119083016975?source=NRRA+Webpage A well-designed sorting station can play a critical role in supporting students in most effectively separating their cafeteria waste (food scraps, recycling, and trash), while also reducing the loss of food serviceware (silverware, etc.), all of which enhances a school’s sustainability efforts. This webinar will feature several examples of sorting stations along with the […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4034854038190474767?source=NRRA+Webpage Discarded mattresses pose a problem for municipalities. They are difficult to manage, expensive to transport, hard to compact, and take up a lot of space in landfills. They are also made up almost entirely of recyclable materials which makes them a good candidate for a special recycling program. The Massachusetts DEP launched a grant […]

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4740098388432065807?source=NRRA+Webpage More tips on planning your future community event in VT, ME, and NH, while keeping waste reduction in mind.