Sustainable Materials Management Web Academy

The Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy series is a free resource for anyone else interested in learning more about SMM principles from experts in the field. From these webinars, you can learn about key issues, successful projects and a variety of best management practices for creating stellar materials and waste management programs.

Previous Webinars

Find past webinars in the table below. The webinar date is linked to a web page containing a description of the webinar, speaker biographies, a recording of the webinar and presentation slides.

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Date	Webinar Title	Speaker(s)	Topic(s)
April 28, 2022	University Best Practices in Waste Stream Management	Ian Joyce, Former EPA Research Participant at EPA Headquarters, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (Moderator) Meredith Moore, Sustainability Programs Manager, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sydney Trimble, Zero Waste Coordinator for Facilities and Services Department, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Sam Cummings, Zero Waste Team Co-President, Colorado State University Molly Kathleen, Zero Waste Coordinator, The Ohio State University	Food Waste, Waste Stream Management, Waste Reduction, Sustainability
September 30, 2021	Bolstering Markets for Recyclable Materials	Tim Hamlin, Director of the Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. EPA Region 10 Kara Steward, Recycling Development Center Coordinator, Washington State Department of Ecology Frank Severson, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Recycling Market Development Zone Program Bob Bylone, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center	Recycling
August 2, 2021	Supporting Anaerobic Digestion in Communities FY21, Request for Applications	Chris Carusiello, EPA Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Program James Drummond, EPA Office of Grants and Debarment	Food Waste
May 25, 2021	Achieving Zero Waste with Innovative Reuse and Recycling Contracts	Kelly Jaramillo, Sustainable Operations Coordinator and National Greening Fire Team Chair, U.S. Forest Service Region 3 Max Wechsler, Operations Manager, Urban Ore, Inc.	Recycling, reducing waste
April 29, 2021	Safe Transportation of Lithium Batteries: What You Need to Know in 2021	Chris Newman, Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Great Lakes Region Jordan Rivera, U.S. Department of Transportation Neal Suchak, U.S. Department of Transportation	Recycling; batteries
March 25, 2021	Effective Strategies for Reducing Contamination in Residential Recycling	Asami Tanimoto, Community Program Manager, The Recycling Partnership James Jennings, Senior Public Service Administrator, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Erin Jensen, Environmental Specialist, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Sarah Reeves, General Manager, Chittenden County (VT) Solid Waste District Recycle Campaign Leslie Hatchell, Recycling Educator/Coordinator, York County Government, South Carolina Eduardo Rodriguez, Operations Manager, City of Phoenix, AZ Swarupa Ganguli, Measurement Team Leader, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR)	Recycling; measurement; tracking
February 25, 2021	Material Characterization and Economic Impacts of Recycling - 2020	Swarupa Ganguli, Measurement Team Leader, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Hope Pillsbury, Analyst, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Lawrence Doppelt, Economist, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery	Recycling; measurement; tracking; C&D waste measurement; Food Waste measurement; recycling economics; recycling jobs; Facts and Figures report
October 28, 2020	The Value of Repair: Fixing Stuff and Strengthening Communities	John Wackman, Coordinator and Communicator, Repair Cafes, Hudson Valley, NY Jeanette Brizendine, Solid Waste and Recycling Project Manager, City of Federal Way, WA Peter Mui, Founder, Fixit Clinic, Berkeley, CA	Repair; reuse; source reduction; sustainable materials management
October 27, 2020	National Recycling Strategy	Meghan Radtke, ORCR, U.S. EPA Kimberly Cochran, ORCR, U.S. EPA	National Recycling Strategy; recycling; comments
September 24, 2020	New International Requirements for Exports and Imports of Plastic Recyclables	Rick Picardi, ORCR, U.S. EPA Lia Yohannes, ORCR, U.S. EPA	Imports; Exports; International; plastics; recycling; OECD
August 13, 2020	A Review of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Select Experiences in the Midwest and Beyond	David Shonnard, Sustainable Use of Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Melissa Peck, Sustainable Procurement Program Coordinator for the State of Minnesota Mark Wriston, Senior Procurement Engineer, Department of General Services, State of California	Environmentally Preferable Purchasing; Recycling; Research; plastics
June 18, 2020	The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool - Materials Management for Debris Planning and Emergency Response	Melissa Kaps, ORCR, U.S. EPA Camille Lukey, Region 3, U.S. EPA Lucy Stanfield, Region 5, U.S. EPA Lony Haley Nelson, Department of Emergency Management, City and County of San Francisco Nancy Milholland, Department of Emergency Management, City and County of San Francisco	Disaster debris, emergency planning, green remediation
June 10, 2020	Procurement of Recycled-Content Products: Stimulating Recycling Markets and Creating Demand	Steve Alexander, Association of Plastic Recyclers Judy Sheahan, The U.S. Conference of Mayors Cheryl Coleman, ORCR, U.S. EPA Ron Vance, ORCR, U.S. EPA Ksenija Janjic, ORCR, U.S. EPA	Recycling, recycled content, CPG
June 2, 2020	Supporting Anaerobic Digestion in Communities, Request for Applications	Chris Carusiello,ORCR, U.S. EPA	Anaerobic Digestion, funding opportunity, RFA, grant
April 23, 2020	Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Prioritization Tools: Sustainability Insights at a Glance	Jarrod Bridge, ORCR, U.S. EPA	sustainable materials management, recycling
March 5, 2020	After Disaster: Deconstruction, Rebuilding and Resilience Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Irene	Brad Guy, Associate of the American Institute of Architects Preston Browning, Salvage Works Tobiah Horton, Rutgers University, Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program	built environment, construction and demolition debris, recycling, materials management
February 20, 2020	Facts and Figures 2017—Assessing Trends in Materials Generation, Recycling, Composting, Combustion with Energy Recovery and Landfilling in the United States	Kent Foerster, ORCR, U.S. EPA Swarupa Ganguli, ORCR, U.S. EPA Hope Pillsbury, ORCR, U.S. EPA	recycling, materials management, measurement, municipal solid waste characterization data
January 23, 2020	Safe Packaging and Transportation of Lithium Batteries for recycling: What You Need to Know	Jordan Rivera, U.S. Department of Transportation	electronics recycling, battery recycling
December 19, 2019	From Pen & Paper to Artificial Technology -- 21st Century Methods for Measuring Excess Food	Max Mlinar, Phood Solutions Inc. Jay Kahn, Central Michigan University Doug Bradley, SAVOR…Chicago Gina Sears, Winnow Laura Smith, Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) André Villaseñor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	sustainable materials management, recycling, economic development
November 20, 2019	Recycling and Resource Recovery as a Tool for Regional Economic Development	Gina Lee, Upcyclers Network Steve Lautze, Founding President, CA Association of Recycling Market Development Zones Will Sagar, Southeast Recycling Development Council	sustainable materials management, recycling, economic development
October 24, 2019	Electronic Waste Generation and Management and the Cost of Digitalization to the Environment	Dr. Callie Babbitt, Associate Professor, Golisano Institute for Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology	recycling, electronics, sustainable materials management
September 16, 2019	Oregon’s Wasted Food Strategy: Highlights of current work, recent research and next steps	David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Elaine Blatt, Senior Policy and Program Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	sustainable materials management, food waste
August 22, 2019	Shining the Light on Solar Panel Recycling: A Status Update	Garvin Heath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Evelyn Butler, Solar Energy Industries Association Jennifer Martin, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center University of Illinois Casey Hines, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations	sustainable materials management, recycling, building materials
July 31, 2019	Construction and Demolition Materials Markets: Identifying Opportunities Regionally and Locally	Martin Brown and Megan Walton, Delta Institute Eric Schwarz, Refab	built environment, recycling, deconstruction
June 20, 2019	Introduction to EPA’s Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance	Melissa Kaps, ORCR, U.S. EPA	Materials management, debris
June 19, 2019	Utility Green Tariff Programs in the U.S.: Overview and Opportunities for Cost Savings	Jenny Heeter, Senior Energy Analyst National Renewable Energy Laboratory Christopher Kent, Green Power Partnership Office of Air	Utility renewable energy (RE), electricity, green tariff, green power, supply options, renewable energy certificate (REC), biogas, biomass, Executive Order, thermal, hydro, solar, wind, power, Federal Green Challenge
May 23, 2019	Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Global Materials Use	Kathleen Salyer, ORCR, U.S. EPA Bruno Oberle, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Ruben Bibas, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development	sustainable materials management
May 9, 2019	EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM) version 15	Nathan Wittstruck, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery	sustainable food materials management, food waste, recycling
April 24, 2019	Federal Procurement of Sustainable Photovoltaics (PV): Sustainability Leadership Standard for PV Modules and Inverters	Dr. Garvin Heath, Senior Scientist National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Solar, Affordable Power Infrastructure Partnership, APIP, renewable energy, Federal Green Challenge
March 14, 2019	Preventing Food Waste Upstream - a Source Reduction Approach Part III	Kelsey Davis, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Scott Ferguson, The Forge at Montgomery Bell State Park J. Cody Lillstrom, Boulder County Resource Conservation Division Boulder County Jail Timothy Oliveira, Boulder County Jail and Boulder County Sheriff’s Office André Villaseñor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 9	sustainable food materials management, food waste
February 21, 2019	State and Local Organic Bans: Implementation Planning, Lessons Learned and Updates	John Fischer, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Josh Kelly, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Holly Stirnkorb, Metro	sustainable food materials management, food waste
December 18, 2018	The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool: Materials Management for Debris Planning and Emergency Response	Camille Lukey, U.S. EPA Region 5 Lucy Stanfield, U.S. EPA Region 5 Monte Fronk, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Brandon Pursel, U.S. EPA Region 5	materials management
October 18, 2018	Regional Cooperation to Harmonize Recycling Programs: Tools and Tips	Dylan de Thomas, The Recycling Partnership Elizabeth Schussler, The Recycling Partnership Rick Meyers, City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works Analiese Smith, Waukesha County Benjamin Pedigo, Rumpke Waste & Recycling	sustainable materials management, recycling
October 10, 2018	Green Energy Can Save Your Federal Facility Greenbacks	Rachel Shepherd, Program Lead Federal Energy Management Program Renee Jewell, Procurement Analyst/Program Manager U.S. Forest Service	Solar, Affordable Power Infrastructure Partnership, APIP, renewable energy, Federal Green Challenge
September 20, 2018	Preventing Food Waste Upstream: A Source Reduction Approach - Part II	Janet Whited, San Diego Unified School District Pat Ianotti, Price Chopper Julianne Stelmaszyk, Boston College André Villaseñor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9	sustainable materials management, reducing wasted food
September 13, 2018	Assessing Trends in Materials Generation, Recycling, Composting, Combustion with Energy Recovery and Landfilling in the United States	Swarupa Ganguli, Team Leader, U.S. EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) Drew Sullivan, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. EPA's ORCR Hope Pillsbury, Analyst, U.S. EPA's ORCR	sustainable materials management, recycling, construction and demolition debris
August 23, 2018	Sustainability in the Built Environment: Why Materials Matter	Kathrina Simonen, Director, Carbon Leadership Forum Dr. Suzanne Boxman, Sustainable Materials Management Team, U.S. EPA Headquarters Joe Connell, Interim Executive Director, Building Material Reuse Association	built environment, construction and demolition debris
July 26, 2018	Pay-as-You Throw Best Management Practices and Success Programs	Susan Bush, RSE USA, on behalf of The Carton Council Charles Kamenides, Longmont, Colorado Jillian Wilson Martin, Natick, Massachusetts	recycling
July 18, 2018	Supporting Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators - A New Mapping Tool and Case Study	Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis, Senior Conservation Ecologist and Project Manager Field Museum in Chicago Peter Van Dyke, Langley Research Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Pollinators, butterfly, monarch, habitat, milkweed, Federal Green Challenge
July 12, 2018	Introducing the U.S. EPA Excess Food Opportunities Map (version 1.0)	Melissa Pennington, Sustainability Coordinator, EPA Region 3 Claudia Fabiano, Sustainable Management of Food Team, EPA Headquarters	reducing wasted food
May 17, 2018	Business Innovations in Reducing Food Loss and Waste	Kathleen Salyer, Deputy Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, EPA Gail Tavill, Vice President of R&D Sustainability, Nutrition and Process Engineering at Conagra Brands Nell Fry, Senior Manager of Sustainability Field Support for Sodexo North America’s Office of Corporate Responsibility Christine Gallagher, Manager of Environmental Sustainability for Retail Business Services, LLC, an Ahold Delhaize USA company	reducing wasted food
April 19, 2018	Deconstruction and Building Materials Reuse: Innovations and Opportunities	Shawn Wood, Construction Waste Specialist, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Portland, Oregon Nicole Tai, President GreenLynx, Board Member Reuse Alliance, Founder Bay Area Deconstruction Policy Group	built environment, construction and demolition debris
April 18, 2018	From Fires to Floods and Everything In Between: How Federal Facilities Can Thrive in an Era of Billion Dollar Weather Events	Adam Smith, National Centers for Environmental Information, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Arleen Vera-Perez, Sustainability Specialist, and Carlos A. Cruz-Gonzalez, Chief for the Environmental Regulatory Section and Operations Control Center at Veterans Affairs Caribbean Health Care System in Puerto Rico Stanton Florea, Fire Information Officer U.S. Forest Service Michael Robie, Property Manager General Services Administration Leenette Wilke, Building Manager General Services Administration Sheila Dimick, Supervisory Property Manager General Service Administration	Weather, Disaster, Recovery, Fire, Flood, Hurricane, Blizzard, Tornado, Wildfire, NOAA, Facilities, Operations, Federal Green Challenge
April 5, 2018	Management Challenges for Lithium Batteries at Electronics Recyclers	Craig Boswell, HOBI International, Inc. George Kerchner, PRBA - The Rechargeable Battery Association Kevin Leary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Neil Peters-Michaud, Cascade Asset Management	electronics recycling, batteries
March 22, 2018	An Introduction to Lithium Batteries and the Challenges that they Pose to the Waste and Recycling Industry	Jeffrey Spangenberger, Argonne National Laboratory Michael Timpane, Resource Recycling Systems Carl Smith, Call2Recycle Elizabeth Schussler, The Recycling Partnership	electronics recycling, batteries
March 14, 2018	Simplifying Sustainable Purchasing Through Guidelines and Standards	Jenna Larkin, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program (EPP), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Steven Birchfield, Field Operations Supervisor Prince George's County Organics Composting Facility	Green Purchasing, Eco-labels, Food Composting, Environmentally Sustainable Products and Services, Federal Green Challenge
February 15, 2018	Recycling Market Update	Jerry Powell, Founder and Executive Editor, Resource Recycling, Inc.	recycling
January 25, 2018	Quality Matters: Free Resources to Support Plastic Recycling Programs	Tonya Randell, More Recycling and technical support for the Wrap Recycling Action Program (WRAP) Sarah Lindsay, Public Outreach Manager for American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division Annie White, Washington DC’s Department of Public Works’ Office of Waste Diversion Marilynn Cruz-Aponte, Director of Public Works in the Town of East Hartford, Connecticut	plastics recycling
January 18, 2018	Making it Easier to Buy Greener Products/Services \| Final Reporting of Fiscal Year 2017 Data	Michael Bloom, Sustainability and Green Program Advisor General Services Administration Jennifer Hazelman, Sustainability Branch General Services Administration Rob Guillemin, Federal Green Challenge Regional Coordinator Chris Newman, Federal Green Challenge Regional Coordinator Marlene RedDoor, Federal Green Challenge National Coordinator	Green Product Compilation, Sustainable Facility Tool, Final Reporting, Re-TRAC Connect, Federal Green Challenge
December 14, 2017	Technology Innovation - Reducing Food Going to Waste	Cheryl Kollin, Community Food Rescue Justin Block, Feeding America Ricky Ashenfelter, Spoiler Alert	reducing wasted food
December 13, 2017	Driving Building Performance for Successful Participation in the Federal Green Challenge	Thomas Burke, Sustainability Program Manager General Services Administration	Energy, Water, Conservation, Waste Diversion, Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings, Executive Order 13693, Federal Green Challenge
November 16, 2017	Preventing Food Waste Upstream: A Source Reduction Approach	David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Materials Management Program Stephanie Barger, Director of Market Transformation & Development, TRUE Zero Waste Programs – U.S. Green Building Council Brian Balukonis, Solid Waste Process Owner, Raytheon Company Marc Wincott, District Manager, Eurest Thompson Hospitality André Villaseñor, Sustainable Management of Food Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	reducing wasted food
November 15, 2018	Celebrating America Recycles Day by Sharing Success Stories: Reusing and Recycling as part of Greener Cleaning Efforts Lead to Big Successes	Catherine Hurley, Sustainability Program Manager of Argonne National Laboratory Lorena Nelson, Custodial Supervisor National Park Service	Reuse, Recycling, Clean Seep Program, Green Cleaners, Federal Green Challenge
October 26, 2017	China's Green Sword: Impacts to State and Local Governments	David Biderman, Executive Director, Solid Waste Association of North America Anne Germain, Director, Waste and Recycling Technology, National Waste & Recycling Association Zoe Heller, Assistant Director for Policy Development, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery	recycling
October 26, 2017	Tracking and Reporting Environmental Results at Federal Facilities: A Review of Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager and Re-TRAC	Caterina Hatcher, Energy Star National Manager Rob Guillemin, Federal Green Challenge Regional Coordinator	Re-TRAC Connect, Portfolio Manager, Energy, Water, Waste, Federal Green Challenge
August 24, 2017	The ABC’s of K-12 Food Waste Reduction: Start with the Guide to Conducting Student Food Waste Audits	Melissa Terry, Researcher, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Lori De La Cruz, Sustainability Coordinator at Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas Esau Milenthal, Ex-executive chef at Hutto Independent School District, Hutto, Texas	reducing wasted food
July 12, 2017	How to Lead by Example in Sustainable Operations (Part 1): Overview for New and Renewing Federal Agencies. Plus, Case Studies in Success from FGC Participants	Caroline S. Barber, Environmental Management System and Pollution Prevention Coordinator Department of Energy Peter Pohlot, Pollution Prevention Coordinator Department of Energy George Johnson, Green Environmental Management Systems Coordinator VA Minneapolis Health Care System Molly Hatfield, Sustainability Program Analyst Department of Energy	Federal Food Recovery, Food Waste, Purchasing, Food Recovery Challenge, Sustainable Acquisition & Materials Management, Federal Green Challenge
June 29, 2017	Results and Local Examples of Nationwide Public Service Campaign to Reduce Wasted Food	JoAnne Berkenkamp, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Hilary Landa, The Advertising Council Rachelle Reeder, The Advertising Council Jenny Kedward, Dakota County, MN Barbara Hamilton, San Diego Food System Alliance	reducing wasted food
May 25, 2017	2016 State of the Curbside Report: "Public Action" Stars of Recycling	Dylan de Thomas, The Recycling Partnership Rachel Mansell, City of Florence (Alabama) Solid Waste, Street, and Recycle Department George Dreckmann (retired) and Bryan Johnson, City of Madison (Wisconsin) Streets Division Pete Chism-Winfield, Materials and Waste Specialist, City of Portland (Oregon) Bureau of Planning and Sustainability	recycling
May 15, 2017	Food Recovery: Sustainable Food Management Best Practices and Resources for Federal Agencies	Marlene RedDoor, Federal Green Challenge National Coordinator Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Nell Fry, SODEXO Office of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, EPA Food Recovery Challenge participant Carrie Calvert, Director of Tax and Commodity Policy at Feeding America	Food Loss, Food Waste, Sustainable Food Practices, WasteWatch, Hunger, MealConnect, Feeding America, Path Act, Federal Green Challenge
April 27, 2017	Materials Footprint of the Consumer Electronics Ecosystem	Mark Buckley, Staples, Inc. Callie Babbitt, Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology Walter Alcorn, Consumer Technology Association	electronics recycling
April 12, 2017	Food Recovery: Opportunities for Federal Facilities' Food Services	Marlene RedDoor, Federal Green Challenge National Coordinator Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Darby Hoover, Senior Resource Specialist, and JoAnne Berkenkamp, Senior Advocate, Food and Agriculture Program, Natural Resources Defense Council Dorian Foster, Nutrition and Food Services Department in San Antonio, Texas	Federal Food Recovery, Food Waste, Purchasing, Food Recovery Challenge, Sustainable Acquisition & Materials Management, Federal Green Challenge
March 30, 2017	Reducing and Recovering Wasted Food in Schools - Lessons from the Cafeteria Line!	Nayiri Haroutunian, Washington Green Schools Marybeth Martello, Town of Wellesley, MA Lynn Johnson, Bremerton School District, WA	reducing wasted food
February 16, 2017	Taking on Takeout Waste: New Approaches in New York City	Sarah Currie-Halpern, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board Chloe Vichot, Ancolie, the Epicurean Nick Kenner, Just Salad	reducing packaging and container waste
February 15, 2017	What it Takes to Enhance Sustainability in your Federal Facility	Marlene RedDoor, Federal Green Challenge National Coordinator Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Veronica Blette, WaterSense	Waste Diversion, Waste, Recycling, Calculating Solid Waste, Composting, Reuse
January 19, 2017	The Story and Highlights of Oregon’s 2050 Vision of Materials Management	David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Elaine Blatt, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	materials management
December 15, 2016	Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2014	Swarupa Ganguli, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Hope Pillsbury, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery	municipal solid waste characterization data
November 17, 2016	Recycling Collection Programs: A Bigger Pinch Point Than We Thought	Adam Gendell, Sustainable Packaging Coalition Kelly Cramer, Sustainable Packaging Coalition	recycling
October 20, 2016	New Tool Kit: Keeping Food out of Landfill: Policy Ideas for States and Localities	Emily Broad-Leib, Food Law and Policy Clinic and Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School Christina Rice, Fellow, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic Jill Mahoney, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic Marina Shkuratov, Harvard Law School, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2018 Sydney A. Montgomery, Harvard Law School, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2018	reducing wasted food
September 22, 2016	Food: Too Good to Waste – Community Results and Lessons Learned	Ashley Zanolli, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Karen May, King County (WA) Department of Natural Resources & Parks Jennifer Jordan, City of Iowa City (IA) Antonia Bryson, Rhode Island Food Policy Council	reducing wasted food
August 18, 2016	How Recycling Got Its Groove Back: Turning Up the Quality	Keefe Harrison, The Recycling Partnership Janice Paré, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Patrick Mallalieu, Republic Services Rob Colson, Department of Public Works Director, West Springfield, MA Gunther Wellenstein, Solid Waste Manager, Lowell, MA Jason Hale, The Recycling Partnership	recycling
June 23, 2016	Pollinator Habitat & Food Security - What’s All the Buzz About?	Dr. Bruce Rodan, White House Office of Science & Technology Dr. Vicki Wojcik, Pollinator Partnership Monica Pech, U.S. General Services Administration Jamar Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	food security, pollinators
May 26, 2016	Feed the People: Public/Private Collaboration results in a 30 percent increase in food rescued in Vermont	Eric Davis, Feeding America Bryn Oakleaf, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Mica Seely, Vermont Foodbank Ben Theriault, Hannaford Supermarket	reducing wasted food
April 28, 2016	Preview of the Soon to Be Released Nationwide Public Service Campaign to Reduce Wasted Food	Dana Gunders, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Cece Wedel, Campaign Director – The Advertising Council	reducing wasted food
April 14, 2016	How Communities Can Transform Waste Streams through Policies and Programs	Karen Irwin, U.S. EPA, Region 9 Caroline Mitchell, City of Fort Collins	recycling, reducing waste
March 31, 2016	Changes in the Waste Stream -- the Future of the Curbside Material Mix	Chaz Miller, Director of Policy/Advocacy National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) Dylan de Thomas, Campaign Director – Editorial Director Resource Recycling, Inc	recycling, reducing waste
February 25, 2016	Innovative Collaborations in the Hospitality Sector to Increase Food Recovery	Laura Abshire, National Restaurant Association Laura Zaspel, Serendipity Catering Lorenzo Macaluso, RecyclingWorks in MA/Center for EcoTechnology Jim Larson, Food Donation Connection	reducing wasted food
December 17, 2015	Managing “Recycling” Contamination: What Works and What is a Waste	Bob Cappadona, Vice President Recycling, Casella Recycling Tom Moreau, General Manager, Chittenden Solid Waste District Heather Cashwell, Education & Outreach Coordinator, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality	recycling
November 19, 2015	State Policies to increase Organics Diversion from Landfills: MA and VT one year in and CA the new kid on the block	Nora Goldstein, BioCycle John Fischer, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Josh Kelly, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Marshalle Graham, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Marshalle Graham, CalRecycle	reducing organics waste
October 15, 2015	Does plastics recycling need to be so confusing?	Tonya Randell, Project Manager, Moore Recycling Associates Alex Arnett, Waste Reduction Supervisor, City of Greensboro	plastics recycling
September 17, 2015	Changing How We Think About Our Resources for a Better Tomorrow: How to Donate Surplus Food from K-12 Schools	Jimmy Nguyen, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington DC Gloria Quinn, Ramona High School, Ramona, California André Villaseñor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Los Angeles, California Kathleen Weil, Founder and Executive Director, The Food Bus, Arlington, Virginia	reducing wasted food
July 16, 2015	Let's WRAP (Wrap Recycling Action Program): Best Practices to Boost Plastic Film Recycling in Your Community	Shari Jackson, Director, Film Recycling, Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council Becky Curtis, Recycling Assistant, City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works	plastics recycling
June 18, 2015	"Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013" Assessing Trends in Materials Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States	Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator in EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM)	Municipal solid waste characterization data
May 21, 2015	Pay-As-You Throw: Growth & Opportunity for Sustainable Materials Management	Dr. Lisa Skumatz, Dana D’Souza and Dawn BeMent, Skumatz Economic Research Associates (SERA), and the non-profit Econservation Institute (EI) Juri Freeman, City and County of Denver, Colorado Allison Fraley, Kaua’i County, Hawaii	sustainable materials management
April 23, 2015	Milestone 4: Measuring Impact	David Klein and Chris Henson, Costco Wholesale, Columbus OH Amanda Hong, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Andre Villasenor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Bobby Renz, ICF International	reducing wasted food, SMM principles, measurement
March 26, 2015	Milestone 2: Data Analysis, and Creating and Implementing Waste Reduction Strategies; & Milestone 3: Tracking Progress	Cat Sullivan and Executive Chef Tim Cunningham, Northern Arizona University (NAU) Ray Dennis and Chef Dana Massimiani, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Ismail Samad, Executive Chef of Daily Table, a nonprofit grocery store, and the Gleanery restaurant Amanda Hong, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	reducing wasted food, SMM principles, measurement
March 19, 2015	Reducing Wasted Food: How Packaging Can Help	Todd Bukowski, HAVI Global Solutions Dr. Ronald Cotterman, Sealed Air Corporation	reducing wasted food
March 12, 2015	Wasted Food to Energy: How six Water Resource Recovery Facilities are Boosting Biogas Production & the Bottom Line	Sophia Skoda, East Bay Municipal Utility District Jason Dow, Central Marin Sanitation Agency Chuck Rogers, Hill Canyon Wastewater Treatment Plant Sharon Thieszen, Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Plant Todd Bukowski, West Lafayette Wastewater Utility	reducing wasted food
February 26, 2015	Getting Water Wise in the Federal Green Challenge	Charlotte Ely, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Program Dwayne Moates and Dan Buckley, National Park Service Dave Masias, Federal Aviation Administration Amy Deck and Abby Morris, Presidio Trust	Green Infrastructure, Water Scarcity, Federal Facilities, Guides, Toolkits, Federal Green Challenge
February 12, 2015	Recycling Right: Tactics and Tools for Effective Residential Outreach (Part TWO)	Candy Castellanos, Waste Management PNW Karen Bandhauer, Curbside Value Partnership	recycling
January 29, 2015	Milestone 1: Preparing for a Wasted Food Assessment and Establishing a Baseline	Andrew Shakman, LeanPath Amanda Hong, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	reducing wasted food, SMM principles, measurement
January 15, 2015	Food Waste Reduction Alliance, a unique industry collaboration	Gail Tavill, Vice President of Packaging and Sustainable Productivity, ConAgra Jason Wadsworth, Sustainability Manager, Wegmans	reducing wasted food
December 9, 2014	Recycling Right: Tactics and Tools for Effective Residential Outreach (Part One)	Sego Jackson, Snohomish County Solid Waste Division Candy Castellanos, Waste Management Pacific Northwest Karen Bandhauer, Curbside Value Partnership	recycling
November 18, 2014	Managing Wasted Food with Anaerobic Digestion Incentives and Innovations	David Babson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Caitlin Sparks, The Prasino Group Mel Kurtz, Quasar Energy Brandon Julian, Pure Energy Group	reducing wasted food
November 13, 2014	The Changing "Waste" Stream	Susan Robinson, Waste Management	recycling, reducing waste
November 6, 2014	Be an Endorser!	Rachel Chaput, US EPA - Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Suzanne Forbes, Wakefern Food Corp. Rocco D'Antonio, Organic Diversion, LLC Michelle Andrews, Washington State Department of Ecology	reducing wasted food
July 24, 2014	Cupertino CA and Cambridge MA: Tips for How Communities Can Successfully Engage Businesses to Divert Food Scraps	Cheri Donnelly, Environmental Programs Manager, Cupertino Public Works Department, Cupertino, CA Randi Mail, Recycling Director, Cambridge, MA	reducing wasted food
May 15, 2014	How to Reduce Wasted Food: EPA’s Food Waste Reduction Tools for Food Services & Restaurants	Julie Schilf, US EPA - Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Amanda Hong, fellow, U.S. EPA	reducing wasted food
April 3, 2014	Compost from Food Waste: Understanding Soil Chemistry and Soil Biology on a College/University Campus	Rachel Chaput, U.S. EPA - Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Gregg Twehues, Co-founder of Compostwerks! LLC Peter Moon, President and principal engineer of O2 Compost Tom Goldsmith, Staff director for energy and environmental conservation at St. John’s University	reducing wasted food, composting
January 16, 2014	Building Collection Infrastructure for Composting: Success in the greater Worcester, Massachusetts area	Sean Pontani, Green Business Support Manager, Center for EcoTechnology (CET), Northampton, MA Sandy Giancola, Preventive Maintenance Manager, Big Y Foods, Inc. Springfield, MA Paul Degnan, Materials Marketing & Sourcing Manager for E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. Westboro, MA	reducing wasted food, composting