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SMM Web Academy: 2011 Calendar
This is an archive of the 2011 SMM Web Academy (formerly RCC Web Academy) series. Learn about key issues, successful projects, and a variety of best management practices for creating stellar waste management programs. Hear from experts around the country on what works and what doesn't, and how to make your program more successful.
| Date | Topics | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2011 | Sustainable Materials Management | Betsy Smidinger, Director, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division, USEPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Dr. Joseph Fiksel, Executive Director, Center for Resilience, Ohio State University Peter Paul van de Wijs, Managing Director, Communications and Business Role Focus Area, World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| February 17, 2011 | Creative Waste Reduction and Reuse | Tom Fisher, Author, Design for Re-Use: The Life of Consumer Packaging
Albe Zakes, Vice President, Marketing, Terracycle Recology’s Artist in Residence Program |
| March 17, 2011 | Product Stewardship | Leslie Wilson, Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator for the Department of Environmental Services, Carver County (MN)
Bill Worrell, Manager, San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (CA) Russell DeLozier, Manager, Mats Reclamation-Post-Consumer Carpet, Shaw Industries Group Inc. |
| April 21, 2011 | No Webinar | No Webinar |
| May 19, 2011 | Residential Buildings: An Evaluation of Waste Prevention Practices Using Lifecycle Analysis | Jordan Palmeri, Greenbuilding Program at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Jon Dettling, Director of Quantis U.S. |
| June 16, 2011 | Greener Products – Progress and Challenges | Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke, Co-Founder, Big Room Inc.
Scot Case, Director, Markets Development, UL Environment, Inc. Alicia Culver, Director, Responsible Purchasing Network. |
| July 21, 2011 | Single Stream Recycling: The Good the Bad and the Ugly | Richard Gertman, Principal, Cascadia Consulting Group
Jennifer Grace, Regional Supply Chain Manager, Strategic Materials, Inc. Jim Marcinko, Waste Management Recycle America, Area Recycling Operations |
| August 18, 2011 | Climate Materials and Your Community | David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Shannon Davis, West Coast Climate and Materials Management Co-lead, EPA Region 9 John Davis, Administrator, Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority |
| September 15, 2011 | Green Chemistry | Dwight Peavey, PhD Senior Scientist, US EPA Region 1
Kate Anderson, K-12 Education Director, Beyond Benign |
| October 20, 2011 | Community Recycling Programs: What’s Working, What’s Not | Will Sagar, Policy Director with the Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC)
Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Planner with the Orange County (NC) Solid Waste Management Department |
| November 17, 2011 | Creating Winning Recycling Programs at Sporting Events | Jacob Hassan, Community Recycling Coordinator in US EPA Chicago’s Materials Management program
Mark Root, Strategic Account Executive with Coca-Cola Recycling Bruce Rayner, Chief Green Officer with Athletes for a Fit Planet Laura Moreno, Environmental Scientist in US EPA Pacific Southwest Region’s Pollution Prevention and Solid Waste program |
| December 15, 2011
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Grocers and the EPA Food Recovery Challenge | Michael Hewitt, Manager Sustainability and Environmental Compliance, Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Kasey HarrisM, Environmental Specialist, Hannaford Supermarkets Heather Schmidt, New Seasons Market Sustainability Manager |