Webinar Series Schedule and Descriptions
Sustainable Materials Management Webinar Series
A partnership between the RMC and NRC in delivering innovative programming to those who are seeking integrated opportunities for materials management.
From the comfort of your own location, join us for this webinar series
Second Monday of each month, 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST - July 2011 - June 2012
Schedule, Topics, & Speakers Subject to Change
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2012 |
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May 14 |
Reverse and Removal Supply Chain Dynamics – What's in it for recycling? |
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June 11 |
Product Stewardship – Who really pays? |
Past Webinar Recordings and Slides
May 14, 2012
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Reverse and Removal Supply Chain Dynamics – What's in it for recycling?
Where do recycled commodities fit in material supply chain systems?
Speakers:
Richard Young, PhD, Professor of Supply Chain Management, The Pennsylvania State University
Steven Dunn, PhD, Founding Director, Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Processes and Environmental Research, University of Wisconsin (invited)
June 11, 2012
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Product Stewardship – Who really pays?
The goal of product stewardship is to ensure that all those involved in the lifecycle of a product share responsibility to reduce health and environmental impacts. Producers bear the primary financial responsibility, but who really pays?
Speakers:
TBA
About the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc.
The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc. (RMC) is Pennsylvania’s leader in developing and expanding recycling markets in Pennsylvania. The RMC serves as Pennsylvania’s portal for economic-development and manufacturing resources that support end-use of recycled commodities and recycled-content products.
The RMC supports recycling plants through research and development of new and innovative technologies to minimize market barriers for recycled materials. It works with manufacturers to help them incorporate new types of recycled materials into their products and help them turn out new recycled-content product lines.
The RMC was organized in 2004 as a nonprofit 501c(3) corporation and is headquartered at Penn State Harrisburg with satellite offices near Pittsburgh. The RMC receives support from PADEP and its Center of Excellence Partners.
Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc.
Penn State Harrisburg, Church Hall 3rd Floor, Middletown, PA 17057
717.798.6660
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