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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Sustainable Materials Management Program Strategic Plan, October 2015
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Sustainable Materials Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States: Facts and Figures
West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum
Moving Towards a Circular Economy: What does it mean and how does it relate to sustainable packaging
Nina Goodrich, Executive Director, GreenBlue
Upcoming Events
West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum Annual Webinar Series
The West Coast Climate Forum hosts an annual webinar series featuring speakers who are experts in the field of climate change, sustainable materials management, life cycle analysis, sustainable consumption and production, and other relevant areas. Our webinar series is intended to get participants thinking and talking about new strategies for achieving our environmental goals.
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Past Events
“Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013” Assessing Trends in Materials Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States
Through a discussion of the recently released Characterization Report, participants in this webinar will hear about the newly expanded and improved measurement efforts by the EPA to facilitate the move towards more sustainable materials management (SMM). Previously called the MSW Characterization Report, this report provided national solid waste, recycling, generation, and disposal numbers. The new report now includes data on construction and demolition generation and more information on source reduction and economic analysis.
Date: Thursday, June 18
Time: 1:00-2:30pm EST
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Northeast Recycling Council’s Spring 2015 Conference
Own the Future: Creative Options to Sustainable Materials Management
Date: April 7 – 8, 2015
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Southeast Recycling Development Council Webinar
Hear EPA Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus discuss EPA’s sustainable material management goals.
Date: Friday, February 13, 2015
Time: 11am EST
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