[OKRA] Free Webinars from the EPA for America Recycles Day

Fri Nov 1 10:25:53 PDT 2024

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The U.S. EPA is offering several free webinars in November to celebrate
America Recycles Day.  Take a moment and look at the topics.  There might
be one you would be interested in attending.  Listen in to come up with
ways to promote and improve recycling in your community!

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Program Updates: November 1, 2024

            America Recycles Week Webinars

America Recycles Week is November 11-15 this year and EPA is celebrating
with a series of webinars related to promoting and improving recycling
processes! Below you will find a schedule of the webinars, topic
descriptions, speaker bios, and registration links.

*Drive to Repair: A journey in a circular economy*

*November 6, 2024 – 11 AM CST*

A presentation on how the community repair movement is driving small
changes on the road to sustainability.

Rachel Tanner manages the Tool Library collection at Central Arkansas
Library System. She programs for both Adults and Children using resources
from the tool collection, as well as specialty tools in the Makerspace.
Rachel is passionate about sustainability, the sharing economy,
repairability, transportation, and even crafting. She has been operating
the only Repair Cafe in Arkansas for the past two years with the help of
her amazing volunteers.

Register here.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arkansas-repair-cafe-tickets-1060403608739?aff=oddtdtcreator>

*Microplastics in Our Waterways and the Impact of Plastic Litter*

*November 12, 2024 – 10 AM CST*

Microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in freshwater and aquatic systems
where they can enter food webs via ingestion. This presentation will
summarize the sources, pathways, fates and impacts of microplastics and the
linkages of terrestrial plastic pollution to these tiny contaminants.

Mark Benfield is a Professor in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal
Sciences at LSU. His research focuses on microplastic and microplastic
pollution as well as zooplankton and deep-sea ecology. He received his
B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, M.Sc. from the University of
Kwazulu-Natal, and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. His postdoctoral
training was at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He currently
directs the Litter Institute at LSU.

Register here.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microplastics-in-our-waterways-and-the-impact-of-plastic-litter-tickets-1058854826289?aff=oddtdtcreator>

*Recycling and Republic Services Baton Rouge Materials Recovery Facility*

*November 12, 2024 – 11 AM CST*

A native of Argentina, Andres Harris graduated from LSU in 2000 with a
degree in Environmental Science. He was LSU’s Solid Waste & Recycling
Manager for 13 years, and then became the Zero Waste & Logistics Manager
for George Washington University for 4 years. In 2017, Andres returned to
Baton Rouge to lead Republic Services-Baton Rouge MRF as the Operations
Manager.

Steve Smith started his career in Environmental Services in Baton Rouge in
1980, and except for a 2-year period to complete his studies at LSU, has
been continuously involved in this field. Steve has been managing the
municipal contracts for Republic throughout south Louisiana with a
portfolio of over $41M/year. He is the Manager of Municipal Sales for
Republic Services.

Register here.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/recycling-at-republic-services-tickets-1060406256659?aff=oddtdtcreator>

*General Services Administration’s Sustainable Facilities Tool*

*November 13, 2024 – 11 AM CST*

Michael Bloom is a Sustainable Design Program Expert with the U.S. General
Services Administration (GSA), Office of Federal High-Performance Green
Buildings. With 23 years of experience at GSA, Michael is the National
Program Manager for the Sustainable Facilities Tool, (www.SFTool.gov
<http://www.sftool.gov/>), GSA’s flagship sustainability website providing
critical tools and best practices to teams that implement high performance
buildings and sustainable procurement. Michael leads GSA Sustainable
education and outreach initiatives and is committed to taming and
automating complex processes to simplify sustainable practice.

Register here.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-tool-tickets-1064400302959?aff=oddtdtcreator>

*TRUE Net zero waste: case study of GSA earning silver*

*November 19, 2024 – 11 AM CST*

In 2018, GSA conducted an agency wide TRUE Net Zero Waste pilot for each
regional office to support one of its buildings to earn a TRUE
certification. The intent of the pilot was to learn about the process to
earn certification and the language to add to GSA’s custodial and O&M
contracts to maximize diversion efforts in federally own facilities.  Kelly
Longfellow, Pollution Prevention Section in LCRD Region 6, championed this
effort for GSA Region 7 to be the first federal agency to earn and maintain
Silver for two years. You are invited to hear her lessons learned during
this process with GSA.

Register here.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kelly-longfellow-tickets-1064406120359>

*Regional Contacts*

Sustainable Materials Management: debose.deanna at epa.gov

Pollution Prevention: cheaney.stephanie at epa.gov

Sustainable Management of Food: sturdivant.stephen at epa.gov

Lead Based Paint: adams.mikeal at epa.gov

Safer Choice: lillard.melanie at epa.gov

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