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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The latest U.S. solid waste data report has been released! Learn more during the free webinar next Thursday, 12noon Central Time. See details below…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> ORCRWeb <ORCRweb@epa.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 5, 2018 2:59 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> REMINDER: U.S. EPA Webinar on the Newly Released Municipal Solid Waste Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">U.S. EPA Sustainable Materials Management Web Academy Webinar</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">U.S. EPA Webinar on the Newly Released Municipal Solid Waste Data</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET</span></strong><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To register for this free<span style="color:#2F2F2F"> webinar</span> visit,
</span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3519169876089088003"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3519169876089088003</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">This webinar will present the latest information about trends in U.S. materials generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery, and landfilling as described
in EPA’s newly released Advancing Sustainable Materials Management (SMM): Facts and Figures 2015 report:
</span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">.
The report also includes data on construction and demolition debris generation as well as an economic indicators and trend data such as jobs, recycling and commodity values and tipping fees. In addition to highlighting the latest information contained in
the report, this webinar also will describe EPA’s transition to presenting the data in a new web-based format.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Speakers</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Swarupa Ganguli, Measurement Team Leader, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery</span></strong><br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Swarupa Ganguli is the Measurement Team Lead at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division (RCSD) within the Office of Land and Emergency Management
(OLEM). She directs detailed analysis of program policies, major issues and strategies related to Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) and serves as a senior spokesperson and liaison with Federal agencies, States, Local Government, industry representatives,
non-governmental organizations, and the public in developing policy, guidance and regulation related to SMM.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Swarupa has an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University, a B.Sc. in Economics
and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, and a Certificate in Environmental Law and Policy from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Graduate Programs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Drew Sullivan, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
</span></strong><br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Drew Sullivan is a public affairs specialist in EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR). He joined EPA in 2016 and helped adapt the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management report into a web
format. Other work at EPA includes developing and creating communications plans and materials for ORCR’s regulatory and voluntary programs and initiatives, such as America Recycles Day, the Federal Green Challenge and WasteWise. Prior to joining EPA, Drew
worked as a writer-editor in the Office of the Executive Secretariat at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and served in the Peace Corps as an education and youth development volunteer in the country of Georgia. He has a bachelor’s in journalism from Ohio
State University. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Hope Pillsbury, Analyst, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Hope Pillsbury is an analyst in EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. She has managed the work on the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management report series
for over 10 years. Other work at EPA has included working with the National Park Service to encourage recycling at national parks, working to improve scrap tire management and acting as technical coordinator of a cross-media environmental study in Baltimore.
She has a master’s in environmental studies from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F">If this email does not display properly, go to the
</span></em><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SMM Web Academy web page for this webinar<span style="color:#2F2F2F"> for more information here: </span></span></em><a href="https://www.epa.gov/smm/advancing-sustainable-materials-management-facts-and-figures-2015-assessing-trends-materials"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.epa.gov/smm/advancing-sustainable-materials-management-facts-and-figures-2015-assessing-trends-materials</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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