<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_m4n22omx0" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><div><font color="#6aa84f" size="4"><b>As composting programs become more available to households across Oklahoma we need to keep up with best use of compostable products. The free webinar brought to you by the Foodservice Packaging Institute can provide you with information to help you with future composting endeavors.  Check it out!</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-8204168361483012758templateContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);max-width:600px;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" id="m_-8204168361483012758templateHeader" style="background:none 50% 50%/cover no-repeat rgb(255,255,255);border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;float:left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0px 9px;text-align:center"><img align="center" alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/e3ae4cc60ff82d370368b72db/images/f512e793-06cb-3430-a804-345bc62bb30a.png" width="248.16" class="m_-8204168361483012758mcnImage gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: none; border: 0px; height: auto; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 600px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="m_-8204168361483012758templateBody" style="background:none 50% 50%/cover no-repeat rgb(255,255,255);border-top:0px;border-bottom:2px solid rgb(234,234,234);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-8204168361483012758mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%;float:left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="m_-8204168361483012758mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><h1 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:26px;line-height:32.5px"><strong>Compostable Takeout Containers in Residential Curbside Programs</strong></h1><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:18px"><strong>Free Webinar <span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)"> |</span><span style="color:rgb(105,105,105)"> </span> Tuesday, January 21, 2025 <span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)"> |</span>  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET</strong><br><br>The use of compostable products can beneficially contribute to effectively collecting food waste for composting, particularly in event and take-out settings. Inclusion in composting programs can make it easier on residents to divert food scraps by being able to put the compostable container and food scraps in the same collection bin versus requiring residents to separate food scraps from its packaging/container.<br><br>Join us to learn about recent research that provides best practices from eight residential curbside food scrap and compostable packaging collection programs. Also hear directly from a residential program and a composter accepting certified compostable packaging.<br><br>Panelists:</p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Ashley Elzinga, FPI (moderator)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Coryanne Mansell, RRS</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Kate Kurtz, City of Seattle/Seattle Public Utilities</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Jake Duame, Specialized Environmental Technologies</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="padding:0px 18px 18px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-radius:4px;background-color:rgb(120,190,33)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;padding:18px"><a class="m_-8204168361483012758mcnButton" title="Register Today" href="https://recyclefsp.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e3ae4cc60ff82d370368b72db&id=5a49488741&e=91c29a888b" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-weight:bold;line-height:16px;text-decoration-line:none">Register Today</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="m_-8204168361483012758templateFooter" style="background-image:none;background-position:50% 50%;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