Rethinking Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Policies and Programs to Address Waste
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Date: 2021-04-21

For more information: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/042021waste
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Full_Slide_Deck_042021.pdf

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to view our briefing on local, state, and federal policies and programs as well as new technologies that will make you rethink waste management, who is responsible for waste, and whether waste is worthless.

The United States generates nearly 300 million tons of municipal solid waste per year—or almost one ton of waste per person, the most per capita in the world. About half of this waste ends up in landfills, which account for 15 percent of human-caused domestic methane emissions and threaten local water sources with toxic liquid. Meanwhile, recycling has become uneconomic and requires new approaches to be a viable, cost-effective waste management strategy. Creative solutions are needed to stem the deluge of waste, and public and private sector innovators are leading the charge.

This briefing features speakers from cities, states, and the private sector working to reduce and reuse a variety of waste types. Experts discuss their programs and the policies that are helping them succeed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
03:35 - David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
16:44 - Jennifer Wright, Supervisor – Financial & Business Assistance, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
27:21 - Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte
38:07 - Bob Powell, Founder and CEO, Brightmark
54:24 - Sarah Nichols, Sustainable Maine Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine
01:09:51 - Q&A

Speakers: 

David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/David_Allaway_Slides_042021.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/lUBubIq5ocA?t=03m35s

Jennifer Wright, Supervisor – Financial & Business Assistance, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Jennifer_Wright_Slides_042021.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/lUBubIq5ocA?t=16m44s

Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte
Download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Amy_Aussieker_Slides_042021.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/lUBubIq5ocA?t=27m21s

Bob Powell, Founder and CEO, Brightmark
Download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Bob_Powell_Slides_042021.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/lUBubIq5ocA?t=38m07s

Sarah Nichols, Sustainable Maine Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine
Download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Sarah_Nichols_Slides_042021.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/lUBubIq5ocA?t=54m24s