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SUMMARY:Sustainable Dairy Products: Northeast Summit
DESCRIPTION:NEWMOA partnered with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) to host this Summit specifically for processors of secondary dairy products (e.g.\, cheese\, yogurt\, butter\, and ice cream) in the northeast. Presentations and additional supporting materials are available through the links below: \nAgenda \nWelcome \n\nAndy Bray\, Project Manager\, NEWMOA\n\nOpening Remarks \nLearn how to go beyond regulatory minimums\, to capture the financial benefits of environmental sustainability. \n\nEmily Boedecker\, VT DEC Commissioner\nAnson Tebbetts\, VT AAFM Secretary\nTed Brady\, VT ACCD Deputy Secretary\n\nWith the trend towards consumers seeking “greener” products and services\, processors can gain a competitive edge by implementing sustainable practices. \n\nAndy Whitman\, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences\n\nSustainability Self-Assessment Tool \nSelf-assessment is the first step in identifying potential areas for sustainability improvements. In this interactive session\, attendees will be guided through use of the self-assessment tool to help them “pick a place to start.” \n\nMadeline Typadis Snow\, UMass Lowell/LCSP\n\nProfiles in Sustainability \nModerator: Celia Riechel\, VT DEC \nBusinesses share their stories about how they have implemented greener practices in energy\, waste\, wastewater\, and packaging. Presenters will describe how they evaluated potential actions\, financial considerations\, and critical partnerships. \nSpeakers: \n\nBillie Davis\, Ben & Jerry’s with Brice Lanpher\, EcoLab\nHoward Wilcox\, Wilcox Ice Cream\nLisa Drake\, Stonyfield Farm\n\nLunch Speaker \n\nRob Guillemin\, Sustainable Food Retail Lead\, EPA Region 1\n\nInnovative Sustainability Solutions \nModerator: Laura Ginsburg\, VT AAFM \nThis session will focus on how businesses can refine their understanding of opportunities for improvement through sustainability audits and customized research to identify promising solutions that fit specific needs. The session will include a description of one business where the solution was equal parts technology and creative partnership. \nSpeakers: \n\nJed Davis\, Agri-Mark/Cabot\nOnasch UMass Lowell TURI\nMattison UMass Amherst CEERE\n\nReady to Grow? \nModerator: E.B. Flory\, VT AAFM \nGood business planning is the first step to sustainability. The key to making any sustainability project or business initiative a success is knowing not just what you want to do\, but how you are going to do it. This session will discuss the importance of business planning\, and critical issues you should be thinking about before beginning a project. Other important assistance providers who can help you get your project off to a good start will give brief elevator pitches. \n\nRose Wilson\, VHCB Business Planner\nJeannine Kilbride\, Cobb Hill Creamery\n\nOther service providers: \n\nJohn Fay\, VT DEC Permit Specialist\nAbbey Willard\, VT AAFM Division Director\nShawn Barth\, Occupational Safety Consultant\, VT Department of Labor\n\nClosing Remarks \n\nAndy Bray\, NEWMOA\n\nVendor Fair & Networking \nAdditional Supporting Materials: \n\nSpeaker Bios\nSponsors\nVendors\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Environmental Assistance Office Contacts\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Business Planning 2018\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Obtaining Act 250 Permit 2018\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Worker Safety 2018\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Anerobic Digesters 2018\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Energy Efficiency 2018\nVT DEC Tip Sheet – Wastewater 2018\nUMass-Amherst Fact Sheet – Industrial Assessment Center 2018\n\nFinally\, to view a video of the entire event access YouTube: Video Recording of Event by CATV. For ease of viewing\, the timing for the specific sessions and speakers is noted below: \n0:01 – Intro Andy Bray\n3:45 – Emily Boedecker\, Commissioner Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation\n11:20 – Anson Tebbetts\, Secretary Vermont Agency of Agriculture\, Food and Markets\n17:39 – Ted Brady\, Deputy Secretary Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development\n32:16 – Andy Whitman\, Manomet Center\n45:45 – Madeline Snow\, UMASS Lowell Center for Sustainable Production\n1:12:00 – Session 1: Profiles in Sustainability\, Wilcox Ice Cream\, Ben & Jerrys\, Stoneyfield\n2:13:00 – Rob Guilleman\, EPA Region 1\, Sustainable Food Manufacturing/Retailing\n2:41:00 – Session 2: Innovative Sustainability Solutions\, Cabot Creamery\, UMASS Lowell Toxics Use Reduction Institute\, UMASS Amherst Industrial Assessment Center\n3:37:00 – Session 3: Planning for Growth\, Business Planning Vermont Housing Conservation Board\, Cobb Hill Cheese and Frozen Yogurt\, Abbey Willard Vermont Agency of Agriculture\, Food and Markets\, John Fay Permit Specialist Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation\, Sean Barth Project Worksafe\, Vermont Economic Development Authority\n4:09:00 – Closing Remarks\, Andy Bray
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/sustainable-dairy-products-northeast-summit/
CATEGORIES:Pollution Prevention
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T140000
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SUMMARY:How to Beat Residential Recycling Contamination - Learn from the Experts
DESCRIPTION:NEWMOA and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC ) co-sponsored this webinar about contamination in residential recycling and how to avoid it. The webinar featured presentations by the Recycling Partnership on: \n\nIts recent study on the economic impacts of contamination in the recycling stream by Dylan de Thomas\nThe impact on contamination in Massachusetts as a result of MassDEP’s “Recycling IQ Toolkit” program by Chris Coady\nThe Recycling IQ Toolkit and how it can help others by Jason Hale\n\nBrooke Nash\, Mass DEP will present first hand impressions of the kit and its utility in curbing recycling contamination. \nPowerpoint slides \n \n 
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/how-to-beat-residential-recycling-contamination-learn-from-the-experts/
CATEGORIES:Materials Management
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