Materials Management 101 Training

State agencies are hiring a significant number of new solid waste and sustainable materials management (SMM) program staff. These staff require training. NEWMOA and NERC have a long history of providing training for state staff on a range of solid waste and SMM topics. These recorded and upcoming webinars can assist agencies in training their new staff, staff in new positions, or anyone looking for a primer.

Upcoming Training Webinars

Waste Reduction and Reuse Strategies

Nathan Proctor (US PIRG); Macy Zander (Upstream); Leah Kelleher (MassDEP)
Reduction, Reuse, and Repair are the best, most efficient means to reduce waste and its impacts to the environment, climate, and the supply chain. What are the headwinds to more reduction and reuse programs? Where are the opportunities? And what work is currently being done with success?

July 15, 1:00 – 2:00    REGISTER HERE

Chemical Recycling

Tom Metzner (CT DEEP); Mike Fowler (NJ DEP); Maria Doa (Environmental Defense Fund)
What is chemical recycling? You may have been hearing about many new companies with processes that are proclaiming a bold new approach to recycling plastics. What are all these systems and how do they work? Will they help us toward a circular economy, or not? How will states need to approach regulating them? We will hear from state and NGO experts to give us a broad perspective on this emerging industry.

August 19, 1:00 – 2:00    REGISTER HERE

Flow Control

Michael Cahill (Germano & Cahill, P.C.)
Flow control laws dictate that any waste generated in a geographical area has to go to a certain place. This webinar will investigate the history of flow control and cover the landmark cases in New York and New Jersey that have set the stage for how the Interstate Commerce Clause can be interpreted. How does flow control ensure long-term waste disposal stability, and help governments manage system financing and regulatory compliance? Join us as we discuss these questions and consider the practical benefits and potential pitfalls of flow control programs.

Sept 16, 1:00 – 2:00    REGISTER HERE

Recorded Training Webinars

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