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SUMMARY:Vermont Ag Plastics Management & Recycling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Draft Agenda \n10:00 Welcome \n\nAdam Wienert – Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association\n\n10:10 History of Agriculture Plastics Recycling in Vermont \n\nNatalie Starr – DSM Environmental Services\n\n10:30 Markets Discussion \n\nModerator\, Carolyn Grodinsky\, Waste Prevention Coordinator – Vermont Agency of Natural Resources\nResults of a marketing plan for a Vermont-based\, plastic lumber manufacturer using agricultural film for feedstock – Anne MacMillan\, Agency of Agriculture\nCurrent status of New England and national markets – Lois Levitan\, Cornell University Recycling Ag Plastics Project (RAPP) Program Leader\n\n11:30 Best Management Practices \n\nGuidelines for proper handling of agriculture and horticultural plastics to prepare for recycling\nQuality Control\, Compaction\, and Transportation: What infrastructure and equipment are needed\, and why\n\n12:15 Lunch – Lunch will be provided to those who registered by April 9th \n1:00 Promoting Product Stewardship for Film Plastics \n\nJen Holliday\, VTPSC Coordinator & Environmental and Safety Compliance Manager – Chittenden Solid Waste District\n\nHow can Vermont and the Vermont Product Stewardship Council (VPSC) encourage a greater manufacturer role?\nWhat is the role of framework legislation for agriculture films?\n\n\n\n1:45 Market Development: Lessons Learned in NY – What Can We Do in VT? \n\nLois Levitan\n\nCan we work with plastics manufacturers in the Northeast to promote use of agriculture plastics as feedstock?\nWhat are strategies for developing consumer markets for products made from used agriculture plastics?\n\nIncreasing procurement of products made from recycled materials\nEndorsing and branding such products as “green” and “sustainable”\nPromoting recognition for farmers that recycle their agriculture plastics. What recognition programs could be used?\n\n\n\n\n\n2:15 Updates from Workshop Participants – Roundtable \n2:45 Next Steps \n3:00 Adjourn
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/vermont-ag-plastics-management-recycling-workshop/
LOCATION:Vermont Technical College Farmhouse\, Randolph Center\, VT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Materials Management
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