Universal Recycling and Food Scrap Diversion Webinar for Vermont Colleges and Universities
Free Webinar
March 18, 2014
2:00 – 3:30 pm
To register for the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4749610213116431106
Who Should Attend: Food Service and Facility Managers at Vermont Colleges and Universities
Description
Waste diversion (recycling and composting) have stagnated in Vermont, hovering around 30-35% for the past 10 years. Vermont’s Universal Recycling law (Act 148) is designed to increase waste diversion by instituting phased-in bans on recyclables, food scraps, and yard debris from landfills. This webinar will cover the key features of the Universal Recycling law, including when your facility might need to comply, how to comply, and what haulers and facilities are currently available to help you comply with the law.
The webinar will specifically focus on food scrap management through reduction, recovery, and organics recycling or composting. We will discuss how to estimate how much food waste your facility produces, how other colleges and universities in Vermont are successfully diverting food scraps from their wastestream, how to create and manage a food scrap separation program at your facility, and how to troubleshoot, manage, and mitigate issues before they occur.
Presenters
1. Josh Kelly and Bryn Oakleaf, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Solid Waste Program
2. Donna Barlow Casey, Director, Center for Sustainable Practices Vermont Technical College
3. Athena Lee Bradley, Projects Manager, Northeast Recycling Council
4. Case studies in University Food Scraps Diversion (onsite & offsite composting)
1. Charlotte Rosendahl, Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture, Sterling College
2. Norwich University, TBD
For more information: Josh Kelly, VT DEC at 802-522-5897/ josh.kelly@state.vt.usor Athena Lee Bradley, NERC at 802-254-3636/ athena@nerc.org.
Please visit the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
(www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/solid/Act148.htm).
Sponsored by Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Northeast Recycling Council.
Funded in part through a United States Department of Agricuture grant.