Upcoming Webinars
Thursday April 19, 2018 @ 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Deconstruction and Building Materials Reuse - Innovations and Opportunities
Deconstruction of structures in the built environment is a systematic disassembly process that facilitates material separation and maximizes the market value of recovered materials. This disassembly process minimizes damage to the generated materials and increases their potential for salvage and reuse. Deconstruction can be conducted on whole buildings instead of demolition or during renovations. Deconstruction and building materials reuse policies and projects conserve resources, including finite, old-growth forest resources, divert demolition debris from disposal and advance the highest and best end-of-life uses of building materials while also creating job training and green job opportunities. The webinar will explore the success of Portland’s model deconstruction policies and insights from a successful deconstruction and reuse leader. Register
Deconstruction and Building Materials Reuse - Innovations and Opportunities
Deconstruction of structures in the built environment is a systematic disassembly process that facilitates material separation and maximizes the market value of recovered materials. This disassembly process minimizes damage to the generated materials and increases their potential for salvage and reuse. Deconstruction can be conducted on whole buildings instead of demolition or during renovations. Deconstruction and building materials reuse policies and projects conserve resources, including finite, old-growth forest resources, divert demolition debris from disposal and advance the highest and best end-of-life uses of building materials while also creating job training and green job opportunities. The webinar will explore the success of Portland’s model deconstruction policies and insights from a successful deconstruction and reuse leader. Register
Tuesday, May 1 | 1:00 to 2:30pm ET
Optimizing Recycling & Waste Bin Infrastructure
As recycling and organics collections expand, is it necessary to maintain the same number of trash cans across campus? Does removing waste bins from classrooms cause more or less work for custodians? How should fire codes and other compliance issues influence the type and placement of bins inside buildings? These are just a few of the questions to be addressed on this webinar focused on evaluating and adapting waste bin infrastructure to prioritize recycling and recovery efforts. Register.
Optimizing Recycling & Waste Bin Infrastructure
As recycling and organics collections expand, is it necessary to maintain the same number of trash cans across campus? Does removing waste bins from classrooms cause more or less work for custodians? How should fire codes and other compliance issues influence the type and placement of bins inside buildings? These are just a few of the questions to be addressed on this webinar focused on evaluating and adapting waste bin infrastructure to prioritize recycling and recovery efforts. Register.
Tuesday, May 8th 12-1PM Central Time
Nebraska Recycling Council - What is a Community-Based Social Marketing and How Can it Help Improve Your Community's Recycling Program?
Join us for a free webinar on Tuesday, May 8th from noon-1pm. Jennifer Tabanico, President of Action Research, will cover the basic principles of community-based social marketing as a behavior-based approach for developing effective recycling programs. The presentation will include information on why they focus on behavior, a discussion about information-intensive campaigns and why they are ineffective at fostering changes in behavior, an overview of the steps involved in community-based social marketing, and a series of case studies to illustrate the process and demonstrate its efficacy. Register.
Nebraska Recycling Council - What is a Community-Based Social Marketing and How Can it Help Improve Your Community's Recycling Program?
Join us for a free webinar on Tuesday, May 8th from noon-1pm. Jennifer Tabanico, President of Action Research, will cover the basic principles of community-based social marketing as a behavior-based approach for developing effective recycling programs. The presentation will include information on why they focus on behavior, a discussion about information-intensive campaigns and why they are ineffective at fostering changes in behavior, an overview of the steps involved in community-based social marketing, and a series of case studies to illustrate the process and demonstrate its efficacy. Register.
Wednesday, May 16th at 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST
NorthEast Recycling Council - Finding Opportunities for MRF Glass
The webinar will explore the findings of the Closed Loop Fund’s (CLF) recent MRF Glass Study, Governmental Advisory Associates’ MRF data that informed CLF’s Study, CLF’s tool for assisting MRFs and municipalities to calculate the financial return based on their glass recycling set up, and an overview of Aero Aggregates’ use of recycled glass to make a foam glass aggregate. Register.
NorthEast Recycling Council - Finding Opportunities for MRF Glass
The webinar will explore the findings of the Closed Loop Fund’s (CLF) recent MRF Glass Study, Governmental Advisory Associates’ MRF data that informed CLF’s Study, CLF’s tool for assisting MRFs and municipalities to calculate the financial return based on their glass recycling set up, and an overview of Aero Aggregates’ use of recycled glass to make a foam glass aggregate. Register.
May 25, 2018 11 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST
Make Every Drop Count - Global Best Practices in Used Motor Oil Stewardship
In this webinar, speakers from two producer responsibility organizations, UOMA and Valorlub (Belgium), will share their experiences managing these evolving systems. In addition, Chief Technology Officer of Avista Oil, which has re-refineries in Germany and the U.S. state of Georgia, will discuss the process and benefits of turning used oil into high quality re-refined oil. There will be ample time for live Q&A with the speakers. Register.
Make Every Drop Count - Global Best Practices in Used Motor Oil Stewardship
In this webinar, speakers from two producer responsibility organizations, UOMA and Valorlub (Belgium), will share their experiences managing these evolving systems. In addition, Chief Technology Officer of Avista Oil, which has re-refineries in Germany and the U.S. state of Georgia, will discuss the process and benefits of turning used oil into high quality re-refined oil. There will be ample time for live Q&A with the speakers. Register.
Thursday, June 7, 2018 | 11 am - 12:30 pm EDT / 5 pm - 6:30 pm CEST
Product Stewardship Institute - Global Best Practices for Drug Take-Back Programs
Drug take-back programs provide the public with a convenient way to safely dispose of leftover medications. On this webinar, speakers from the US, Canada, France, and Sweden will discuss global best practices for drug take-back programs. Speakers will detail how drugs are collected and managed, public awareness and consumer convenience, program performance, lessons learned, and key challenges. Other topics will include stakeholder roles, program costs, scope of products covered, and policies that created the program. Register.
Product Stewardship Institute - Global Best Practices for Drug Take-Back Programs
Drug take-back programs provide the public with a convenient way to safely dispose of leftover medications. On this webinar, speakers from the US, Canada, France, and Sweden will discuss global best practices for drug take-back programs. Speakers will detail how drugs are collected and managed, public awareness and consumer convenience, program performance, lessons learned, and key challenges. Other topics will include stakeholder roles, program costs, scope of products covered, and policies that created the program. Register.
June 12, 2018 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Exploring TreadWright and Tire Sustainability
This webinar will explore the technological innovation developed by TreadWright to achieve goals of sustainability, performance, and cost, as well as discuss how to support market development for higher end uses of scrap tires through procurement and other policies. We will also examine TreadWright’s role in advancing tire recycling in the U.S. Our expert speakers will include a tire trade association representative, who will discuss broad sustainability goals of tire repair, reuse/retread, and recycling, as well as a long-time TreadWright tire user, who will discuss user perspectives. Register.
Exploring TreadWright and Tire Sustainability
This webinar will explore the technological innovation developed by TreadWright to achieve goals of sustainability, performance, and cost, as well as discuss how to support market development for higher end uses of scrap tires through procurement and other policies. We will also examine TreadWright’s role in advancing tire recycling in the U.S. Our expert speakers will include a tire trade association representative, who will discuss broad sustainability goals of tire repair, reuse/retread, and recycling, as well as a long-time TreadWright tire user, who will discuss user perspectives. Register.
Webinars Available on Demand
NRC Sustainable Materials Management Series
Free to MORA Members Clink SMM Web Academy Archived NRC Webinars 2015
NRC's four-part webinar series, made possible through funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, addresses aspects of rural product stewardship programs:
- Connecting Rural HHW Program Managers to Manufacturer-Funded Take-Back Programs recordings available online
- Paint Stewardship in Rural Areas
- Product Take-Back Programs in Rural Areas and the Role of Retailers
- Carpet and Mattress Collection Best Practices in Rural Areas
Clean, Green & Beautiful Community Learning Series (KAB)
This series of free webinars, is designed to educate and inform attendees about the current topics and trends impacting the work of Keep America Beautiful to engage individuals to create clean, green & beautiful communities. Past recorded webinars
Sort for Value Online Calculator Now available on demand http://www.plasticsrecycling.org/markets/web-seminars
Sponsored by the Association of PostConsumer Plastic Recyclers
China's Operation Green Fence policy sent many MRF operators searching for alternative markets for mixed plastic bales. Fortunately, many found domestic plastic reclaimers interested in purchasing non-bottle rigid plastic material. Although specific sorting by the MRF may be necessary to access some domestic markets, the additional sorting may well result in additional revenue. The Sort for Value Online Calculator has been developed as a tool that calculates the economic value of sorting recyclable rigid plastics.
College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC)
2017 Webinars Available on Demand ~ For details about each program and view webinar, visit curc3r.org.
The Costs of Recycling - Now available on demand
An Exclusive WASTE 360 webinar Learn about the cost of recycling from collection, to processing to marketing the finished product.
Register Today for this exclusive Waste 360 Webinar
Reuse Alliance Webinars – On demand series
Sponsored by NRC http://nrcrecycles.org/get-involved/webinars/new-to-you-a-webinar-on-reuse/
Security and Sustainability Forum - On demand archived webinars
US Composting Council - Download one of our archived webinars
at our reduced summer listening rate---just $25 for members ($75 non- members).
Learn about:
*Compost and Food Crops: Protecting Your Business & Your Customers
*Compost Benefits, Uses and Markets
*What's In Your Compost?
