Sustainable Management of Food Related Events, Resources & News 

 

Upcoming Webinars/Conferences/Trainings/Events 

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• 2/17/26 – 2/19/26: Green Schools Conference (Center for Green Schools) – San Diego, CA

• 2/18/26: Learning Labs: Emerging Trends in Food Waste Innovation (webinar, ReFED)

• 2/24/26: MM101: Waste Characterization Studies (webinar, NEWMOA)

• 3/4/26: From Policy to Practice: Municipal Compost Purchasing Programs in California and Washington (webinar, CREF)

• 3/8/26 – 3/10/26: South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference Food Track – Austin, TX

• 3/9/26, 3/10/26, 3/16/26, 3/17/26: Sustainable Materials and Recycling Policy: Virtual (training, NERC)

• 3/16/26- 3/20/26: Compost Operators Training Course (CREF) – Griffin, GA

• 3/23/26: Foundations of Sustainable Materials and Recycling: In Person (training, in person, NERC) – Boxboro, MA

• 3/25/26 – 3/28/26: Vermont Organics Recycling Summit – Montpelier, VT

• 4/14/26 – 4/15/26: NYS Organics Summit (NYSAR) - Syracuse, NY

• 4/14/26 – 4/16/26: 2026 Conference on the Science of PFAS (NEWMOA)- Worcester, MA

• 4/29/26 - 5/2/26 International Gleaning Symposium (Association of Gleaning Organizations) - San Diego, CA

• 5/3/26 – 5/9/26: International Compost Awareness Week

• 5/4/26, 5/7/26, 5/11/26, 5/14/26: Sustainable Materials and Recycling Policy: Virtual (training, NERC)

• 5/5/26 – 5/6/26: Food as Medicine Summit - Chicago, IL

• 5/19/26 – 5/21/26: 2026 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit – Charlotte, NC

• 6/1/26 – 6/2/26: FIMCON: Food Is Medicine Conference – Washington, DC

• 6/2/26 – 6/4/26: Menus of Change Leadership Summit (Culinary Institute of America) – Hyde Park, NY

• 6/8/26 – 6/10/26: Waste Leadership Summit (NWRA)– Washington, DC

• 9/9/26, 9/16/26, 9/23/26: Sustainable Materials and Recycling Policy: Virtual (training, NERC)

• 9/28/26 – 10/4/26: Food Waste Prevention Week

• 10/27/26, 11/3/26, 11/10/26: Sustainable Materials and Recycling Policy: Virtual (training, NERC)