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April 2019
HOTEL|KITCHEN Baltimore Expansion Project
In the US, about 63 million tons of food are wasted each year, with 40% coming from consumer-facing business, including restaurants and hotels. In 2017, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the American Hotel and Lodging Association partnered to identify best practices and strategies for reducing food waste at 10 pilot projects. Based on the results, they launched HOTEL|KITCHEN, a free toolkit, training materials, and resources you can find at www.hotelkitchen.org. In 2018, WWF chose Baltimore, Maryland as one of two US cities with dedicated…
Find out more »May 2019
EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge
As part of EPA's Food Recovery Challenge, organizations pledge to improve their sustainable food management practices and report their results. The FRC is part of EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program (SMM). Maryland firms, Sodexo and FoodBridge were among the 2019 challenge winners. Join us at 11:30am on Tuesday, May 14 to hear EPA Sustainability Coordinator Luke Wolfgang share the parameters of this innovative program and learn how area firms are helping meet a national goal to reduce food waste to…
Find out more »July 2019
A Cleaner World Starts With Us
Free webinar brought to you by the Maryland Recycling Network How2Recycle is a standardized labeling system that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public. It involves a coalition of forward thinking brands who want their packaging to be recycled and are empowering consumers through smart packaging labels. Variation in recycling programs, unclear labeling, and inaccurate recyclability claims make proper recycling a challenge. The How2Recycle label was created to provide consistent and transparent on-package recycling information to consumers in North America.…
Find out more »September 2019
Leveraging the “6Es”
Consulting firm Eunomia Inc., along with the Italian Composting Association and bag manufacturer Novamont, in collaboration with StuyTown, carried out a 12-week pilot program in the fall of 2017 to investigate the best options for increasing residents’ engagement with the food scraps program by leveraging the 6Es. Join us on Wednesday, September 18 at 11:30am for this free webinar from the Maryland Recycling Network.Click here to register today!
Find out more »October 2019
Take Back Control of Your Recycling Program
It’s Time to Take Back Control of Your Recycling Program! Free webinar brought to you by the Maryland Recycling Network The phrases “back to basics” and “recycle light” are popping up throughout the recycling industry due to the disruption of global end markets, even though this thinking may be at odds with community diversion goals and consumer research regarding recycling expectations. Is it really time to pull back on the reins of recycling progress when we have opportunity in the…
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