Next Tuesday - Fate of Non-organic Packaging Materials from De-packaging Operations – How Much is Recycled and Into What?

[Lynn Rubinstein]

Next Tuesday - Fate of Non-organic Packaging Materials from De-packaging Operations – How Much is Recycled and Into What? November 8, 1 eastern The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and  the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA ) and are co-sponsoring a webinar on de-packaging operations for processing food waste. De-packaging is growing as a way of making the significant amount of waste from unused packaged food available for anaerobic digestion and composting. During the webinar, attendees will hear from operators of de-packaging facilities. The webinar will cover: How do de-packaging operations work? What are the non-organic materials generated by de-packagers? What happens to the non-organic materials – what and how much is recycled and how much ends up as waste? The impact of de-packaging on organic material and the potential for transfer of contaminants, including micro-plastics  Presenters: Ryan Harb, Vanguard Renewables Rashi Akki & Dan Woodger, Ag-Grid Energy Eric Roy, University of Vermont Register here