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SWANAapalooza panelists look at how to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2040

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SWANAapalooza panelists look at how to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2040 Waste360 At the recently held Virtual SWANApalooza 2020, hosted by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), one of the keynote sessions addressed "Legislation and Policies Needed to Reach Zero Waste to Landfill." The panelists that took part in the discussion were: Thierry Boveri, senior manager, Raftelis; Bridgett Luther, sustainability director, Continuus Materials; Ted Michaels, president, Energy Recovery Council; and Pamela Peck, policy and compliance program director, Metro. Steve Simmons, president, Gershman, Bricker & Bratton, Inc. moderated. During a live Q&A after the recording, Simmons posed the question of whether energy recovery should be included in the definition of zero waste. Luther noted that she liked the idea of adding this piece into the definition particularly because so much energy can be recovered from discarded food. READ MORE

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