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Hi Carlos: This might be of interest to you/and or your colleagues at the Compost Project. nylcvef.org/our-work/policy-forums/policy-forum-on-organic-waste-composting/ How To Expand Organic Waste Recycling In New York City? Please join the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and NYU Wagner’s Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems for Dig Deep for a Greener New York, a policy forum series that continues on December 10th with a timely discussion on organic waste and composting for New York City. Part III: Organic Waste & Composting Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 8 a.m. – noon NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service 295 Lafayette St. (map) PlaNYC2030 set out an ambitious goal to divert 75 percent of our solid waste from landfills. As food currently makes up 35 percent of all waste generated in New York City, composting is an attractive strategy to save taxpayer dollars and improve environmental performance. Various composting pilot projects are underway in residential and school settings. But to truly reach an economy of scale and address inherent challenges involving organic waste, infrastructure must be developed. This forum will address these issues and discuss potential next steps. Panel 1: The role of organics and food waste collection in achieving the City’s solid waste management goals. Exploration of the potential and the challenges of scaling up organics and food waste collection. Panelists Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Chair, Committee on Sanitation Norman Steisel, President & CEO, Enessco Strategies Tammy Gamerman, Senior Research Associate, Citizens Budget Commission Bridget Anderson, Deputy Commissioner for Recycling and Sustainability, NYC Department of Sanitation Eric Goldstein, Senior Attorney, Urban Program, NRDC Panel 2: Specific strategies to scale up organics and food waste collection in New York City (residential / commercial), what works, what doesn’t, can the City divert food waste completely from the waste stream? Panelists Paul Sellew, Harvest Power Helena Rose Durst, Vice President, Durst Organization Christine Datz Romero, Executive Director, Lower East Side Ecology Center Anthony Fiore, Director, Office of Energy, NYC Department of Environmental Protection Kendall Christiansen, Gaia Strategies Dig Deep for a Greener New York is sponsored by in partnership with
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