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ABOUT THE EVENT

This webinar will address the concepts behind the circular economy and impacts to the recycling industry. Attendees will learn about the zero-waste hierarchy, and how certification can act as a tool to support businesses that are seeking to achieving goals related to circularity and zero waste performance. Specific guidance will be given on ways to reduce and reuse, how to support improve diversion numbers, and more. 

MEET YOUR PRESENTERS

Panelist: Sue Beets-Atkinson is the Global Vice President of Sustainability for SBM Management Services, LP.  With more than 30 years of resource management and recycling experience, she has successfully designed and implemented many large and complex recycling programs for a multitude of Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. Beets-Atkinson regularly reinvents systems for improved efficiency and is the driving force behind SBM’s Sustainability program offerings, which include Zero Waste Planning, Zero Waste Gap Analysis, plus TRUE certification. We have been focusing on finding the missing items from reuse and reduction. SBM is an industry leader in recycling with both corporate dedication and on-site program support, which contribute to customer diversion and waste reduction. SBM provides clients with information and assistance including, but not limited to, communication about appropriate placement of waste and recyclables, education, and tracking of on-site diversion. SBM as an organization is committed to sustainability as demonstrated by the waste reduction policy endorsed by the company’s CEO and owner. SBM’s goal is to help clients achieve the highest possible waste reduction by identifying areas of improvement both up-and down-stream, with the ultimate goal of assisting clients on the path to zero waste.

Panelist: Celeste McMickle is the Director of Client Solutions for TRUE Zero Waste certification with the USGBC. Celeste has a background in architecture and is a TRUE Advisor, LEED AP and LEED Green Rater. She worked as a LEED consultant for many years before her passion for recycling and composting led her to the wild world of zero waste.  She serves on the board of NYSAR3 and the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board and is a certified Master Composter and Permaculture Designer. She is a 2021 recipient for the 40 under 40 award by Waste360. Celeste holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University and a Master of Science in Sustainable Design from the San Francisco Institute of Architecture.

This event addresses the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

ISSP credential holders will earn 0.5 CEUs for attending this webinar.