Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches (2025)
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27978.
Appendix C
Public Meeting Agendas
COMMITTEE ON COSTS AND APPROACHES FOR MUNICAPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAMS
MARCH 13, 2024
Virtual
OPEN SESSION
| 4:00 | Welcome and Session Objectives |
| Don Fullerton and Debra Reinhart | |
| NOTE: After remarks from the co-chairs, members introduce themselves: name, affiliation, main area of expertise. If congressional staff are available, they will be asked to make brief remarks. |
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| 4:10 | Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Perspectives on the Committee’s Task EPA representatives |
| NOTE: EPA representatives will provide a presentation of about 30 minutes. They will be asked to discuss relevant work within the agency, how EPA plans to use the committee’s report, and important sources of information for the committee. After EPA’s presentation, there will be a Q&A session with the committee. | |
| 5:00 | End of open session |
COMMITTEE ON COSTS AND APPROACHES FOR MUNICAPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Keck Center 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
APRIL 16, 2024
Room 101
The committee held a 2-day hybrid meeting.
Open Session: Information Gathering Panels
| 9:30–10:25 | Panel 3: Data and Local Decision Support Tools for Assessing Internal Costs and Externalities of MSW Recycling |
| Moderator: Debbie Reinhart, University of Central Florida, study committee co-chair Panelist: |
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| Susan Thorneloe, U.S. EPA | |
| After brief remarks, the committee will engage in Q&A and discussion |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27978.
| 10:25–10:40 | Break |
| 10:40–11:40 | Panel 4: Drivers and Challenges in Developing and Implementing MSW Recycling Programs |
| Moderator: Fatima Hafsa, World Bank, study committee member Panelists: |
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| Erin Murphy, Ocean Conservancy & University of Toronto | |
| David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | |
| Susan Fife-Ferris, Seattle Public Utilities | |
| After brief remarks from each, the committee will engage with the panelists in Q&A and discussion | |
| 5:00 | End of Open Session |
COMMITTEE ON COSTS AND APPROACHES FOR MUNICAPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Keck Center 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
APRIL 17, 2024
Room 201
Open Session: Information Gathering Panels
| 9:30–10:25 | Panel 3: Data and Local Decision Support Tools for Assessing Internal Costs and Externalities of MSW Recycling |
| Moderator: Debbie Reinhart, University of Central Florida, study committee co-chair | |
| Panelist: | |
| Susan Thorneloe, U.S. EPA | |
| After brief remarks, the committee will engage in Q&A and discussion | |
| 10:25–10:40 | Break |
| 10:40–11:40 | Panel 4: Drivers and Challenges in Developing and Implementing MSW Recycling Programs |
| Moderator: Fatima Hafsa, World Bank, study committee member | |
| Panelists: | |
| Erin Murphy, Ocean Conservancy & University of Toronto | |
| David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | |
| Susan Fife-Ferris, Seattle Public Utilities | |
| After brief remarks from each, the committee will engage with the panelists in Q&A and discussion | |
| 5:00 | End of Open Session |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27978.
COMMITTEE ON COSTS AND APPROACHES FOR MUNICAPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAMS
JUNE 11, 2024
Virtually
Open Session: Livestreamed for Public Viewing
| 1:10–2:15 | Financing and End Markets of MSW Recycling |
| Moderator: Susan Robinson | |
| Panelists: | |
| Judy Sheahan, U.S. Conference of Mayors | |
| Joe Pickard, Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) | |
|
Bryan Staley, Environmental Research and Education Foundation |
|
| NOTE: Each panelist will provide a 10-minute presentation followed by a 5-min individual Q&A, then followed by a roundtable panel discussion and Q&A. | |
| 2:15–2:30 | Break |
| 2:30–3:20 | Technologies and Design for the MRF: Cost, Efficiency, and Other Implications |
| Moderator: Debbie Reinhart | |
| Panelists: | |
| Nathiel (Nat) Egosi, RRT | |
| Jim Frey, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) | |
| NOTE: Each panelist will provide a 10-minute presentation followed by a 5-min individual Q&A, then followed by a roundtable panel discussion and Q&A. | |
| 3:20–3:30 | Break |
| End of Open Session |
COMMITTEE ON COSTS AND APPROACHES FOR MUNICAPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM
JULY 23, 2024
Virtually
Open Session: Livestreamed for Public Viewing
| 4:10–4:55 | Social and Behavioral Considerations for Recycling Participation |
| Moderator: Malak Anshassi | |
| Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University | |
| Bevin Ashenmiller, Occidental College | |
| NOTE: Each panelist will provide a 10-minute presentation followed by a 5-min individual Q&A, then followed by a roundtable panel discussion and Q&A. | |
| 4:55–5:05 | End of Open Session |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27978.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27978.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States: Analysis of Current and Alternative Approaches. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27978.
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