GWC 4.0 Workshop 4

Total Materials Management

Date

Thursday, October 27

Time

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Location

Construction Junction

Project_RE Community Room

214 North Lexington Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Cost

$10.00 for Green Workplace Challenge Participants

$25.00 for Sustainable Pittsburgh Member/GWC Non-Participant

$35.00 for Sustainable Pittsburgh Non-Member/GWC Non-Participant

Overview

During this workshop, participants learned about a new tool that makes it possible to measure waste without having access to waste hauler data: the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® waste and materials tracking system.  This workshop included an overview of how GWC participants can use this valuable, FREE tool to better manage their workplace waste and recycling efforts AND earn points in this category.

In addition to the new waste tracker, participants learned other means of reducing waste by using smart purchasing decisions, reuse, material donation, and composting and recycling. Participants heard from experts who provide waste and materials management services across the southwestern Pennsylvania region, as well as organizations pursuing ambitious materials management goals.  

Featured Presenters

  • Erika Deyarmin-Young, Public Affairs Coordinator, Waste Management
  • Matt Fuller, Medical Outreach Manager, Global Links
  • Ned Eldridge, President, e-Loop, LLC
  • Mike Gable, Executive Director, Construction Junction
  • Leah Lizarondo, Co-Founder, 412 Food Rescue
  • Barbara Moore, Materials Coordinator, Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
  • Jeff Newman, Owner, Steel City Soils
  • Justin Stockdale, Regional Director, Pennsylvania Resources Council

Agenda 

8:00 – 8:30 am Registration, Networking and Breakfast

8:30 – 8:35 am Welcome and Introduction

                Autumn Secrest, Sustainable Business Program Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh

8:35 – 8:45 am Welcome to Construction Junction and Project_RE

                Mike Gable, Executive Director, Construction Junction

8:45 – 8:50 Q&A

8:50 – 9:00 am Introduction to EPA Portfolio Manager’s NEW Waste Tracking Tool

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                Autumn Secrest, Sustainable Business Program Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh

                Emily Palmer, SCA Fellow, Green Workplace Challenge, Sustainable Pittsburgh

9:00 am – 9:05 Q&A

9:05 – 9:25 am Diverting Materials from Landfills: Recycling and Compost Services

Erika Deyarmin-Young, Public Affairs Coordinator, Waste Management

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Jeff Newman, Owner, Steel City Soils

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Ned Eldridge, President, e-Loop, LLC

Justin Stockdale, Regional Director, Pennsylvania Resources Council

9:25 – 9:45 am Waste Diversion Panel Discussion / Q&A

  • Erika Deyarmin-Young, Public Affairs Coordinator, Waste Management
  • Jeff Newman, Owner, Steel City Soils
  • Ned Eldridge, President, e-Loop, LLC
  • Justin Stockdale, Regional Director, Pennsylvania Resources Council

9:45 – 10:00 am Rethinking “Trash”

Matt Fuller, Medical Outreach Manager, Global Links

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Barbara Moore, Materials Coordinator, Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

Leah Lizarondo, Co-Founder, 412 Food Rescue

10:00 am – 10:30 am Reuse Panel Discussion / Q&A

  • Matt Fuller, Medical Outreach Manager, Global Links
  • Barbara Moore, Materials Coordinator, Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
  • Leah Lizarondo, Co-Founder, 412 Food Rescue
  • Mike Gable, Executive Director, Construction Junction

10:30 – 10:45 am Another Man’s Treasure: Exploring Social Equity Implications

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Autumn Secrest, Sustainable Business Program Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh

10:45 am - 11:00 am Tour Construction Junction

GWC Actions

Participants who completed this workshop have the necessary information to complete the following Green Workplace Challenge 4.0 actions:

MM1: Conduct a preliminary waste audit to set your baseline (10 points)

MM2: Conduct an additional waste audit after your baseline (10 to 110 points)

MM3: Reduce your organization's waste production (2 to 385 points) 

MM4: Increase your organization's waste diversion (2 to 385 points)

MM5: Achieve a high diversion rate (10 to 50 points)

MM6: Pledge to reduce your organization's waste production and increase your diversion rate (25 points)

MM7: Write a waste reduction plan and procedure (5 points)

MM9: Reach your waste diversion and reduction goals (12 to 25 points)

MM18: Utilize Zero Waste Services at your next event (4 to 20 points)

MM23: Donate surplus building materials and office furniture to a reuse retailer (5 points)

MM24: Make a donation to the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse (1 to 5 points)

MM31: Collect organic materials for compost (2 points)

MM32: Participate in a compost hauling program (5 points)

MM35: Create your Materials Meters in Portfolio Manager (5 points)

MM36: Enter your materials management baseline quarter (10 points)

MM37: Keep you materials management meters up to date (1 to 12 points)

... and more!