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2008 Solid Waste Recycling Conference in Puerto Rico
Co-Hosted by EPA and ADS
Conference Presentations:
- Autoridad De Desperdicios Sólidos [PDF 1.4 MB, 26 pp]
- Municipio de Guaynabo - Programa De Reciclaje Guaynabo City [PDF 192K, 26 pp]
- Clean and Dirty MRF's Operations, Puerto Rico Experience [PDF 2.18MB, 17 pp]
- Conferencia Reciclaje de Desperdicios Sólidos 2008 [PDF 706K, 21 pp]
- Integrated Recycling Program Pfizer Puerto Rico Results [PDF 763K, 19 pp]
- US EPA Region 2 and Puerto Rico Solid Waste Management Authority 2008 Solid Waste Management Conference [PDF 1.4MB, 33 pp]
- Recycling at the State Level - The New Jersey Experience [PDF 1.6MB, 30 pp]
- San Francisco’s Recycling & Composting Programs and Zero Waste Policies [PDF 7.3MB, 66 pp]
- Sustainable Waste Management Practices for Island Communities [PDF 10.5MB, 38 pp]
- Waste Diversion The Caribbean Experience [PDF 1.5MB, 22 pp]
- PR Recycling Conference Used Tyre Recycling by EcoDEC [PDF 4.5MB, 21 pp]
- Reciclaje De Desperdicios Sólidos 2008 Universidad Interamericana De Puerto Rico Recinto Metropolitano [PDF 839K, 26 pp]
- Sierra Club [PDF 184K, 17 pp]
- Hacia una nueva VISION del manejo de materiales en los tiempos del Cambio Clim Climático [PDF 1.35 MB, 16 pp]
- Industry Perspective and Initiatives Solid Waste Management in Puerto Rico [PDF 116K, 7 pp]
When:
- Wednesday, March 26, 2008
- 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- Registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 am
Related Information
Where:
- Inter-American University, Metropolitan Campus
Carretera # 1 Calle Francisco Sein
Rio Piedras
What You Will Learn About:
- The current waste management situation in Puerto Rico
- The Solid Waste Management Authority’s draft integrated solid waste management plan ("Dynamic Itinerary")
- Recycling success stories in Puerto Rico, the mainland U.S., and elsewhere in the Caribbean
The conference will conclude with a discussion of the top challenges for increasing recycling in Puerto Rico and how they can be addressed on a sector basis.
Who Should Attend:
- Local or federal government officials
- Members of the business community
- Scientists and engineers
- Environmental leaders
- Other key stakeholders involved with recycling in Puerto Rico
This conference has been approved for Continuing Education Units with the PR Association of Chemists and PR Association of Engineers. To include other professional organizations in continuing education unit credits, contact Maria Rivera at Inter-Amercian University at (787) 250-1912 ext: 2118.
This is a Green Meeting:
The conference organizers are working to make this conference environmentally-friendly. Recycling will be available at the conference as well as green transportation options for attendees. We look forward to you doing your part to pitch in and utilize these resources.
