Environmental Management and Business InstituteEMBI
Green Innovations 2011: Waste or Wasted Opportunity
Featuring a showing of "DIVE! - Living off America's Waste"
Featuring Wisconsin's premiere showing of the award-winning documentary, "DIVE! Living Off America's Waste" and a post-documentary forum with the film's producer. See the film trailer below.
Film Trailer: DIVE! - Living off America's Waste
Schedule
Day 1: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
UW-Green Bay, University Union, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay
| 8 a.m. | Registration |
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| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome - UW-Green Bay Chancellor Thomas Harden and Professor John Stoll, UW-Green Bay |
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| 9 a.m. | Waste Management in Wisconsin – A Historical Perspective |
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| 10 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
Waste Transformation: Starting a Business Moderator: John Katers, Panelists:
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| 11 a.m. | Break |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Breakout |
Track 1 | Agricultural Waste Moderator: Kevin Fermanich,Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, UW-Green Bay
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| Track 2 | Industrial Waste Moderator: Lucy Arendt, Professor, Cofrin School of Business, UW-Green Bay
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| Track 3 | Municipal / Institutional Waste Moderator: David Radosevich, Professor, Cofrin School of Business, UW-Green Bay
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| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch
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| 2 p.m. | Breakout |
Track 1 | Internships: How Can They Help Your Company Deal with Waste? Moderator: Steve Brachman,Solid and Hazardous Waste Specialist, Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC)
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| Track 2 | Emerging Waste Issues and Tools for Business and Industry Moderator: John Katers,
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| 3 p.m. | Break |
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| 3:15 p.m | What Does Your Waste Say About Your Company?
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| 4:15 - 4:45 p.m | Wisconsin Idea Discussion |
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| 7 p.m. | DIVE! the film - Living Off America's Waste This event will include Wisconsin's premiere showing of DIVE! the film followed by a question and answer session with the film's director, Jeremy Seifert. (Learn more about the film at http://www.divethefilm.com/) A panel discussion will highlight local food initiatives that are being developed. Panelists:
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Day 2: Thursday, April 21, 2011
UW-Green Bay, University Union, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay
| 8 a.m. | Dumpster Dive - Kick off Waste Characterization Study A random dumpster will be selected from Student Housing, which will be used to complete a waste characterization study. Waste Charcterization Results (xlsx) 29KB |
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| 8:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions |
Track 1 | Waste Transformation Business Tour
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| Track2 | Sustainability Coordinators Presentations Eileen Norby, Waste Minimization Manager, UW System |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Break - Networking | ||
| 9:45 a.m. | Keynote address: Economics of Recycling Markets - US, Global, and Us Joe Van Rossum, Recycling Specialist/Director, Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC) |
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| 11 a.m. | Wisconsin Wasted Opportunities Business, Universities, and Citizens (session will be linked to morning's Dumpster Dive Results) |
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| 11:45 a.m. | Wrap up Discussion of Wisconsin Ideas. | ||