Filtering by: Sustainable Materials

Island Policy Lab: Strategic Planning for Development of A Knowledge Platform
Mar
10
2:00 PM14:00

Island Policy Lab: Strategic Planning for Development of A Knowledge Platform

This session is being held by the University of Delaware, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration’s Island Policy Lab through a grant by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. We will discuss new and innovative tools, processes and technologies that can promote islands’ energy sustainability.

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What Should We Do Next? Let’s Regather and Reflect Together to Strategize Next Steps Towards Our Common Vision
May
26
12:00 PM12:00

What Should We Do Next? Let’s Regather and Reflect Together to Strategize Next Steps Towards Our Common Vision

After tuning into a full month of webinars about sustainable materials management in the USVI we plan to come together and reflect on all that we have learned and collectivity create a community vision for what we want for our future. This session will be facilitated by the UVI Creativity Lab who will assist with creative problem solving. We hope that community conversations such as there can continue to occur so that we can follow up on items and strive for continued progress towards our vision and goals.

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/community-vision-solid-waste-1

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What Are Other Islands Around the World Doing with Their Materials? Let's Learn from our Global Island Communities
May
19
12:00 PM12:00

What Are Other Islands Around the World Doing with Their Materials? Let's Learn from our Global Island Communities

This webinar will be presenting highlights from our Sustainable Materials Management Island Speaker Series (the full pre-recorded session will also be available online). We will also give time for a discussion and Q&A at the end.

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/island-solid-waste-examples

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What Are We Wasting and What Can We Do About It? Introducing the Waste Characterization Study and the USVI Sustainable Materials Management Analysis
May
12
12:00 PM12:00

What Are We Wasting and What Can We Do About It? Introducing the Waste Characterization Study and the USVI Sustainable Materials Management Analysis

During this webinar we will be launching and sharing highlights from two important reports for the Territory. The 2019 USVI Residential Waste Characterization Report and the USVI Sustainable Materials Management Analysis.

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/waste-audit

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What's Happening with Solid Waste and Sustainable Materials Management in the USVI?
May
5
12:00 PM12:00

What's Happening with Solid Waste and Sustainable Materials Management in the USVI?

The first webinar in the series will give an overview of how the Solid Waste system works in the USVI. We will be highlighting some of the unique challenges faced by islands in the Caribbean, as well as sharing exciting current and upcoming initiatives in Sustainable Materials Management. This webinar will feature presentations from VI Waste Management Association, Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and UVI’s Caribbean Green Technology Center.

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/solid-waste-usvi

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