West Coast Forum on Climate Change, Waste Prevention, Recovery and Disposal

We are hosting a series of webinars (web-based training sessions) addressing the nexus between waste prevention, recycling, composting, materials management, disposal and climate change. Our goal is to bring together some of the best minds on the topic and help West Coast governments, nonprofit organizations, businesses and residents understand how prevention and recovery reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By bringing live web-based training to your desktop, webinars minimize the climate and environmental impacts associated with traditional conferences and training.

Read our Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's Report on Reducing Emissions through Materials and Land Management (PDF) (98pp, 1.6MB) - September 2009

EPA Waste Reduction Model Webinar Part II
Thursday, July 9, 2009

This is the second webinar in a series designed to educate stakeholders on the proven capabilities of EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM). While the first installment provided background for the WARM model, this second webinar will provide a user-driven exploration of its features, parameters and usefulness.

Presentations and Speakers

Waste Reduction Model Part II Webinar Video (WMV) (1 hour 28 minutes, 136MB) Note: This file is large and will take a long time to download on a 56K modem connection.
Waste Reduction Model Part II (PDF) (14 pp. 169K) by: Jennifer Brady, WARM Project Manager, US EPA. Jennifer Brady's biographical information.
WARM Thoughts (PDF) (16 pp. 343K) by: John Davis, Administrator, Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling. John Davis' biographical information.

EPA Regions 1 and 2 conducted an initial webinar on tools and techniques for better materials management. This first installment provides a good background for part two of the webinar series, which will focus on the WARM model.

West Coast Forum on Climate Change, Waste Prevention, Recovery and Disposal, September 11-12, 2008.

Forum Notes (PDF) (4pp, 32K)
Joint Statement of Consensus (PDF) (2pp, 20K)

West Coast Webinars on Climate Change, Waste Prevention, Recovery and Disposal 101

Download First Half of Presentations (PDF) (63 pp. 1.8MB)
Download Second Half of Presentations (PDF) (48 pp. 2.5MB)
Download the 101 Transcript (PDF) (32 pp. 180K)
Download Full 101 Audio Transcript (mp3) (2hr:25min:27sec; 8.3MB)
Download Additional Information (PDF) (4 pp. 17K)
Disclaimer: To obtain works cited for a presentation, contact the presenter.

101: Introduction to Climate Change and Materials Management -

June 26, 2008, 1 to 3:30 p.m. PDT

This is the first in a three session web-based educational series on connections between climate change, materials management, and waste issues. Subsequent sessions will examine selected issues in more detail.
Participants will be invited to submit questions and respond to audience discussion questions electronically.

Climate Change and Materials Management Introduction; State and Local Government Perspectives

David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

David Allaway's Biographic Information

Debra Kaufman, Stopwaste.org (Alameda County, CA).

Debra Kaufman's Biographic Information

Western States Overview: Climate Change Planning and the Role of Materials, Recycling, and Waste

State Environmental Agencies from California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii, Nevada, and Arizona.

Biographies of Speakers