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X-WR-CALDESC:We know recycling is an important component of America's susta
 inability agenda. Recycling reduces the amount of deforestation\, mining\,
  and fracking that are done to make new items. However\, the process of re
 cycling and the secondhand industry is largely unknown. \n\nIn this webina
 r\, we will peel the curtain back on how electronics are recycled in China
 \, how broken TVs in Ghana are repaired using components from old TVs\, ho
 w recycling works in Mumbai\, and finally how our most common recyclables 
 (aluminum\, paper\, plastic\, and glass) generated in Massachusetts are re
 cycled into new products.\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n• Adam Minter\, Author
  of Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion DollarTrash Trade\, and Second
 hand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale\, is a columnist with Bloomber
 g Opinion where he writes about emerging markets\, technology\, waste\, an
 d other topics. From 2002 to 2014\, he was based in Shanghai\, where he co
 vered the trans-Pacific trade in recycling\; he continued that coverage fr
 om Kuala Lumpur\, where he was based from 2014 until Covid. His first book
 \, 'Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade\,' is an in
 sider's look at the world of globalized recycling. His most recent book\, 
 'Secondhand: Travels in the\nNew Global Garage Sale' is a deep dive into t
 he secondhand economy that thrives around the world.\n\n• Meera Singh\, Wa
 ste Management educator in Mumbai and Cambridge\, MA\, has been involved i
 n environmental and waste management initiatives for over a decade. She ha
 s carried her message in China\, India\, and Cambridge MA. She has worked 
 with adults in corporations and communities\, youth in schools and college
 s\, and continues to work with family and friends to increase waste divers
 ion! Most recently she has worked on a waste management campaign in three 
 Mumbai slums. Meera has a Master’s degree in International Educational\nDe
 velopment from Teachers College\, Columbia University. Fun fact: Meera uni
 nhibitedly rescues recyclables from trash in her\nneighborhood.\n\n• Brook
 e Nash\, Branch Chief for Municipal Waste Reduction at the MassDEP\, has s
 pent her entire career in the solid waste/recycling field. Since 1997\, sh
 e has served as the Branch Chief for Municipal Waste Reduction at the Mass
 DEP\, where she manages technical assistance programs\, grants\, and train
 ing to increase the effectiveness of local and regional waste reduction pr
 ograms. Prior to MassDEP\, Brooke co-founded and served as the first execu
 tive director of Solana Recyclers\, a community-based non-profit that pion
 eered curbside recycling in San Diego County in the 1980s. Brooke serves o
 n the Board of Directors of the Northeast Recycling Council. She has a bac
 helor’s\ndegree from the University of California\, San Diego. She lives i
 n Boston and is an avid gardener and reader.\n\n\nSponsored by: Town of Ar
 lington\, Town of Bedford\, Town of Brookline\, City of Cambridge\, City o
 f Melrose\, City of Newton\, City of Somerville\, City of Watertown\, Grea
 ter New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District\, MassDEP\, South Shor
 e Recycling Cooperative\n\nThis webinar is free and open to the public. Pl
 ease register via the link below.
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DESCRIPTION:We know recycling is an important component of America's sustai
 nability agenda. Recycling reduces the amount of deforestation\, mining\, 
 and fracking that are done to make new items. However\, the process of rec
 ycling and the secondhand industry is largely unknown. \n\nIn this webinar
 \, we will peel the curtain back on how electronics are recycled in China\
 , how broken TVs in Ghana are repaired using components from old TVs\, how
  recycling works in Mumbai\, and finally how our most common recyclables (
 aluminum\, paper\, plastic\, and glass) generated in Massachusetts are rec
 ycled into new products.\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n• Adam Minter\, Author 
 of Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion DollarTrash Trade\, and Secondh
 and: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale\, is a columnist with Bloomberg
  Opinion where he writes about emerging markets\, technology\, waste\, and
  other topics. From 2002 to 2014\, he was based in Shanghai\, where he cov
 ered the trans-Pacific trade in recycling\; he continued that coverage fro
 m Kuala Lumpur\, where he was based from 2014 until Covid. His first book\
 , 'Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade\,' is an ins
 ider's look at the world of globalized recycling. His most recent book\, '
 Secondhand: Travels in the\nNew Global Garage Sale' is a deep dive into th
 e secondhand economy that thrives around the world.\n\n• Meera Singh\, Was
 te Management educator in Mumbai and Cambridge\, MA\, has been involved in
  environmental and waste management initiatives for over a decade. She has
  carried her message in China\, India\, and Cambridge MA. She has worked w
 ith adults in corporations and communities\, youth in schools and colleges
 \, and continues to work with family and friends to increase waste diversi
 on! Most recently she has worked on a waste management campaign in three M
 umbai slums. Meera has a Master’s degree in International Educational\nDev
 elopment from Teachers College\, Columbia University. Fun fact: Meera unin
 hibitedly rescues recyclables from trash in her\nneighborhood.\n\n• Brooke
  Nash\, Branch Chief for Municipal Waste Reduction at the MassDEP\, has sp
 ent her entire career in the solid waste/recycling field. Since 1997\, she
  has served as the Branch Chief for Municipal Waste Reduction at the MassD
 EP\, where she manages technical assistance programs\, grants\, and traini
 ng to increase the effectiveness of local and regional waste reduction pro
 grams. Prior to MassDEP\, Brooke co-founded and served as the first execut
 ive director of Solana Recyclers\, a community-based non-profit that pione
 ered curbside recycling in San Diego County in the 1980s. Brooke serves on
  the Board of Directors of the Northeast Recycling Council. She has a bach
 elor’s\ndegree from the University of California\, San Diego. She lives in
  Boston and is an avid gardener and reader.\n\n\nSponsored by: Town of Arl
 ington\, Town of Bedford\, Town of Brookline\, City of Cambridge\, City of
  Melrose\, City of Newton\, City of Somerville\, City of Watertown\, Great
 er New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District\, MassDEP\, South Shore
  Recycling Cooperative\n\nThis webinar is free and open to the public. Ple
 ase register via the link below.
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SUMMARY:Stories Of Our Stuff: Recycling & Secondhand Industry Across The Wo
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