{"id":414,"date":"2020-10-30T22:46:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T02:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/?p=414"},"modified":"2020-10-30T22:46:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T02:46:34","slug":"2020-epa-america-recycles-innovation-fair-and-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/2020-epa-america-recycles-innovation-fair-and-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 EPA America Recycles: Innovation Fair and Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON\u00a0<\/strong>(October 27,\u00a02020) \u2014\u00a0The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in celebration of America Recycles Week, invites everyone to register for free, virtual events hosted by EPA that focus on advancing the future of recycling from November 16 \u2013 17, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 16, the second-annual America Recycles: Innovation Fair<\/a> will showcase entrepreneurs from across the recycling system online via virtual exhibit halls demonstrating their state-of-the-art products, services, outreach, and technologies. On November 17, the America Recycles: Summit will feature opportunities to participate in public and private sector discussions about the future of recycling. Summit topics include bolstering markets for recyclables, improving strategies for reducing contamination in recycling, and enhancing recycling strategies in tribes and territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgain this year, EPA will be showcasing the best of the best in recycling innovation and encouraging engaging dialogue among stakeholders in order to enhance our nation\u2019s recycling infrastructure, create new markets for recycled materials, and improve consumer education and outreach,\u201d said EPA Assistant Administrator Peter Wright.<\/strong> \u201cAs a special highlight of this year\u2019s \u2018America Recycles: Summit,\u2019 EPA will announce the first National Recycling Goals and discuss how public, non-governmental and private sector, and other organizations can work together and with the public to achieve the National Recycling Goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The virtual Innovation Fair will feature more than 40 exhibitors that are advancing the recycling system through strategies such as: deploying artificial intelligence robots to enhance operations at recycling facilities; using hard-to-recycle plastics in 3D printing materials; installing small system sorting units in stadiums and small communities; creating new construction materials from hard-to-recycle plastics; and using automated technology and recycled glass bottles from restaurants to create new glassware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a complete list of the Innovation Fair exhibitors, visit:  https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/americarecycles\/epas-2020-america-recycles-innovation-fair<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\u00a0November 17,\u00a0at\u00a0America Recycles: Summit<\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0EPA will announce the first National Recycling Goals and discuss the draft\u00a0National Recycling Strategy<\/a>, which is open for public comment until December 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both events are free and open to the public. If you plan to attend, please register at: https:\/\/americarecycles.vfairs.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on EPA\u2019s America Recycles efforts, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/americarecycles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WASHINGTON\u00a0(October 27,\u00a02020) \u2014\u00a0The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in celebration of America Recycles Week, invites everyone to register for free, virtual events hosted by EPA that focus on advancing the future of recycling from November 16 \u2013 17, 2020. On November 16, the second-annual America Recycles: Innovation Fair will showcase entrepreneurs from across the recycling system online … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[27,34,36],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-external-news-events","tag-epa-2","tag-recycle","tag-summit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":418,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/sce3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}