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<p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below are some announcements from EPA: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Change in Date for October Webinar about the Impact of Electronics </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
New date: October 24, 2019<br>
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Description: Over the last three years, EPA has consulted with the Consumer Technology Association, the Staples Sustainable Innovation Lab and Dr. Callie Babbitt from the Rochester Institute of Technology to
develop, design and implement research to explore the impacts of electronics across their life cycle. Dr. Babbitt will present the results of this study by sharing the major trends in electronic waste generation and management and the implications for sustainable
materials management.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To learn more about this webinar and register for it, visit:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/3Ac5QUcT5iU4TQ1M1Y9haAX7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fsmm%2Fsustainable-materials-management-smm-web-academy-webinar-electronic-waste-generation-and">
https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-materials-management-smm-web-academy-webinar-electronic-waste-generation-and</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">More than a 100 Organizations have signed the America Recycles Pledge</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
As of this week, more than a 100 U.S.-based organizations have signed the America Recycles Pledge. Thank you to all of our pledge signers!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On November 15, 2018, 45 organizations, including EPA, signed the pledge to work together to identify specific actions to take in addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. recycling system,
and they committed to leveraging their collective expertise, strengths and resources to do so. See what progress they've made through ongoing dialogues and actions they have taken:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/3JoDVgYUF2WN1pjFRW9pEtV7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Frecycle%2Fframework-advancing-us-recycling-system">
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/framework-advancing-us-recycling-system</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On Earth Day 2019, the pledge became available in a web-based format so that more organizations could easily sign it and get involved. If your U.S.-based organization has yet to get involved in the recycling
effort, check out our web page to learn more about the America Recycles Pledge, sign it and get involved:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/3L2f6kdXHURakYvnshXLuHf7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Frecycle%2Fforms%2Famerica-recycles-pledge">
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/forms/america-recycles-pledge</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Materials Available from Oregon's Wasted Food Strategy Webinar</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
The materials for the webinar EPA held earlier this month, "Oregon's Wasted Food Strategy: Highlights of current work, recent research and next steps" are now available. A recording of the presentation and the slides used are available here:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/3Jdzaqtz71dZ6w6j5Fozyyt7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fsmm%2Fsustainable-materials-management-smm-web-academy-webinar-oregons-wasted-food-strategy-highlights">
https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-materials-management-smm-web-academy-webinar-oregons-wasted-food-strategy-highlights</a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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