Full Coalition Meeting Monday, March 6th

March 1, 2023

Upcoming CCSMM Meetings

FULL COALITION MEETING

Monday, March 6, 2023

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Please join us for a Full Coalition meeting. Updates will be provided on the following:

Draft CMMS Amendment
Regional Waste Authority (RWA) Grant Opportunity
CT Materials Managment Infrastructure Request for Information (RFI)
Overview of the Governor’s waste bill (HB 6664) and other legislative updates.

Full Coalition webpage

Regional Waste Authority (RWA)

Grant Informational Webinar

March 07, 2023

10:00am - 11:00am

CT DEEP has announced the availability of $1.5 million in state grant funding through the Sustainable Materials Management Grant Program to help municipalities and Regional Waste Authorities evaluate interest and identify governance to form new or expand existing Regional Waste Authorities and engage in planning activities for diversion programs and infrastructure development. The RWA grant RFP was announced January 24th, 2023 and can be found here.

Applications must be submitted to DEEP.MMCAPlanning@ct.gov by Friday, March 31 at 5:00 PM. Attend an informational webinar on March 7th to learn more about this grant program and how you can apply.

Increase Reuse and Recycling (IRR) Working Group

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Food: Wasting Less & Recovering More

Speakers:

Federal Updates

Christine Beling, Project Engineer, U.S. EPA Region 1

Jennifer England, Head of Partner Development, Food Rescue Hero

Community Initiatives to Waste Less Food

Andrea Collins, Senior Specialist, Sustainable Food Systems, People & Communities Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Krishana Abrahim-Petrie, Project Staff, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)

Food Recovery and Community Food Rescue Programs

Haley Schulman, Site Coordinator, Food Rescue US

Lori Martin, Executive Director, Haven's Harvest

Heather Latino, Clinical Instructor, Food Law and Policy Clinic, Center for Health and Law Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School

Sophie DeBode, Clinical Student, Food Law and Policy Clinic, Center for Health and Law Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School

CT Legislative Update: Food Waste Reduction and Food Recovery

Harrison Nantz, Legislative Director, CT DEEP

IRR Working Group page

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