Crunching the Numbers: Understanding the Data and Realities in Materials Recovery
Thursday, May 12, 2022
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room: W316Session Number: TWRKSHP3
Description Should we “recycle everything, all the time” or “when in doubt, throw it out”? These are popular and frequently asked questions in our society.
Here are just some of the questions we’ll explore together in this workshop:
How much material is actually recycled every year—and how do we measure it?
What is reality when it comes to recycling?
What are the measurable benefits of recycling? And how do we know?
Are there situations when recycling may be bad?
What can we do to enhance the quality and quantity of recycled materials?
Join us as we take a provocative and interactive look at recycling in an attempt to address some of these questions. Using current science and data, various topics will be explored to discuss what we know about recycling, what we can do to measure better and what insights are hiding in the data.
Presented by EREF