Webinars

Join one of our SBC webinars to learn about sustainable sourcing of feedstocks, product procurement, and other new tools to bring environmentally preferable biobased products to the market. Email sbc@ilsr.org to receive registration information on the webinars.

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PAST WEBINARS

BioSpecs and Guidelines for Sustainable Plastics (download)

Host: Business-NGO Working Group

Date: April 9, 2013

Presentation:

• Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
  • Criteria for Sustainable Biomaterials: Focus on the Specifications for Compostable Foodservice Ware

 

Biobased Products Procurement in the U.S. (watch recording)

Host: SBC, Responsible Purchasing Network, and USDA BioPreferred

Date: June 4, 2012

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Presentations (login to download):

• Ron Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred
  • The BioPreferred Program: Driving Federal and Private Markets For Biobased Products
• Alicia Culver, Responsible Purchasing Network
  • Purchasing Specifications for Compostable Food Service Ware
• Karen Hamilton, King County
  • King County’s Use of Bio-Based Products in Everyday Operations

 

Recycling PLA (watch recording)

Host: SBC

Date: March 19, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30pm EST

Presentations (login to download):

• Steve Davies, NatureWorks LLC
  • Ingeo from a Cradle-to-Cradle Perspective: Opportunities, Obstacles,and Optimism
• Mike Centers, BioCor LLC
  • BioCor - Buying and Recycling PLA
• Alain Descoins, Pellenc ST
  • Update on the CalRecycle Grant
• Paul Fowler, Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at UW-Steven's Point
  • PLA Recovery and Recycling Pilot Project on the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Campus

Compostable Food Service Ware

Host: RPN-SBC
Date: May 12, 2011
Presenters:

• Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
• Alicia Culver, Responsible Purchasing Network
• Susan Kinsella, Conservatree and Responsible Purchasing Network

Styrofoam Elimination: Guidance on Purchase of Biodegradable Foodware

Host: Practice Green Health

Date: November 18, 2010

Presenters:

• Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
• Josephine Miller, City of Santa Monica Office of Sustainability & Environment

Starting at the Source: Sustainability of Bioplastic Feedstocks  

Host: SBC
Date: July 19, 2010
Presenters:

• Corey Brinkema, U.S. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC-US)
• Lee B. Kane, Whole Foods Market, North Atlantic Region
• David Levine, Green Harvest Technologies