US EPA Presents Waste and Materials Management Training Series for Tribes

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a series of free in-person workshops on a range of industry-related topics. These training workshops are intended for Tribal staff.

Any questions about the training workshops should be sent to Jenny Stephenson at the EPA.

• Strategic Waste Management Planning: Making Your Integrated Waste Management Plan Useful
  Hosted by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
  
  “Gain simple approaches for easily developing or updating an Integrated Waste Management Plan that’s relevant, strategic, and meaningful. In this workshop, participants will hone the goals of their waste management programs and identify paths towards achieving those goals.”
  
  Date: August 1, 2024 (with two, 90-minute post-workshop virtual sessions on August 22 and September 12)
  Location: Reno, NV
  
  REGISTER HERE
• Starting Community Composting Programs on Tribal Lands
  Hosted by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
  
  “Looking for solutions on how to manage organic materials on your lands, return nutrients to the soil and reduce landfilling? Join this in-person workshop to learn how to compost, identify community composting practices that may work well in your community, and chart a path towards developing a community composting program. We have a hands-on activity building a compost pile and hear from other Tribes on their composting experiences. Plus, new for this workshop, we’ll cover how to set up simple aeration systems for quicker composting with less manual labor!”
  
  Date: August 6–7, 2024
  Location: Shingle Springs, CA
  
  REGISTER HERE
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Best Management Practices
  Hosted by the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians
  
  See first-hand approaches and learn how to safely and responsibly manage accumulated household hazardous waste. Join this day and a ½ in-person workshop to learn how to identify, sort, and store HHW. Gain ideas for approaches to managing HHW that may work well in your community.”
  
  Date: September 19–20, 2024 (full day on September 19 and half day on September 20)
  Location:Lakeport, CA
  
  REGISTER HERE
• Conducting Waste Characterizations
  Hosted by the Ak-Chin Indian Community
  
  This workshop will enable you to design and execute a waste assessment to answer key programmatic questions – for example, is our outreach working, how much organic material could we collect for composting, how much more could we recycle, and more. Learn how to assess the composition and quantity of the wastes being generating within your community by conducting a hands-on waste sort/characterization. By knowing the types and amounts of the materials and waste your community is generating, you can better evaluate waste management options and identify opportunities for improvement.”
  
  Date: November 13–14, 2024 (full day on November 13 and half day on November 14)
  Location: Maricopa, AZ
  
  REGISTER HERE