Food Rescue in a Pandemic World
PRESENTATION TOPIC
ORGANICS
Session Description
Individual Speaker
Speakers
Dieter Eckels, Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.
Title
Director, Research and Analysis
Speaker Biography
Dieter has spent much of his 16 years with Cascadia standing in landfills, leading primary data collection efforts to support weight-based diversion program evaluations for clients across the US from Honolulu to the five boroughs of New York City. As Cascadia’s Research and Analysis Director, Dieter is responsible for dozens of waste characterization projects each year, and he is always excited to talk trash.
Abstract Title
Food Rescue in a Pandemic World
Speaker Abstract
COVID-19 has upended most every aspect of our lives, including the solid waste system. Join us for an informative investigation of changes in the composition and quantity of waste correlated with COVID-19. This engaging presentation is rich with facts and figures gleaned from our extensive library of historical waste characterization data and the results of the many waste studies we have completed since the beginning of widespread stay at home orders in March 2020. We will wrap the presentation up by reviewing some of the surprising impacts the changing waste stream may have on achieving SB1383 and other organics diversion and food rescue legislation.