November 20
Waste Not, Want Not- The Economic Argument for Recycling
6:00-6:30-Reception
6:30-8:30- Program
Speakers:
Christine Knapp, Director of Outreach for PennFuture
Neil Seldman, President of Institute for
Local Self-Reliance
Robert Anderson, Director Business Development and Marketing
for Blue Mountain Recycling
Everyone knows recycling is good for the environment. It saves energy,
decreases natural resource consumption and reduces pollution caused by
incinerating or landfilling trash. However, in recent years, recycling
has also become good for the economy. A 2004 audit by the City Controller
showed that due to the money earned and costs avoided through recycling,
Philadelphia could save $17 million a year by improving its recycling
rates.
Taking place during America Recycles Week, speakers at this event will
explore the impact recycling has on our local economy and how recycling
in Philadelphia actually works.
RSVP requested to rwall@ansp.org.
The
Urban Sustainability Forum
The Urban Sustainability Forum is more than just a monthly
series of presentations featuring the best local, national and international
experts in many different fields.
It is, beyond that, a place where people gather, exchange information,
and network--all with the goal of making Philadelphia the greenest, most
livable and most sustainable city in America.
The Forum has helped bring some of the most exciting speakers and events
Philadelphia has seen in a long time, such as Van Jones, the leader of
the green collar job movement in Oakland, California and the world's most
sustainable mayor, Jaime Lerner from Brazil. The Forum also brought together
all of the Democratic candidates for mayor at Philadelphia's first Mayoral
forum of the primary season, as well as a post-primary forum to explore
how the candidates would make Philadelphia a more sustainable city.
Join us as we work to develop a vision and a plan for a sustainable Philadelphia!
Urban Sustainability Forum events are free and open to the public, and
are generally held in the evening on the 3rd Thursday of every month at
the Academy of Natural Sciences. To receive alerts about forums, email
Roland Wall at rwall@ansp.org.
The Urban Sustainability Forum is a collaboration of many organizations,
including:
Academy of Natural Sciences
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture)
City Parks Association
City of Philadelphia
Delaware Valley Green Building Council
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Drexel University
Energy Coordinating Agency
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia University
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
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