Mar25
-
Date:
March 25, 2021
Time:
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Online
IA
Contact:
(dnrsmmiowa@scsengineers.com)
DNR is gathering input and comment on a vision to conserve natural resources and protect the environment throughout a product’s life. Known as sustainable materials management (SMM), this approach emphasizes waste prevention throughout the lifecycle of manufacturing and distributing products.
Iowa's existing solid waste management system focuses primarily on waste discards and how to manage a material at the end of its useful life. This approach includes many positive attributes, such as recycling and composting waste discards into new products. However, it does not emphasize waste prevention or environmental impacts associated with the product’s lifecycle.
The Iowa SMM vision promotes finding new opportunities to reduce environmental impacts, conserve resources and reduce costs associated with managing materials throughout their life cycle.
DNR will host a virtual public meeting from 9 a.m. to noon March 25 to gather input and comment on specific strategies to transform a vision into Iowa's reality. Register for Iowa’s SMM stakeholder meeting to join us and share your view.