On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, SWANA鈥檚 Deputy Executive Director Sara Bixby, SC, participated with industry thought leaders at the 19th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy Forum on Capitol Hill. Subject matter experts gathered before a packed room of hill staffers and key leaders from the policy community at-large for a variety of panel discussions on renewable energy. Bixby鈥檚 comments focused on the U.S. EPA鈥檚 proposed food waste diversion goals for 2030 and implications for renewable energy from current and future waste management efforts 鈥淪WANA is part of the national conversation on renewable energy.
It鈥檚 fun to say that because it means we鈥檙e continuing to work toward our goal of more sustainable uses of resources,鈥� Bixby said. 鈥淪WANA members have a role to play and by participating in this Policy Forum we help others see that, too.鈥� 聽Panelists included representatives from the American Biogas Council鈥檚 Executive Director Patrick Serfass; the National 黑料网 & Recycling Association鈥檚 (NWRA) Vice President, Government Affairs & Chapter Operations Kevin Kraushaar, Esq.; and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas鈥� Director of Public and Government Affairs Marcus Gillette. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a priority for SWANA and the solid waste Industry to be an active part of the growth and evolution of renewable energy,鈥� she said. 鈥淪WANA looks forward to future opportunities to collaborate on these important topics.鈥�
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