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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Sustainable Business Fridays: Pratt Industries Recycling: Harvesting the Urban Forest Friday, April 1, 2016 On April 1st, Bard MBA in Sustainability will be speaking with Michelle Wiseman, Public Sector Representative at Pratt Recycling.With a primary focus on recycling and sustainability, Michelle partners with municipalities, haulers and recyclers to respond to inquiries, service issues and events. She is tasked with providing education regarding the reduction of waste and easing contamination. Pratt Recycling is one of the largest producers of 100% recycled cardboard in North America and operates one of the leading Material Recovery Facilities (MRF’s) in the southeast. According to Bard MBA Director Eban Goodstein, "We can't begin to reimagine the city of the future unitl we deal with the issue of waste management at scale in the near term so we can focus of curbing human behavior, encouraging the basic principles: reduce, reuse, recycle over the long term, a major sustainability challenge for sure."Join the Bard MBA in Sustainability program for our twice-monthly dial-in podcast series over your lunchtime featuring sustainability leaders from the New York City area and across the planet.Dial in: 845-746-2287 (no need to enter a pin to join the call)Sustainable Business Fridays convenes every first and fourth Friday of the month during the semester, with special guests selected by students in the Bard MBA in Sustainability program. Click here to listen to past podcasts. Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Sponsor: Bard MBA in Sustainability Contact: Caroline Ramaley. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7734 Website: https://www.bard.edu/mba/publicprograms/sbfridays/ If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/bos/