12th Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
October 16, 2018
The 12th Annual Trash Summit
The 2018 Trash Summit brought together hundreds of community members, business leaders, elected officials, non-profit partners and municipal staff to explore private sector leadership on issues of plastic pollution prevention. This one-day event featured presentations from experts, topical panels, networking with local leaders, discussion roundtables, best practices, information sharing, and more. Please click below for a summary of the day, Jurisdictional Reports, and speaker videos.
Speakers
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Conrad MacKerron |
Mary M. Cheh |
Scott Surovell |
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Lori Arguelles |
Michael Berger |
Denise Naguib |
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| Dan Simons
Farmers Restaurant Group |
Dann Sklarew
George Mason University |
Thomas Sprehe
KCI Technologies |
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| Adam Ortiz
Prince George’s County Department of the Environment |
Tommy Wells
District Department of Energy & Environment |
Patrice M. Bubar
Montgomery County Dept. of Environmental Protection |
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| Andy Shallal
Busboys and Poets |
Christopher Shorter
DC Department of Public Works |
Location
George Mason University Founders Hall
Address:
3351 Fairfax
Arlington, VA 22201
More Than 10 Years of Impact
Since 2006, the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Trash Summit has brought together elected officials, business leaders, community activists, and municipal managers to explore local and regional policies and efforts to reduce trash in communities along the Potomac River Watershed, particularly the Anacostia River.
Thank You to George Mason University and George Mason University Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center for supporting this event.
This event was made possible with the generous support from our sponsors.
For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact [email protected]