Environmental Breakfast Series

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Update on the Suburban Cook County Solid Waste Management Plan

With Special Guest Speakers:  

Jessica Schumacher, Solid Waste Coordinator     Deborah Stone, Chief Sustainabilty Officer

Cook County Department of Environment   and Sustainabilty

The A&WMA Lake Michigan States Section and the Union League Club Environmental Committee are pleased to invite you to join us to hear from the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability at the February 19, 2019 Environmental Breakfast.  

 Jessica Schumacher, Solid Waste Coordinator, will speak on the recently passed update to the Suburban Cook County Solid Waste Management Plan which was approved by the Board of Commissioners in July 2018.  This plan addresses issues and opportunities in waste and recycling in suburban Cook County. The Plan also gives an overview of the types of waste that is generated in the County, where its coming from and where it’s going. Jessica will discuss the goals of the plan which helps set priorities to promote safe, practical, environmentally beneficial and economically sound solid waste management practices for suburban Cook County.

Deborah Stone, Chief Sustainability Officer, will provide an overview of current Cook County Sustainability efforts.

 COST:  The cost to attend for non-Union League Club members is $40 per person which includes breakfast and any presentation handouts.  Students are invited to join us at a special price of $20 per person.

RSVP:  Due to limited seating and our arrangement with the Union League Club, advance registration is required to guarantee availability. Reservations and payment can be made by clicking the reservation button below.  Reservations may be cancelled for a full refund only if we are notified 48 hours in advance of the event. Union League Club members should contact ULC to make their reservations.

CREDIT:  Attendees are eligible to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit.

A limited number of scholarships are available for anyone who requires CLE credit to maintain professional registration such as attorneys, professional engineers and professional geologists and who could not otherwise afford to attend this conference. Contact Robin Pelsis at (847) 202-0418 or robin.pelsis@lmawma.org for more details.