Intern Project SummaryMichael Persson, Gayle Hubert – Project Lead, Lisa Thresher – Ambassador Resource Conservation & Pollution Prevention (RCPP) Section under Waste Enforcement & Materials Management (WEMM) Branch

2 Overview

About Me Background Projects

Pamphlets Superfund Reference USA

Miscellaneous Conclusion and future

3 About me

Senior at SUNY-ESF Environmental Health Science

Focus: food protection Mighty Oaks Cross Country After graduation…?

Peace Corps Gap year Work for a year

4 Background

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Economical

Environment

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9 Project: Pamphlets

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11 Project: Superfund

Why I did it: RCRA & R7

comprehension Who it benefits:

WEMM & Superfund Why the project

matters: Streamline process Reallocation of

resources

12 Projects: Reference USA

Why I did it: Expand database

comprehension Who it benefits:

RCPP Why the project matters:

Increase RCPP toolbox Let’s search!

https://www.jocolibrary.org/

13 Miscellaneous Participation

Webinars EJ Screen NEPA

Seminars Clean Air Act 101 On Scene Coordinator RCRA and Hazardous

Waste

Syracuse University Research Presentation

14 Conclusion & future

I learned a lot… Communication Collaboration Food Recovery Challenge Creativity

Taking more food related classes Eventual M.S., Public Health, or dietitian graduate degree

Schools and food insecurity Prisons and malnourishment

15 Questions?

16 References

Pictures Cow and Pig: http://www.bamco.com/ Oakie the Acorn: http://tinyurl.com/je3jecq Food waste: http://tinyurl.com/zgb3ayg Social

Food insecurity: http://candychang.com/main/food-insecurity-poster / Sleeping: http://tinyurl.com/7qwy9gh

Economical Money: http://thehustle.co/how-much-is-a-billion-dollars

Environmental Methane: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=87681

Fish cartoon: http://tinyurl.com/hncw52g