Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals (PAEP) P2E2 Roundtable Meeting Announcement! HOST/THEME: Weis Markets Sustainability Programs
On the Path to a Better Tomorrow - Featuring a Tour of the Weis Grind2Energy System (Transforming food waste into a clean, renewable source of energy) Join us on May 18, 2017, to learn about Weis’s sustainability efforts, from local and organic foods, to signage, energy efficiency and recycling. Take their successful projects back to your company and get started on the path to a better tomorrow!
WALKING TOUR: Tour of the Weis Store and the Grind2Energy System
Date:
Thursday, May 18, 2017 In the event of inclement weather the event may be cancelled and rescheduled.
Time:
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Place:
Weis Corporate Office: 1000 South Second Street PO Box 471 Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801 Directions to Corporate Office: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/weiss+corporate+office+sunbury+pa+directions/ @40.8487635,76.87086,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89cf6a989894de97:0xe26 fc867bbee9a9e!2m2!1d-76.8008201!2d40.8487847
Attendees
Limit 25 attendees (max)
Cost:
Free. (Please pass this on to anyone else you know who might be interested.)
RSVP:
Mike Parrent (
[email protected] Use “P2/E2 meeting” in the subject line. Please provide your name, title, business name, and phone number.
Required:
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes as we will be walking for the tour!
Deadline:
Register by Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Additional information about Weis and Sustainability Weis Markets, Inc. was founded in 1912 and today currently employs approximately 18,000 associates. Weis Markets, Inc. has recently been recognized by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) for its food waste composting initiative, and its reusable and plastic bag recycling programs with the 2016 annual “Business Leadership in Recycling Award.” In 2015, Weis recycled 33,000 tons of material and set a goal to increase this total by another five percent in 2016. The award recognizes Weis Markets for its food composting program currently conducted in 70 stores throughout the Mid Atlantic region, its creative recycling of waxed cardboard that is used to produce Enviro-Log Fire Logs sold in company stores, and its recycling of plastic bags, which are used to produce Trex wood-alternative decking. The plastic lumber made from these bags is also built into benches that are distributed throughout local communities. For more information about Weis Markets sustainability program, click here.
Please register early! P2/E2 Roundtable of PAEP AGENDA
May 18, 2017 Time
Topic
8:30 a.m.
Registration and Refreshments
9:00 a.m.
Presentation: Weis’s Patti Olenick, Sustainability Manager – Corporate Office Sunbury
9:30 a.m.
Question and Answer period
9:45 a.m.
15 minute drive to Weiss Grind2Energy in Selinsgrove 719 Rt 522 Selinsgrove, PA 17870 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1000+S+2nd+St,+Sunb ury,+PA+17801/719+U.S.+522,+Selinsgrove,+PA/@40.8315 273,76.8506594,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m 1!1s0x89cf6a985a60a7e5:0x6087d28283b7e003!2m2!1d76.8008201!2d40.8487847!1m5!1m1!1s0x89cf3fa99d742a6 9:0x5fc3c640e187696a!2m2!1d76.865442!2d40.810986!3e0
10:30 a.m.
Tour of Sustainability Projects Q&A
11:00 a.m.
Steering Committee Meeting at Weis Selinsgrove
12:00 p.m.
Lunch-On Your Own at Weis Selinsgrove
Become a member of PAEP: For additional information on the PAEP organization and the Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency (P2E2) Roundtable please see: www.papep.org
Photo from our November 2016 Meeting at Lutron, Coopersburg PA
