New England Chapter of the Academy of Certified

Hazardous Materials Managers (NEACHMM)

Open Meeting Announcement

(2014 NEACHHM Meeting #5)

Monday, October 6, 2014

Details:         Facility Site Tour & Dinner Meeting -  Avaialble to All.

Topic:     Please join NEACHMM for a facility site tour of  the E.L Harvey & Sons Inc. recycling facility in Westborough, MA. and presentation about the Massachusetts Commercial Organics Ban

E.L. Harvey & Sons is a full service waste hauling, transfer, and scrap recycling operation. It has been an independent, family owned and operated business since it was founded in 1911 by Emory Larkin Harvey

E.L. Harvey operates a high-grade scrap paper processing and baling plant that also contains a plant-based shredding system. The waste transfer station contains a backup baler for handling all recyclable materials and wastes. The commercial MRF (Material Recovery Facility) sorts fiber rich loads, as well as removing and baling the fiber. The Construction and Demolition transfer and recycling operation consists of a trommel screen and short conveyor sorting line. The installation department designs and pre-fabricates installations to meet the varied demands of customers. Ancillary operations include mobile shredding services, liquid product destruction, municipal, commingled, recycle sorting, residential waste, and recycling services.

Presentation:  MassDEP Guidance for Commercial Organic Materials Ban

Speakers:      Mr.John Fischer, Branch Chief, Commercial Waste Reduction & 
                                                      Waste Planning, MassDEP
                        Julie Muszalski, Sustainability Professional, CAPACCIO
                        Benjamin A. Harvey, President, E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
                        Gerald R. Sjogren, Safety Director, E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.

As Branch Chief for Commercial Waste Reduction and Waste Planning at the MassDEP, John coordinates MassDEP’s programs to advance waste reduction, recycling, and composting by businesses and institutions in Massachusetts.  John also oversees development and implementation of Massachusetts’ Solid Waste Master Plan, solid waste and recycling data, the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, and disaster debris planning.

John has worked at MassDEP since 1998, including several years managing MassDEP’s implementation of the Toxics Use Reduction Act.  Prior to joining MassDEP, John worked on solid waste and recycling policy issues as Assistant Director of Waste Policy at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.

John holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Ecology from Connecticut College and a Master’s in City Planning, focusing on Environmental Policy and Planning, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

As a sustainability professional and the technical lead for CAPACCIO’s sustainability services, Julie specializes in helping clients with sustainability assessments, benchmarking, metrics, and reporting. Julie also provides thought leadership by contributing regular articles to CAPACCIO’s blog about the latest issues and views surrounding sustainability. She sits on a green team at a local hospital where she tracks and reports metrics, which she also reported to Practice Greenhealth to assist in winning the client a Partner for Change Award. Julie also serves as adjunct faculty at Mount Wachusett Community College, where she teaches sustainability and energy management.

Julie has a Master of Arts in Environmental Science & Policy from Clark University and a Bachelor of Arts in Global Environmental Studies from Clark University.

Ben Harvey is the President and one of the owners of E. L. Harvey & Sons Inc., a full service waste and recycling firm that provides services for commercial and industrial corporations and municipalities throughout eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine.  Ben is a well respected and nationally recognized business leader and an authority in his industry.   He has used his years of experience and wealth of knowledge in the industry to educate thousands of business and association leaders through presentations at local, regional and national forums on numerous occasions. Ben also takes active leadership roles in many trade and professional organizations. Ben serves on many task forces and committees for all the associations he is affiliated with.

Ben has been recognized by his peers in the industry by receiving many awards and recognition including the Distinguished Service Award from NSWMA and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Recycling from Mass Recycle.  He has also been inducted into the Environmental Industry Associations Hall of Fame.   

Gerald R. Sjogren has served as the Safety Director for E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. since 1991.Gerald serves as the Vice-Chair of the Westborough Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)  Other positions Gerald has held include18 years as Vice-President, Board of Directors of the Central Massachusetts Safety Council and Past Chair (twice) of the ISRI, ISEC. Gerald is also a member NSWMA Safety Committee and ANSI Z245 committees.

Location:     68 Hopkinton Rd

   Westborough, Massachusetts

   508.836.3000

Date:      Monday, October 6, 2014

3:00 - 3:30pm        Sign-in, networking      

3:30 – 4:30 pm      Presentation

4:30 - 5:30 pm       Facility Tour

5:30 - 6:30 pm       Buffet Style Dinner and Q&A

6:30  - 7:30            Board of Directors Open Meeting

       Cost:  $20   for NEACHMM members who register by Wednesday, October 1, 2014.

                 $30    for non-members.

All participants MUST be registered by October 1, 2014 to accommodate catering preparation and provide registration list to the facility

Registration/RSVP: Please register on-line at http://neachmm.org/ via pay pal no later

than October 1, 2014.

Please make sure you include your name, company, and a phone or email address by which to  contact you in the event of changes, weather cancellation or postponement.

Cancellations received after October 1st, or NO SHOWS to the meeting will be charged the full  amount due to the cost of the catered meal.

 IF YOU NEED TO REACH US AT THE MEETING FACILITY, CALL Jeff Berdeen @ 603.660.1305

 NEACHMM members, their guests, and anyone with an interest in hazardous materials  management are welcome to attend! Please RSVP now! You do not need to be a member to attend!

NEXT NEACHMM MEETING (TO BE DETERMINED)

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Direction’s To E. L. Harvey & Sons, Westborough, MA Facility:

Click on the link below to get directions to the facility.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/68+Hopkinton+Rd,+Westborough,+MA+01581/@42.24616,-71.546433,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e40ade9586b789:0xecaf33658a0f71b9?hl=en-US

E. L. Harvey & Sons

Address: 68 Hopkinton Rd

Westborough, Massachusetts

        Phone:   508.836.3000

  New England Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, a Chapter of the Alliance of  Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP).

Tickets

$20.00 NEACHMM Members

$30.00 Non-Members