Ohio Department of Transportation Northeast Ohio Litter Summit
Northeast Ohio Litter Summit Registration
Litter is a persistent and preventable problem, and one that knows no boundaries; it affects neighborhoods, communities, local roads, and highway corridors. Since 2007, ODOT has collected 3.7 million bags of trash statewide along state, US, and interstate highways costing taxpayers $37 million. Unfortunately, litter is back as soon as it is picked up.
ODOT recognizes communities, citizens, law enforcement, businesses, and leaders are frustrated with Ohio's litter problem and is working with its litter partners to find a solution.
On Friday, September 7, 2018, ODOT will host the Northeast Ohio Litter Summit at the Lorain County Transportation Center 40 East Avenue, Elyria, OH 44035 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free Summit is a joint effort between ODOT, Keep Ohio Beautiful, Lorain County Commissioner's Solid Waste District, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, and Sustainable Cleveland.
There will be CEUs available for attending:
5.0 CEUs for Solid Waste Professionals-Solid Waste Assn. of North America
5.0 CLEs for all Legal Professionals from the Ohio Supreme Court
6.0 CEUs for Registered Sanitarians and Sanitarians in Training
Certificates for Law Enforcement Professionals
The Summit will bring together litter stakeholders to identify litter pickup and prevention programs, available resources, and litter hot spots; learn about national litter research; hear case studies and best management practices; and leave with educational resources and action items.
For more information, contact Joel Hunt, ODOT Highway Beautification and Pollinator Habitat Program at 614-466-7173 or Joel.Hunt@dot.ohio.gov
Agenda
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Welcome - Lorain County Commissioner Mike Mennett, Keep Ohio Beautiful Executive Director; Joel Hunt, ODOT Highway Beautification and Pollinator Habitat Program; and others.
9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Pollution in our Oceans and the Connection to the Great Lakes Dr. Marcus Eriksen, Director of Research/Co-Founder, The 5 Gyres Institute
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Engaging Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and Judges - Litter Laws, Illegal and open dumping - Panel Discussion Cleveland / Cuyahoga County & Lorain County Environmental Crimes Task Forces, Lorain County Prosecutor and Judges
11:45 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Networking Lunch – Discussion of Litter along Interstates, Lakefront, and Residential Areas
12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Litter Abatement Best Management Practices Doug Gruver, ODOT Highway Management Administrator
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Statewide Illegal Dumping Program and Results, Shannon Reiter, President, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions • #1 – Community Engagement (Creating and Managing Litter Events) – Adopt-A-Beach; Adopt-a-Highway; Hands-on NEO/Keep Cleveland Beautiful; Litterbugz; and LoCo Yaks
• #2 – Tools for teaching Litter Awareness – Kathy Rocco, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District & Brandi Schnell, Lorain County Solid Waste District
• #3 – Reducing Single Use Products & other Lake Erie Initiatives – Dr. Marcus Eriksen, The 5 Gyres Institute and Cathi Lehn, Sustainable Cleveland
3:40 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. How Behavior Change can Impact your Community Sue Smith, Keep America Beautiful
4:15 p.m. Adjourn – Participants provided with flash drives with important resourc
