West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted more than 140 sustainability practitioners and other professionals at its fourth annual conference earlier this month at Cathedral Square Conference Center in downtown Grand Rapids.
Presentations can be found below:
Flint Recycling Potential:  Presentation Slides (PDF)
Matt Flechter, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Roger Cargill, Schupan Recycling
Moving Flint Forward: Presentation Slides (PDF)
Kristina Johnston, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce
Keynote: Pashon Murray, Detroit Dirt Presentation Slides (PDF)
Electronic Recycling in Michigan: Presentation Slides (PDF)
Steve Noble, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Nick Carlson, Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids
The Lowell Energy Anaerobic Digester: Presentation Slides (PDF)
Greg Northrup, Sustainable Partners LLC
Resilient Landscapes Through Agriculture: Presentation Slides (PDF)
Levi Gardner, Urban Roots
Youssef Darwich, Grand Valley State University
Integrating Local Food Into Your Workplace: Presentation Slides (PDF)
Garrett Ziegler, MSU Extension
Keynote: Dar Baas, Kent County Presentation Slides (PDF)
This year’s conference presented by Valley City Electronic Recycling, Herman Miller and Kent County Department of Public Works.
Exhibit sponsors included Advanced Technology Recycling, Clothing Matters, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, LiveRoof and LiveWall, West Michigan Environmental Action Council.