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  • WDAC Researchers Highlight Major Discrepancies in U.S. Paper Waste Data

    A Waste Data and Analysis Center (WDAC) research team (Sagarika Srivastava, Dr. Firman Firmansyah, Dr. Krista L. Thyberg, Dr. David J. Tonjes, and Dr. Elizabeth Hewitt), has published a new study in the journal Waste Management. The paper, titled “EPA model estimates and waste characterization studies: US paper disposal dynamics,”…

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    WDAC Researchers Explore Policy Solutions to U.S. Food Waste

    Sagarika Srivastava, a PhD research assistant at the Waste Data and Analysis Center (WDAC), and Dr. David Tonjes, founder of WDAC, have co-authored a new research paper published in Detritus journal. Titled “Food Waste Crisis in the United States of America: The Known, the Overlooked, and the Undisclosed”, the paper…

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    Sameena Manzur Awarded NYSASWM Scholarship

    Sameena Manzur, a former sampling specialist and current PhD research assistant at the Waste Data and Analysis Center (WDAC), has been awarded the 2024–2025 Christian-Roller-White-Miles Foundation Scholarship by the New York State Association for Solid Waste Management (NYSASWM). This prestigious $1,000 scholarship honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional dedication and impact…

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