WiM Ohio | Lunchtime Learning: Ohio EPA’s Recycling and Sustainability Unit

WiM Ohio presents

Lunchtime Learning:

Ohio EPA’s Recycling and
Sustainability Unit

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

11:30 a.m.  - 1 p.m. ET

Join us virtually!

Cost to Attend:
WiM Members = $10
Nonmembers = $15

Join the WiM Ohio Chapter for a virtual event where you will learn about Ohio EPA’s Recycling and Sustainability Unit and what programs and assistance they offer to Ohio businesses, schools, organizations, and non-profits.

The Recycling and Sustainability Unit is part of the Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention and is a non-regulatory group within Ohio EPA. The programs discussed in this presentation include: the Recycle Ohio Grant program, the Encouraging Environmental Excellence award program, and the Ohio Materials Marketplace.

The Recycle Ohio Grant program is a highly competitive grant program providing opportunities for local governments, schools, private businesses, and nonprofit organizations to establish and implement recycling and litter prevention programs, recycling market development for manufacturers, expansion of recycling and processing facilities, and recycling infrastructure improvements. Ohio EPA’s Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Program recognizes an organization’s exceptional achievements in environmental stewardship. Finally, the Ohio Materials Marketplace is a free online platform allowing businesses and organizations to connect and find reuse and recycling solutions for their waste and by-product challenges.

Meet Our Presenters

April Stevens
April Stevens is the Environmental Supervisor of the Recycling and Sustainability Unit in the Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance at Ohio EPA. April’s team administers the Recycle Ohio Grant program, the Encouraging Environmental Excellence award programs, the Ohio Materials Marketplace, and Sustainability and Pollution Prevention programming. Prior to Ohio EPA, April helped administer energy and environmental programming at the Ohio Department of Development. April earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from The Ohio State University in 2012 and is currently pursuing a JD in Environmental Law at Capital University Law School.
Rachael Dininger
Rachael Dininger is an Environmental Specialist in Ohio EPA’s Recycling and Sustainability Unit. She has a BS in Environment and Natural Resources from the Ohio State University. After graduating from OSU, Rachael worked as an environmental consultant for three years. She started working at Ohio EPA in 2019 in the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization under the Voluntary Action Program, Enforcement, and Brownfields section. Rachael currently works in the Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention in the Recycling and Sustainability Unit. In her position, Rachael works to develop and implement sustainability and compliance assistance programs such as the Encouraging Environmental Excellence program, the Ohio Materials Marketplace, and grant program.
Jessica Dalzell
Jessica Dalzell is an Environmental Specialist in Ohio EPA’s Recycling and Sustainability Unit in the Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention. She earned an MS in Environmental Geography from Ohio University and a BS in Environmental Sciences from Bellarmine University. Jessica started with Ohio EPA in 2021 as a recent graduate and is excited to be pursuing her passion for environmental sustainability, specifically waste reduction. Within her current role, Jessica works primarily on the Ohio Materials Marketplace and assist with reviewing Encouraging Environmental Excellence program applications, Recycle Ohio grant proposals, and other sustainability initiatives.
Marie Barnett
Marie Barnett is the Grants Administrator for Ohio EPA’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance. Marie has been the Grants Administrator for the Recycle Ohio Grant with Ohio EPA since July 2015. Her current duties include providing and assisting academic institutions, communities, local governments, non-profits, Solid Waste Districts and Ohio businesses recycling and litter funding opportunities through the Recycle Ohio Grant. Through her work as the grants administrator, the RSU team awards 4 million a year in funding opportunities. During her 25+ years of tenure with Ohio EPA, Marie has also worked as an administrative assistant in the Office of Environmental Education and the Division of Service Water.