NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Hite, Senior Associate at Clear Strategy, Inc., will give a talk titled "Economics of Recycling and Producer Responsibility Policies" at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 at the MCLA Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121.  

 

This event is free and open to the public as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar series. 

 

About John Hite 

 

John Hite is a waste policy expert focusing on product stewardship regulatory development. Prior to joining Clear Strategy, Hite worked with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to facilitate the development of priority waste legislation. Earlier in his career, Hite spent three years with the Conservation Law Foundation in New England designing and advocating in support of several waste policies, including EPR for packaging and deposit return systems throughout the region. 

 

Hite holds a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment, and a bachelor's in Geography and Spanish from Clark University.  

 

MCLA's annual Green Living Seminar Series continues through April 19, presenting a series of lectures on the theme of "Capitalism and the Environment." Every semester, the Green Living Seminar Series centers around a different topic, timely and relevant to current sustainability issues. Seminars take place on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. 

 

The 2023 series is a presentation of the MCLA Environmental Studies Department. Podcasts will be posted online following each presentation: http://www.mcla.edu/greenliving