Sunday, April 15, 2012

NAAWS Kicks Off With Great Crowd

Hello from the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents (NAAWS) Annual Training Conference in Springfield, MO. Conference coordinator Pat Keohane has put together a great training event that kicked off with a great reception in the exhibit hall. Tomorrrow's feature speaker will be General Mark Inch, Commander of the Military Police Corps.

GreenPrisons will be well represented as we co-present with the Indiana Department of Correction. If you aren't here with us be sure and check back with GreenPrisons.org to see the powerpoint presentation.

More from the conference tomorrow.

Monday, April 9, 2012

April Webinar Delivers Strategies to Generate More Revenue from Recycling and Advantages of Green Cleaning

Join GreenPrisons on Wednesday, April 11 at 11 AM EST for our next webinar in our Sustainability in Corrections series. This month we focus on materials management and specifically on ways to maximize the revenue generated from recycling efforts and the fundamentals of cleaning with green chemicals and why they are so well suited for the corrections environment.

Clayton Campbell of PABS Management will discuss strategies for increasing your revenue from recycling and reducing cartage fees by managing the institution waste stream more effectively.

Burt Klein of PortionPac chemicals will explain the fundamental advantages of cleaning with green chemicals. PortionPac has a history of working with corrections since 1985 and has been a major supporter of the accreditation process as well as providing training programs for offenders who use PortionPac products.

To register go to www.GreenPrisons.org and click on the webinar article.