September 26 – 27, 2013
Chattanooga, TN
Federal and state prison systems are a strong potential labor and facility resource for Recycling-Refinement systems in the development phase. A group of Ei Partners, Supporters, and pals converged on TN in late September to meet Fred Roach of TRICOR (Tennessee’s prison-employment system), tour operations, and explore synergies | opportunities. The ZWA Blog post, Prisons: Valuable Resource for Recycling Refinement Systems?!, provides a brief history of Ei | TRICOR relationship and an overview of the impressive tours; the Ei FB album, 09-13 TRICOR TN Prison Tours, is a pictorial recap. Below is the tours itinerary: