Our staff has more than 25 years of experience in environmental management and planning. ER Planning is a group of industry veterans with in-depth backgrounds working on environmental issues facing governmental entities and communities across the U.S.
ER Planning is the nation's most experienced firm in the field of litter-related surveys and studies on the ways that litter affects our communities. We believe that our passion and commitment to our field and our clients are the key ingredients for successful projects.
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"Steve consistently goes beyond expectations to bring innovative ideas to his work, and he approaches projects as challenges to solve, not just tasks to complete."
- Tom Knox, Vice-President, Edelman
Principal, Steven Stein is an environmental scientist whose family has operated recycling businesses since 1911. He began apprenticing with his father at the age of 16 and developed a deep knowledge base and understanding of the issues and problems faced by industry and governmental entities responsible for environmental issues.
Mr. Stein earned his B. Sci., cum laude, in Environmental Studies with concentrations in Environmental Law and Waste Management at a joint program with Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY. He also received his M. Sci. in Resource Management there, studying under two forest economists and was awarded New York SWANA's Annual Scholarship Award for his research in the relationship between macroeconomics, public policy and sustainable recycling. His Ph.D. coursework there focused on the underlying causes of littering and pollution.
Mr. Stein assisted the US-GAO with their study regarding the current state of recycling. He has written and spoken across the country on environmental issues and topics and has been featured in the New York Times and National Geographic Magazine as well as on NPR and Good Morning America discussing the impacts of litter on our communities. He led the 2009 KAB National Litter Survey, the most comprehensive study of its kind ever conducted as well as organizing and sponsoring the 2011 National Litter Forum, which focused on restoring our nation's communities.
Mr. Stein has taught Environmental Science and Ethics in Management at the university level and was invited, as a subject matter expert on environmental issues and community dynamics, to participate in a study commissioned by the President and in a Sustainable Consumption Roundtable convened by the Johnson Foundation.
