Matt Newman, director of business management at Morristown, New Jersey-based Covanta, discusses his new appointment to the advisory board for the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST-MEP), Gaithersburg, Maryland, in an exclusive interview with 'Waste Today' Editor Kristin Smith. He explains how this appointment relates to his role at Covanta where he works with manufacturing customers seeking sustainable solutions for their waste.