Conference Highlights:
- Thorough assessments of municipal recycling systems in North America
- Reports on the latest research
- Comprehensive overviews of compelling legislative and policy options
- Attendance by all the key players
- Numerous networking opportunities
- A tradeshow featuring the latest innovations and services
Who should attend Resource Recycling Conference:
- Managers of local recycling systems
- Recycling service providers
- Processors and consumers of recyclables
- Environmental organization executives
- State and federal waste management officials
- Potental investors
Sponsors
Increase Your Industry Exposure with Sponsoring and Exhibiting
The conference offers array of sponsorship, exhibiting and advertising options that provide your organization with a cost-effective way to promote your products and services, establish your brand, build new business relationship and secure your position as a leader in the industry. It is the perfect opportunity to reach key industry decision makers. Sponsorship includes a booth in the tradeshow.
We have established several sponsorship levels with extensive benefits designed to complement your strategic marketing objectives. Benefits include a booth in the tradeshow and advertising opportunities. Revenue from sponsorship enables the conference to offer comprehensive and detailed presentations, plus keep registration costs down and participation high.
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PLATINUM SPONSORS
ReCommunityCharlotte, North Carolina |
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| ReCommunity is a recovery leader in dozens of forward thinking communities, enabling them to aggressively divert as many recyclables as possible from their waste streams. The revolution is not just about maximizing diversion and emptying landfills, it’s about filling communities with new green jobs, additional materials, extra revenues and sustainable partnerships. ReCommunity’s expertise in single-stream recycling education and promotion, commodity marketing, turnkey construction and operations, and its development efforts for future production of engineered fuel from waste is making a difference in neighborhoods across America. | |
Resource Recycling, Inc.Portland, Oregon |
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| Resource Recycling, Inc. is the publisher of Resource Recycling, E-Scrap News and Plastics Recycling Update, and is the primary sponsor of hte Resource Recycling Conference, the E-Scrap Conference and the Plastics Recycling Conference. | |
GOLD SPONSORS
American Chemistry CouncilArlington, Virginia |
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| The American Chemistry Council (ACC) Plastics Division represents the leading plastics resin manufacturers in the U.S. ACC conducts research on recycling studies for plastics packaging and plastic bags and film, LCI’s on the major virgin and recycled resins, and provides technical, educational and marketing assistance to state and local officials, businesses and customer groups. The Plastics Division sponsors programs that increase plastics recycling through implementation of sustainable and efficient recycling programs. The association’s plastics websites include www.americanchemistry.com/plastics, www.plasticbagrecycling.org and www.allplasticbottles.org. | |
ConAgra FoodsOmaha, Nebraska |
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| ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America’s leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America’s households. Consumers find ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com. | |
Emerge KnowledgeWinnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Emerge Knowledge provides Governments and Organizations with best practice web-based solutions for recycling and solid waste data measurement, reporting, and knowledge sharing. The company helps clients bridge the gap between environmental data and the information needed to improve programs, connect to community, and achieve sustainability goals. Building on eight years of success serving clients and over 13,000 Re-TRAC and MyEcoVille users, Emerge is proud to launch Re-TRAC Connect, a fully-scalable solution for local governments who want a high-impact waste reduction measurement system. | |
Indiana Recycling CoalitionIndianapolis, Indiana |
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| IRC’s mission is to support source reduction, reuse, composting and recycling activities in Indiana. To encourage integrated recycling, the coalition supports buying recycled-content products and the collection and remanufacturing of recyclable materials. The goal of this support is to conserve our natural resources, decrease reliance on final disposal and to encourage environmental responsibility. | |
WM Recycle AmericaHouston, Texas |
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| Waste Management currently handles eight million tons of commodities annually through a nationwide network of recycling facilities. Waste Management purchases virtually any type of recyclable commodity: Office paper, newspaper, cardboard, electronics, metals, plastics (post-consumer and post-industrial), and even the most challenging materials. | |
YellowbookCedar Rapids, Iowa |
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| Today’s Yellowbook is made from industry wood waste and recycled paper, printed with soy based inks, and bound with vegetable based adhesives – plus it’s 100-percent recyclable. Best of all, Yellowbook partners with companies that are as committed to the environment as it is. Hydro-electric energy is used to power production, adhere to strict environmental standards and maintain certification with some of the top stewardship councils in the world. For the rest of the story, visit www.recycleyellowbook.com. | |
SILVER SPONSORS
AbiBow Recycling, LLCHouston, Texas |
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| AbiBow Recycling, LLC is among the largest recyclers of old newspapers and magazines in North America. The company has paper collection operations and related assets in 23 metropolitan centers across the United States and in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Company currently handles over 1 million metric tons of recyclable materials each year, of which about 75 percent is old newspapers. Recycling collection services are provided through two key programs – PaperRetriever and EcoRewards. | |
Avangard InnovativeHouston, Texas |
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| Avangard is a premier sustainable solutions provider, with branch offices and operating plants located around the world. Avangard Innovative works closely with clients to provide solutions and services that help achieve their social and environmental goals. In addition to being one of the largest recyclers in North America, Avangard Innovative’s core services include: recycling solutions, processing/recycling facilities, equipment solutions, environmental and industrial services, resin distribution and sustainable products. | |
Carton CouncilAnn Arbor, Michigan |
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| As a group of carton manufacturing companies – Elopak, Evergreen Packaging, SIG Combibloc and Tetra Pak - The Carton Council is proud that its products have among the lowest environmental impact within the packaging industry. It seeks to reduce this impact further by expanding recycling programs across the country and continuously improving our environmental performance. | |
Gala Industries, Inc.Eagle Rock, Virginia |
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| Gala is the global leader for application technology of underwater pelletizers and centrifugal dryers for the plastics industry. Gala’s underwater pelletizing systems can be used for post-industrial recycling applications, and their centrifugal dryers are often used in large post-consumer scrap conversion lines downstream of size reduction and wash/dry processes. More than an equipment manufacturer, Gala brings its customers the experience and process technology needed to remain competitive in today’s business environment, and unprecedented commitment to customer service before, during and after the sale. | |
Greenstar RecyclingHouston, Texas |
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| Greenstar is one of America’s recycling leaders, providing cost effective and quality driven programs for several grades of recyclable material. The company processes and prepares recyclables for shipment to local and international recycling markets. Greenstar is a leader in the field of single stream processing which eliminates the need for residents to sort their recyclables; everything can be mixed in one bin for curbside collection. Single stream decreases the cost of collection and increases the convenience of recycling. | |
Machinex Technologies, Inc.Chicago, Illinois |
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| Machinex uses innovative solutions to design and produce custom-made sorting and recycling technologies for material recycling facilities, municipal solid waste and construction & demolition debris. Machinex provides clients the system they need – dependable, durable, high-performance equipment tailored to specific requirements. Machinex also offers a full range of high quality recycling equipment such as opticalsorters, conveyors, balers, disc screen separators, shredders, compactors, and more. | |
PELLENC ST America, Inc.Concord, California |
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| Pellenc ST develops, produces and markets optical sorting machines for household and industrial wastes. The technologies used to sort these materials are near infrared, middle infrared, vision and induction technologies. Thanks to Pellenc ST, sorting solutions are highly valuable in the recycling industries. The company is actively developing new sorting solutions in the area of municipal solid waste, construction and industrial waste treatment. Renowned firms in more than 40 countries all around the world have installed Pellenc ST machines. For further information go to www.pellencst.com. | |
Plastic Advanced Recycling CorporationWillowbrook, Illinois |
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| Plastic Advanced Recycling Corp. (PARC) is a recycling technology R&D company, located in Illinois. The company developed a patent protected plastic-to-fuel conversion technology, as well as equipment for continuous high-volume fuel production. PARC’s zero-pollution conversion technology provides practical solutions to the increasing environmental issues caused by waste plastic. | |
S+S Inspection, Inc.Niagara Falls, New York |
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| S+S Inspection provides engineered sorting solutions for the plastics and recycling industries. The company designs and manufactures the widest variety of metal detectors and optical sorting technology on the market. S+S specializes in providing custom solutions to solve the most demanding needs. | |
State of Indiana - Dept. of Environmental ProtectionIndianapolis, Indiana |
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| IDEM’s mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy. The Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance helps businesses, communities, citizens and other entities voluntarily prevent pollution, recycle waste that cannot be prevented, and understand, achieve and exceed environmental regulations through confidential technical assistance, educational forums, and recognition programs. | |
Trex Company, Inc.Winchester, Virginia |
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| Trex Company is the country’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking, railing and fencing products. Trex Company is headquartered in Winchester, Virginia, with manufacturing facilities in Fernley, Nevada and Winchester, Virginia. Trex turns millions of pounds of recycled and reclaimed plastic and waste wood each year into Trex products. Trex Company purchases approximately 300 million pounds of used polyethylene and an equal amount of hardwood sawdust each year. Trex recycles over 1.3 billion grocery retail bags annually. | |
VeralliaMuncie, Indiana |
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| Verallia North America is a leading producer of glass packaging for the food and beverage industries. It has 13 strategically located plants around the U.S. and headquarters located in Muncie, IN. Glass container manufacturers produce new glass containers utilizing more and more recycled material; thereby resulting in reduced energy requirements, reduced demand for virgin raw materials, and less glass going to landfills. | |
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