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
Schedule-at-a-Glance
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th
ROC Training
details to come
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25th
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Business and Communities Leading the Way to Zero Waste Workshop - presentated by GrassRoots Recycling Network
ROC Board Meeting
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
NRC Board Meeting
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
NRC Cantidates Forum
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tours of Greenstar Recycling
1:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Registration
NRC Members Meeting
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
2:30 PM to 7:00PM
Exhibitor Setup
7:00 PM to 10:00PM
Night in Old San Antonio
Presented by State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26th
6:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Registration
7:30 to 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 to 10:00 AM
Plenary Session I: Recycling’s Key Issues
Mathy Stanislaus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Glenda Gies, Waste Diversion Ontario
Julian Parfitt, Resource Futures
10:00 to 10:45 AM
Morning Beverage Break and Opening of the Tradeshow
10:45 AM to 12:15 PM
Plenary Session II: Recovered Paper’s Future
Rod Young, RISI
Vivian Ou, Lee & Man Paper
Myles Cohen, Pratt Industries
12:15 to 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:15 to 1:30 PM
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Session 1: MRF Trends and Issues
Kim Holmes, 4R Sustainability
Mike Birett, Ontario Continuous Improvement Fund
Dylan de Thomas, Resource Recycling
Concurrent Session 2: Recycling Today, Recycling Tomorrow
Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling
Will Sagar, Southeast Recycling Development Council
Henry Lieneweber, Resource Recycling
3:00 to 3:30 PM
Afternoon Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Session 3: The Many Successes of Product Stewardship
Resa Dimino, New York State Department of Conservation
Mario Laquerre, Recyc-Quebec
Jenn Holliday, Chittenden Solid Waste District
Concurrent Session 4: Moving Packaging Recycling Forward
Betsy Dorn, RW Beck
Elizabeth Bedard, Association of Post-Consumer Plastic Recyclers
Steve Sikra, Procter & Gable
Stephen Gardner, The Aluminum Association
5:15 to 7:00 PM
Conference Reception in the Exhibit Hall
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27th
7:00 AM to 12:00 pm
Registration
8:00 to 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 to 10:00 AM
Plenary Session III: Climate Change and Recycling
Laura Drauker, World Resources Institute
Sara Hartwell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jeff Morris, Sound Resource Management
10:00 to 10:30 AM
Morning Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Session 5: Key Recycling Market Trends
Ann House, Owens-Illinois
Chase Willett, CMAI Global
Gregory Wittbecker, Alcoa
Concurrent Session 6: The Lightning Round
Natalie Starr, DSM Environmental
English Bird, New Mexico Recycling Coalition
Nina Bellucci Butler, Moore Recycling
Susan Kinsella, Conservatree
Lisa Skumatz, SERA
Richard Gertman, Cascadia Consulting Group
Ted Siegler, DSM Environmental
Patty Moore, Moore Recycling
Joe Cattaneo, Glass Packaging Institute
Arthur Boone, Center for Recycling Research
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
12:15 PM to 3:30 PM
Exhibitor Breakdown
1:00 to 2:30 PM
Plenary Session IV: An Editor’s View
Guy Crittenden, Solid Waste & Recycling
Allan Gerlat, Waste & Recycling News
Nora Goldstein, BioCycle
Brian Taylor, Recycling Today
John Trotti, MSW Management
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tours of Greenstar Recycling
*Schedule is subject to change without notice. All conference sessions will be held between 8:00 am – 7:00 pm on October 26th and 8:00 am – 2:30 pm on October 27th.