APR’s Into the Bin and Back Again Plastics Workshop
Registration and Agenda

8:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30

Welcoming Remarks ~ James Short, Delaware Department of Resources and Environmental Control; President, NERC Board of Directors

9:00

Recycling Economic Information Project 2008 - Become updated on the economic changes to the Northeast’s recycling and reuse industries ~ Ted Siegler and Natalie Starr, DSM Environmental Services, Inc.  

10:30

Break

10:45

Industrial Materials Recycling - Find out how the recyclable materials being generated from industry are being used and the latest information on construction and demolition debris markets

• Elizabeth Olenbush, Industrial Resources Council
• Greg Wirsen, Construction Materials Recycling Association

12:00

LUNCH ~ Wiggins Tavern
ADVISORY MEMBER LUNCH ~ By Invitation Only

2:00

Greening the Supply Chain - Learn what private industry is doing to reduce the environmental impact of their core operations

• Matthew DeLuca, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
• Kristina M. Stefanski, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC

3:45

Break

4:00

Recycling News Roundtable - An opportunity for business, government, and non-profits to share information on current recycling projects and initiatives

5:00

Adjourn

  5:30

Social Hour at the Northampton Brewery sponsored by

8:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30

Welcoming Remarks ~ Jeff Schmitt, New York Department of Conservation; Vice President, NERC Board of Directors

Product Stewardship Topics

9:00

Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) Recycling Programs - Learn about best management practices for recycling CFLs, markets for the recovered mercury, and state-sponsored collection programs at hardware stores

• Terri Goldberg, NEWMOA
• Karen Knaebel, VT Department of Environmental Conservation

10:45

Break

11:00

CRT Markets, Issues Affecting Them, and Future Prospects - Gain insight into current and predicted trends

• Robert Tonetti, EPA Headquarters
• Tom Fatcheric, Uniwaste

12:30 

LUNCH - Wiggins Tavern

1:30

Perspectives on Plastic Bags and Recycling Initiatives - Hear industry and landfill management perspectives on the issues of discarded plastic bags and strategies for dealing with them

• Patty Moore, Moore Recycling Associates, Inc.
• Sarah Kite, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation

3:30

Adjourn

NERC Board Meeting