8:30

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00

Welcoming Remarks – Brenda Grober, Empire State Development Environmental Services Unit ; President, NERC Board of Directors

9:30

Recounting the Last 20 Years in Recycling – Join us in looking at the progress made in the recycling industry over the last two decades ~ Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling ~ Keynote Speaker

11:15

Break

11:30

NERC’s Contribution to the Northeast’s Recycling Industry - Michael Alexander, Green River Consulting

12:00

LUNCH ~ Wiggins Tavern
ADVISORY MEMBER LUNCH ~ By Invitation Only

2:00

Brand Earth – Learn about the National Recycling Coalition’s Rebranding Recycling Campaign ~ Kate Krebs, National Recycling Coalition

3:15

Break

3:30

Electronics

• MRM – A new company formed by Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba to manage electronics collection and recycling programs in US ~ Dave Thompson, Panasonic
• EPEAT – Get updated on progress made and next steps ~ Sarah O’Brien, Green Electronics Council

5:00

Adjourn

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7:30

20th Anniversary Celebration at Union Station sponsored by

      

8:30

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00

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

9:15

Carbon Credit Trading and Recycling – Learn about the role of and the opportunities for recycling operations in carbon credit trading ~ Will Ferretti, Chicago Climate Exchange

10:15

Break

10:30

Quality of Material and Impact on Sorting and Processing Technologies

• Tamsin Ettefagh, Envision Plastics
• Sean Duffy, FCR
• Maite Quinn, Sprint Recycling

12:30 

LUNCH - Wiggins Tavern

2:30

Deconstruction Materials Markets

• Philadelphia Deconstruction Pilot Project ~ Linda Knapp, Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO)

3:30

Adjourn

NERC Board Meeting & Recycled Carpet Markets Session