Changing Role of Recycling Trade Associations & Their Affect on Recycled Material Markets ~ Keynote Speaker ~ Bill Heenan, President, Steel Recycling Institute

Come hear this well-known recycling Trade Association leader speak on:

• How and why the role of Trade Associations has changed over the past ten years,
• Why some Associations have folded and others flourished over the past two years,
• Where Trade Associations are headed, and
• How they affect recycled material markets.
  

Panel Discussion - Come hear the perspectives of recycling professionals with decades of experience address the following issues:

• Trade Associations' Relationships with State & Municipal Governments,
• Their Biggest Successes & Challenges in Working with State & Municipal Governments,
• Their Biggest Successes & Challenges in Addressing Recycling Markets, and
• Their Biggest Successes & Challenges in Addressing Commercial Collection Issues.

   Panelists:

• Fran McPoland, Principal ,Colling Murphy ~ representing the Paper Recycling Coalition,
• Alan Ratner, President, Metal Management Northeast; and ISRI member ~ active participant in recycling associations, and
• Steve Navedo, Vice Chair of the Association of Post-consumer Plastics Recyclers (APR), and Sales Manager, Pure Tech Plastics.
  

Facilitated Discussion on the Strategies Trade Associations are Using to Get More Material from Business, State & Municipal Recycling Programs
Session Facilitator ~ John Trevor, RI RRC; President, NERC Board of Directors
Join us in a facilitated dialogue with Trade Associations to discuss:

• Strategies Trade Associations are using to increase the supply of recycled materials
• Available resources for supporting municipal and regional recycling programs (research, toolkits, technical assistance, databases, etc.)
• How can we create strategic partnerships between Trade Associations and the people who actually collect the materials: government, businesses, property managers, haulers, etc.?

"Shaking Each Tree Branch" - Increasing Recovery from Small to Medium Sized Businesses ~ Discuss the perceived and actual barriers to and successes in business recycling programs, and learn from examples where the economics work.

Keynote Speaker ~ Natalie Starr & Ted Siegler, DSM Environmental Services

Case Studies of Cost-effective Business Recycling Programs

• Adam Mitchell, Owner, Save that Stuff ~ Hauls Recyclables and Trash from Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Boston.
• Bill Jones, Building Manager, North American Specialty Insurance ~ Manages business recycling program in Manchester, New Hampshire.
  

Scrape Away the Mystery of Paint Recycling ~ Learn about the newest market developments and opportunities in paint recycling.

Existing Paint Recycling Programs - You can do it too: How It Works, the Economics, & Future Plans

• Melanie Wheeler, NH Department of Environmental Services ~ presenting North Country Council's (NCC) Paint Recycling Program, Northern New Hampshire. NCC manages a latex and oil paint recycling program. Approximately 30 towns participate in these programs.
• Jennifer Holliday, Environmental & Safety Compliance Manager, Chittenden Solid Waste District, VT ~ CSWD collects latex and oil based paint and processes it for a recycler in Canada. CSWD has also developed a recycled paint which they have been selling since 2002 to help fund the program.