NERC’s Fall ’20 Conference is a virtual three-day event on October 20 – 22 (1 p.m. – 5 p.m. daily). With the drastic market changes over the past year, the Pandemic, and resulting budgetary constraints, it has left us all searching for creative solutions for recycling. NERC’s Conference will explore the Changing Face of Recycling: Finding New Solutions. The Conference Agenda includes presentations by some of the most revered and experienced professionals in recycling. The speakers will share their perspectives on current materials management and sustainability issues, including: recycling end-markets, racial justice, effective communication, state packaging EPR, Bottle Bills, model legislation for minimum recycled content, fiber recovery, robotics sorting, circular business models, and lithium batteries. As a virtual event, the Conference also offers the opportunity to chat with your colleagues and visit the virtual sponsor exhibit hall.
Following are the Conference presenters:
- Susan Robinson, Senior Director of Sustainability & Policy, Waste Management
- Bob Cappadona, Vice President, Casella Resource Solutions
- Peter Keller, Vice President of Recycling and Sustainability, Republic Services
- Cheryl Coleman
- Dan Leif, Editor,Resource Recycling Magazine
- Mel Gilles, Education & Outreach Specialist, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- Jessica Shrout, Owner, Circle Three Branding
- Rachel Kenyon, Senior Vice President, Fibre Box Association
- David Refkin, Affiliate Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)
- Nat Egosi, President, RRT Design & Construction
- Matanya Horowitz, Founder, AMP Robotics
- Eric Camirand, Founder & CEO, Waste Robotics Inc.
- Cherish Miller, VP of Sustainability & Public Affairs, Revolution
- Mark Bond, Sales Manager, Sustana Fiber
- Mia Roethlein, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
- Sean Plasse, Program Manager, Call2Recycle
- Tom Metzner, Environmental Analyst, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
- Sarah Nichols, Sustainable Maine Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine
- Kirstie Pecci, Director, Zero Waste Project, Conservation Law Foundation
- Andrew Radin, Chair, New York Product Stewardship Council
- Ann Battersby, Senior Environmental Scientist, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
- Chris Nelson, Supervising Environmental Analyst, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
- Scott Wilson, Beverage Container Redemption Program, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Sean Sylver, Regional Planner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Jennifer Kruman, Environmental Program Specialist 2, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Cathy Jamieson, Solid Waste Program Manager, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
- Marie Kruzan, Association of New Jersey Recyclers