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Agenda
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Monday, March 24
| The Full Spectrum of Plastic Pollution Tour and Workshop .....@ Plastic Ocean Project & Carolina Beach | Richard Brightman, Executive Director, Keep New Hanover Beautiful Emily Mulvihill, Executive Director Assistant, Plastic Ocean Project Kayla West, Research and Communications Director, Plastic Ocean Project | |
| Collegiate Recyclers Coalition Workshop and Tour .....@ UNC Wilmington | Lizzy Anast, Sustainability Coordinator, Clemson University Adam Bensley, Program Manager, NC State University Alec Cooley, Senior Advisor, Busch Systems Ella Harris, Post Graduate Sustainability Scholar, Appalachian State University Delaney King, Community Recycling Specialist, NC DEQ Feletia Lee, Chief Sustainability Officer, UNCW Hannah Stroot, Community Recycling Specialist, NC DEQ Amelia Woodruff, Recycling Coordinator, UNCW | |
| C&D MRF & Learn Tour and Workshop .....@ New Hanover County C&D MRF | Joe Suleyman, Director, New Hanover County Recycling & Solid Waste | |
| Creative Reuse - Craft & Learn Extravaganza | Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director, Alamance County Catena Bergevin, Executive Director, Reconsidered Goods Jessica Tefft, Founder & Executive Director, The Art SHAC | |
| Keep Carolinas Beautiful Workshop | Mallory Coffey, Director of Affiliate Development, Keep America Beautiful Madison Haley, Graduate Student, NC State Esther Wagner, Awareness & Education Program Manager, Palmetto Pride |
Tuesday, March 25
| Building Bridges to Better Programs & Communication | LauraAnne Hunt, Recycling Coordinator, County of Lexington, SC Atiya Stokes-Brown, Professor, Coastal Carolina University |
| HHW Council Workshop & Lunch - Tricky Trash | Derrick Bell, Pesticide Disposal Specialist, NC Dept of Agriculture - Pesticides Div. Aram Kim, Environmental Specialist II, NC DEQ Eddie Raynard, Environmental Compliance Specialist, City of Greensboro Stuart Stapleton, HHW Manager, Republic Services Andrea Stermer, Waste Management Environmental Specialist, NC DEQ Megan Tabb, Director of Sales & Compliance, Synergy Electronics Recycling |
| General Session 1 - E-Waste Recycling Innovations | Brett Henderson, Vice President, Powerhouse Recycling Megan Tabb, Director of Sales & Compliance, Synergy Electronics Recycling |
| Breakout 1 - Your Waste Less Era | Masey DeMoss, Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator, City of Greensboro Kelly Dennings, Senior Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity Anayancy Estacio, Education Program Coordinator, Chatham County |
| Breakout 2 - Making Compost: Plans, Permits, Process | Riley Alber, Founder, Wilmington Compost Company Christy Hurlburt, Director of Product, Food Waste Solutions, Viably Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, McGill |
| Breakout 3 - Weathering the Storm: Resiliency From Hurricane Helene | Isaac Crouch, Owner, Simply Green Jennifer Maxwell, Sustainability Program Director, Appalachian State University Lynn Watkins, Recycling and Environmental Coordinator, City of Greenville (SC) |
| Masterclass 1 - Waste Reduction through Waste Diversion | Crystal Stapley, Sustainability Director, LaBella Associates |
| Masterclass | Scott White, Account Executive, Routeware |
| Breakout 4 - Bottling Success: What Could Deposit Return Systems Look Like in the Carolinas? | Madison Haley, Graduate Student, NC State Kevin Budris, Deputy Director, Just Zero Grady O Brien, Policy Associate, NC Conservation Network Michael Smaha, Vice President of Government Affairs, The Can Manufacturer Institute |
| Breakout 5 - Recycling for Everybody: Tailoring Programs for Inclusivity and Impact | Grace Anne Martin, Environmental Health Manager III, SC DES Kaela Bailey, Strategic Communications, HDR Cody Marshall, Chief System Optimization Officer, The Recycling Partnership Sandy Skolochenko, Recycling Program Development Coordinator, NC DEQ |
| Breakout 6 - Managing Maddening Materials | Roy Baldwin, Program Manager, Wake County Joe Fitzpatrick, Solid Waste Facilities Manager, Wake County Ashley Gladney, Sustainability Program Manager, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority Dameon Hopkins, Program Coordinator (Waste and Recycling Manager), University of South Carolina |
Wednesday, March 26
| General Session 2 (SBI 1) - Designing for a Sustainable Tomorrow | Doug Hardesty, COO, MycoWorks Benjamin Moore, Founder and CEO, Bubble Paper Patrick Phillips, Account Manager, EGGER Timberpak |
| Masterclass | Ryan Buhay, Head of Sales, RecycleCoach |
| General Session 3 (SBI 2) - Throw the Pro | Matt James, Recycling Program Development Coordinator, NC DEQ Shannon Culpepper, Recycling & Education Specialist, Chatham County Steven Williams, Solid Waste & Recycling Supervisor, York County Muriel Williman, President, NC Composting Council |
| Town Hall Meeting, Awards & Lunch | Mary McClellan, Executive Director, Carolina Recycling Association Alex Miller, Board Treasurer, Carolina Recycling Association Dave VanDeventer, Board President, Carolina Recycling Association |
| Breakout 7 & SBI 3 - Corporate Diversion Stories | Anna DeLage, Recycling Market Development Manager, SC Department of Commerce Melanie Gearhart, Director of Sustainability, Goodwill Industries Kierstan Thomann, Sustainability Manager, Shutterfly |
| Breakout 8 - Preserving Progress: Defending Expanding Recycling | Victoria Hoffman, Program Manager Solid Waste & Recycling, Beaufort County SC Melanie Bruton, Superintendent of Material Recovery and Recycling, City of High Point Stephanie Johnson, Assistant Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Supervisor, York County, SC Samuel Hawes, Landfill Manager, New Hanover County |
| Breakout 9 - New Sources for Good Fiber: Paper Cups, Cartons, and so Much More | Sherry Yarkosky, Associate Senior Consultant, RRS Michael Pratt, Sustainability Manager, Sonoco Matt Todd, Senior Consultant, RRS (representing FPI) |
| Breakout 10 - Food for Thought: Creating Successful Food Recovery Programs | Christine Wittmeier, Organics Recycling Team Lead, NC DEQ Kristie Jordan, Executive Director, PITCH-803 Laura Oxner, Director of ASG Food Recovery, A Simple Gesture |
| Breakout 11 & SBI 4 - Opportunities for Diversion in Business and Industry | Mike Greene, Environmental Solutions Manager, Quest Resource Management Isaac Crouch, Owner, Simply Green Kevin Fisher, Procurement Manager, Sonoco Recycling Noel Lyons, President, McGill Environmental Systems |
| Breakout 12 - Creating Household Food Circularity | Jeanette Johnson, Sustainability Coordinator, Town of Wake Forest Christine Wittmeier, Organics Recycling Team Lead, NC DEQ |
| Breakout 13 - Recycling Rules!...and Regulations and Statutes | Sandy Skolochenko, Recycling Program Development Coordinator, NC DEQ Richard Chesley, Section Manager, SC DES Jason Watkins, Solid Waste Section Chief, NC DEQ Sallie Williams, Section Manager, SC DES Wendy Worley, DEACS Deputy Director, NC DEQ |
| Breakout 14 - Road Maps to Innovation in County Recycling Programs | Grace Anne Martin, Environmental Health Manager III, SC DES Mark Bivins, Solid Waste Manager, Lincoln County, NC Mike Brinchek, Professional Engineer, Smith-Gardner |
| Masterclass | Scott Jones, Executive Director, Tiny House Community Development, Inc. |
| Breakout 15 & SBI 5 - Recycling Certifications & Resources for Businesses | Marc Boettger, RBAC Specialist, NC DEQ Anna DeLage, Recycling Market Development Manager, SC Department of Commerce Kristen Austin Gunter, Senior Vice President of Conservation, Sustain SC |
| Breakout 16 - Collegiate Recycling Roundtable | Jennifer Maxwell, Sustainability Program Director, Appalachian State University |
| Breakout 17 - A New Life for Glass | Matt James, Analyst, NC DEQ Mark Lyons, Regional Sourcing Manager, Sibelco Zeb Parsons, President, Bricolage Dynamics, Inc. Phillip Tate, Public Works Director, City of Travelers Rest |
| Breakout 18 - Creating a Nimble Recycling Program | Matt Todd, Senior Consultant, RRS Shannon Culpepper, Recycling & Education Specialist, Chatham County Joe Hack, Senior Project Manager, Mecklenburg County Jim Marcinko, Southern Tier Recycling Director, WM |