2022 NRC Congress Program Days 1 & 2

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💯 Concurrent sessions have a 100 person capacity – enter sessions promptly to secure your spot!

Day 1 – Wednesday, November 9, 2022

TIME EST	SESSION	SPEAKERS & MODERATOR	LOCATION & JOIN LINK
11:00a	OPENING PLENARY NRC Welcome & Keynote	Bob Gedert – National Recycling Coalition Nena Shaw – US Environmental Protection Agency Alec Cooley – NRC Board & Conference Committee	Mainstage
11:50a	SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT & BREAK	A few words from ISRI, Balcones Resources, & Strategic Materials	Mainstage
12:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Community-based Reuse Strategies	Matt Prindiville – Upstream McKenna Morrigan – Seattle Public Utilities Crystal Dreisbach – Don’t Waste Durham	Room A
	Building Future Regional Markets Through Collaboration	Marissa Segundo – HDR Amy Roth – Association of Oregon Recyclers Mary Ann Remolador – Northeast Recycling Council Matt Fletcher – Michigan DEQ	Room B
	NRC Members Meeting	Open to NRC Members & Guests	Room C
12:55p	☕️ BREAK
1:00p	PLENARY State EPR for Packaging Policies	Peter Adrian – SWALCO Bob Gedert – National Recycling Coalition Judith Enck -Beyond Plastics Martha Ainsworth – Sierra Club Zero Waste Team	Mainstage
1:50p	SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT & BREAK	A few words from Busch Systems & PaintCare	Mainstage
2:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Reuse, Repair & Share Economy	Diane Cohen – Finger Lakes ReUse Norm Ruttan – iWasteNot Systems Laura Anthony -Zero Waste San Diego Sue Beets-Atkinson – SBM Management Services Elizabeth Chin Start – Start Consulting Group	Room A
	State Support for Market Development Projects	Wayne Gjerde – MN Pollution Control Agency Andrew Pieterse – Myplas USA JoAnne Berkenkamp – MBOLD Tamsin Ettefagh – PureCycle	Room B
	Best Practices & Investments in Recycling	Leslie Lukacs – Zero Waste Sonoma Ben Pedigo – Rumpke Waste & Recycling Natalie Betts – Balcones Recycling Neil Seldman – Zero Waste USA	Room C
	EPR for Packaging Legislation	Marta Keane – IL Product Stewarship Council Rachel Setzke – Eco-Cycle Heidi Sanborn – National Stewardship Action Council Kristine Kubat – Recycle Hawaii	Room D
2:55p	☕️ BREAK
3:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Circular Economy Strategies	MaryEllen Etienne – US Green Building Council Ryan Smith – Recyclops Garr Punnett – Rheaply	Room A
	Resource Recovery Parks	Rick Anthony – Zero Waste USA Steve Simmons – Gershman, Brickner, & Bratton Ruth Abbe – Zero Waste USA Baleigh Epperly – ReUse Corridor	Room B
	Best Practices for Addressing Contamination	Alec Cooley – Busch Systems Ann Gibbs – Skumatz Economic Research Associates	Room C
	Organics & Soil Health	Martie Solomon – City of Chula Vista Anthony Myint – Zero Foodprint Darek Trowbridge – Soil Carbon Management Company	Room D
4:00p	🎉 PartyTRAC	Virtual Networking Event with Sponsors & Games	Gather.Town
5:00p	👋 END OF DAY 1

Day 2 – Thursday, November 10, 2022

TIME EST	SESSION	SPEAKERS & MODERATOR	LOCATION
11:00a	OPENING PLENARY NRC Welcome Chemical Recycling Policies	Bob Gedert – National Recycling Coalition Jay Basset – NRC Board Member Komie Jain – Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries Jamie Kaminski -Zero Waste Canada Leslie Lukas – NRC Board & Conference Committee	Mainstage
11:30a	Murray J. Fox Scholarships & NRC Awards	Bob Gedert – National Recycling Coalition Jack DeBell – debellP3 LLC Lisa Skumatz – Skumatz Economic Research Associates	Mainstage
11:55a	SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT & BREAK	Exciting Announcement from Re-TRAC Connect	Mainstage
12:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Innovative Solutions in Technology	Matt Hittle – Ohio EPA Chris Ronson – Re-TRAC Connect Judi Gregory – Go2Zero Strategies Zane Harvey – SMART Compliance, Inc. Bob Hollis -SMART Compliance, Inc.	Room A
	Recycling is Infrastructure Too Campaign	Brenda Platt – Institute for Local Self Reliance Gary Liss – Zero Waste Associates Bob Gedert – National Recycling Coalition Jay Basset – Lifecycle Building Center Board Member	Room B
	Best Practices in Organics Policies	Chris Sparnicht – Zero Waste USA Heather Trim – Zero Waste Washington Rick Anthony – Zero Waste USA Lisa Skumatz – Skumatz Economic Research Associates	Room C
	🎓 CURC College & University Recycling Coalition Workshop Keynote	Corey Berman – University of Vermont Leana Houser – Johns Hopkins University Jack DeBell – debellP3 LLC G.L. Genco – Generation Conscious + students	Room D
12:55p	☕️ BREAK
1:00p	🎉 Lunchtime PartyTRAC with Hot Topic Tables	• Exporting Harm – Race to Zero Waste • Zero Waste – Zero Waste USA • Workforce Development & Minority Communities – ISRI • Circular Economy & Recycling – Rheaply • Bin Design Specs – Busch Systems • Measurement & Data – Re-TRAC Connect • 100 3R Policies – Zero Waste Associates • NRC’s Draft Strategic Plan – National Recycling Coalition • Education & Outreach – Maggie Clarke • Meet Your Intern – NRC’s Campus Council	Gather.Town
	🎓 CURC Collegiate & Government Partnerships	Leah Ceperley – University of Dayton Leana Houser – Johns Hopkins University Cara Murray – Baltimore Dept. of Public Works Ava Richardson – Baltimore City Dept. of Planning	Room D
1:45p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Container Deposit Best Practices	Dan Leif – Resource Recycling Magazine Scott Breen – Can Manufacturers Institute Susan Collins – Container Recycling Institute	Room A
	Making Progress on Multi-Family Recycling	Cynthia Vant Hul – Mariposa Eco Consulting Aryeh Alex – City of Columbus Matt James – The Recycling Partnership Evan Novell – City of Orlando	Room B
	Best Practices for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion	Arley Owens – Earth Team Green Sophia Huda – NRC JEDI Council Mary McClellan – Carolinas Recycling Association Tracie Bills – California Resource Recovery Association Julia Au – Northern California Recycling Association	Room C
	🎓 CURC Collegiate & Commercial Sector Partnerships	Jamey Pavey – Earlham College Jennifer Maxwell – Appalachian State University Chandler Cummins – Advanced Composting Technologies	Room D
2:45p	☕️ CASUAL NETWORKING BREAK	Meet Me in a Zoom Room – Informal Small Room Networking Pick a breakout, introduce yourself, relax and chat – this is not a facilitated break, but just a place to meet up with other folks with similar interests: • Reuse • Biz Recycling • Community Recycling • Organics • NRC Reunion	Mainstage
3:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Tackling Single Use Products	Graham Hamilton – Break Free from Plastics Jan Dell – The Last Beach Cleanup Nick Lapas – Californians Against Waste	Room A
	Outreach to Underserved Communities	Sophia Huda – NRC JEDI Council Berenice Garcia Tellez – City & County of Denver Keysha Burton – The Recycling Partnership Guisela Latorre – Ohio State University	Room B
	🎓 CURC Collegiate & Nonprofit Partnerships	Franklyn Cantor – University of the Arts Heather Trim – Zero Waste Washington	Room D
4:00p	CLOSING PLENARY Rebuilding Public Confidence in Recycling	Alec Cooley – Busch Systems Elizabeth Schussler – The Recycling Partnership Chaz Miller – Miller Recycling Associates Wes Schultz – California State University Daniel Weston – WA State Dept. of Ecology	Mainstage
	🎓 CURC Breakout Roundtable Topical Session	• Waste in Labs • Choose Your Own Waste Adventure • Vendor Contracts • Pesky Material Streams • (Re)Launching a Waste Diversion Program	Room D
5:00p	👋 END OF DAY 2

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