2022 NRC Congress Program – Day 1 – National Recycling Coalition

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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

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