2022 NRC Congress Program – Day 2 – National Recycling Coalition

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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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