2024 Congress Program - National Recycling Coalition

November 2024 Congress Program

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All times are Eastern Standard Time.

8:00 a.m.

Special Feature Session: Sneak Peek into the Otesaga Kitchen

Iroquois Room

8:30 a.m.

Registration/check-in (in-person attendees) and exhibit hall opens

Oak Room

9:30 a.m.

Congress Welcome (in-person and virtual attendees)

Leslie Lukacs – President of the NRC Board of Directors
Gary Carrel – President of the NYSAR3 Board of Directors

The History of the NRC

Richard V. Anthony – Chair of the NRC Board of Directors

Glimmerglass Room

9:45 a.m.

OPENING PLENARY

Federal Legislation

Kristen Hildreth – AVP Government Relations & Strategic Partnerships (formerly ReMA)

Glimmerglass Room

10:25 a.m.

CONCURRENT

Outreach – Engaging the Next Generation

Moderator: Kristine Kubat – Executive Director, Recycle Hawai’i
Dennis Uyat – Environmental Educator, Zero Waste Youth
Justin Canelas – Program Director, Recycle Hawai’i
Zero Waste Advocates from the Hawaiʻi Youth Clean Stream

Iroquois Room

10:25 a.m.

CONCURRENT

EPR

Moderator: Martie Solomon – Recycling Specialist II, City of Chula Vista (CA)
Peter Blair – Policy & Advocacy Director, Just Zero
Megan Daum – VP Sustainability, American Beverage Association
Jordan Wells – Director of Advocacy & Communications, National Stewardship Action Council

Kingfisher Room

11:25 a.m.

Break – Sponsored by Zero Waste Associates

Exhibitor Hall

11:50 a.m.

CONCURRENT

Composting

Moderator: Neil Seldman – Director, Cornucopia Recycling Project
Julia Spector – Policy & Advocacy Specialist, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)
Alyson Schill – CEO, Careit
Kate Worley – Vice President Sustainability and Business Solutions, Denali Water Solutions

Iroquois Room

11:50 a.m.

CONCURRENT

Support for Zero Waste Businesses

Moderator: Gena McKinley – Assistant Director, City of Austin, TX
Patrick Owens – Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer, EcoTrax
Esther Houari – Senior Project Manager, City of Austin, TX

Kingfisher Room

12:50 p.m.

Lunch Provided – Exhibitor Hall

Fenimore & Glimmerglass

2:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT

Global Policies on Plastics and Climate

Moderator: Teresa Bradley – Founder and CEO, Race to Zero Waste
Chris Burger – National Zero Waste Team Chair, Sierra Club
Shruti Bhatnagar – VP Conservation, Sierra Club
Kristine Kubat – Executive Director, Recycle Hawai’i

Iroquois Room

2:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT

Equitable Funding for Zero Waste

Moderator: Sophia Huda – NRC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council
Nena Shaw – Director of the Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division, US EPA

Kingfisher Room

3:00 p.m.

Break – Sponsored by Busch Systems

Exhibitor Hall

3:20 p.m.

CLOSING PLENARY

Transforming Solid Waste Management Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Nena Shaw – Director of the Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division, US EPA

Glimmerglass Room

5:15 p.m.

NRC Reception at the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Networking/social hour, hors d’oeuvres and beverages
Murray J. Fox Fund Scholarships and NRC Awards – Presented by NRC Board of Directors
Activity/presentation tables
- Magic of Recycling – Cyril May
- Sustainability in the Beauty Industry – Hannah Craik
Baseball Hall of Fame Museum self-tour
- BBHOF ticket will also be valid the following day

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