2024 Congress Program – National Recycling Coalition

November 2024 Congress Program

8:30 a.m.

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

9:30 a.m.

Congress begins (in-person and virtual attendees)

Welcome from Leslie Lukacs (President of the NRC Board of Directors), Richard V. Anthony (Chair of the NRC Board of Directors), Charles Kamenides (NRC Vice-President and Congress Chair)

9:45 a.m.

Opening Plenary

Federal Legislation

10:25 a.m.

First Concurrent Sessions

Outreach – Jenny English (Prairie Robotics), Dennis Uyat (Zero Waste Youth)
EPR – Peter Blair (Just Zero)

11:50 a.m.

Second Concurrent Sessions

Composting – Julia Spector (Institute for Local Self-Reliance), Alyson Schill (Careit), Kate Worley (Denali Water Solutions). Moderator: Neil Seldman (Zero Waste USA COOL Now)
Support for Zero Waste Businesses – Patrick Owens (EcoTrax), Esther Houari (City of Austin), Sue Fassler (SUNY ESF)

12:50 p.m.

Lunch Break and Exhibit Hall

2:00 p.m.

Third Concurrent Sessions

Global Policies on Plastics and Climate – Chris Burger (Sierra Club), Kristine Kubat (Recycle Hawai’i). Moderator: Teresa Bradley (Race to Zero Waste)
Equitable Funding for Zero Waste – Moderator: Sophia Huda (NRC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council)

3:20 p.m.

Closing Plenary

Grants, Chemical Recycling, and Updates on Climate Change and Materials Management – Nena Shaw (US Environmental Protection Agency – invited)

5:15 p.m.

NRC Reception at the National Baseball Hall of Fame – Cooperstown, NY

Socializing/networking, hors d’oeuvres and beverages
Presentation from the Green Sports Alliance (invited)
Murray J. Fox Fund Scholarships
NRC Awards
Activity tables
- Magic of Recycling – Cyril May
- Textiles to Art – Abraham Marques
- Textiles to Plastic Bags – Thomas Baba
- Sustainability in the Beauty Industry – Hannah Craik
Baseball Hall of Fame Museum self-tour

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8:30 a.m.	Registration check-in (in-person attendees) and exhibit hall opens
9:30 a.m.	Congress begins (in-person and virtual attendees) Welcome from Leslie Lukacs (President of the NRC Board of Directors), Richard V. Anthony (Chair of the NRC Board of Directors), Charles Kamenides (NRC Vice-President and Congress Chair)
9:45 a.m.	Opening Plenary Federal Legislation
10:25 a.m.	First Concurrent Sessions Outreach – Jenny English (Prairie Robotics), Dennis Uyat (Zero Waste Youth) EPR – Peter Blair (Just Zero)
11:50 a.m.	Second Concurrent Sessions Composting – Julia Spector (Institute for Local Self-Reliance), Alyson Schill (Careit), Kate Worley (Denali Water Solutions). Moderator: Neil Seldman (Zero Waste USA COOL Now) Support for Zero Waste Businesses – Patrick Owens (EcoTrax), Esther Houari (City of Austin), Sue Fassler (SUNY ESF)
12:50 p.m.	Lunch Break and Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m.	Third Concurrent Sessions Global Policies on Plastics and Climate – Chris Burger (Sierra Club), Kristine Kubat (Recycle Hawai’i). Moderator: Teresa Bradley (Race to Zero Waste) Equitable Funding for Zero Waste – Moderator: Sophia Huda (NRC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council)
3:20 p.m.	Closing Plenary Grants, Chemical Recycling, and Updates on Climate Change and Materials Management – Nena Shaw (US Environmental Protection Agency – invited)
5:15 p.m.	NRC Reception at the National Baseball Hall of Fame – Cooperstown, NY Socializing/networking, hors d’oeuvres and beverages Presentation from the Green Sports Alliance (invited) Murray J. Fox Fund Scholarships NRC Awards Activity tables Magic of Recycling – Cyril May Textiles to Art – Abraham Marques Textiles to Plastic Bags – Thomas Baba Sustainability in the Beauty Industry – Hannah Craik Baseball Hall of Fame Museum self-tour