Day 1 Schedule

Wednesday Nov 9, 2022 from 11am – 5 pm EST

TIME	SESSION	SPEAKERS	LOCATION
11:00a	OPENING PLENARY – NRC Welcome	Bob Gedert – NRC US Environmental Protection Agency Representative	Mainstage
11:50a	SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT & BREAK		Mainstage
12:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Community-based Reuse Strategies	Matt Prindiville – Upstream	Breakout
	National Recycling Strategy Roundtable	Marissa Segundo – HDR Amy Roth – Association of Oregon Recyclers Mary Ann Remolador – Northeast Recycling Council Matt Fletcher – Michigan DEQ	Breakout
	NRC Members Meeting	Open to NRC Members	Breakout
12:55p	☕️ BREAK
1:00p	PLENARY – State EPR for Packaging Policies	Peter Adrian – SWALCO Bob Gedert – NRC Judith Enck -Beyond Plastics Martha Ainsworth – Sierra Club Zero Waste Team	Mainstage
1:50p	SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT & BREAK
2:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Reuse, Repair & Share Economy	Norm Ruttan – iWasteNot Systems Laura Anthony -Zero Waste San Diego Sue Beets-Atkinson – SBM Management Services Elizabeth Chin Start – Start Consulting Group	Breakout
	State Support for Market Development Projects	Andrew Pieterse – Myplas USA JoAnne Berkenkamp – MBOLD Wayne Gjerde – MN Pollution Control Agency Tamsin Ettefagh – PureCycle	Breakout
	Best Practices & Investments in Recycling	Ben Pedigo – Rumpke Waste & Recycling Natalie Betts – Balcones Recycling Neil Seldman – Zero Waste USA Leslie Lukacs – Zero Waste Sonoma	Breakout
	EPR for Packaging Legislation	Rachel Setzke – Eco-Cycle Heidi Sanborn – National Stewardship Action Council Kristine Kubat – Recycle Hawaii	Breakout
2:55p	☕️ BREAK
3:00p	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	Resource Recovery Parks	Steve Simmons – Gershman, Brickner, & Bratton Ruth Abbe – Zero Waste USA Baleigh Epperly – ReUse Corridor	Breakout
	Best Practices for Addressing Contamination	Alec Cooley – Busch Systems Ann Gibbs – Skumatz Economic Research Associates	Breakout
	Best Practices for Organics Programs		Breakout
4:00p	🎉 PARTYTRAC	Virtual Networking Event with Sponsors, Hot Topic Tables & Games	Gather.Town
5:00p	👋 END OF DAY 1