Northeast Recycling Council Spring Conference Set For April 20-21 In Connecticut

The Northeast Recycling Council will hold its Spring Conference - Rebooting Recycling -- on April 20-21 in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

The Conference Agenda includes presenters paving the way for innovative thinking about recycling. Here are some of the speakers--

-- John Mascari, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Blueland cleaning products is the Keynote Speaker.  John will talk about how and why he developed a business model based on making refillable eco-friendly household cleaners to reduce single-use plastics.

-- Caren McNamara, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Conscious Container will present about the rebirth of refillable glass beverage containers.

-- Cherish Changala Miller of Revolution Plastics will present about circularity through an innovative business model.

-- Jessica Shrout, Owner of Circle Three Branding and Kathy Boucher, President of Decker Creative Marketing will present about effective recycling messaging.

-- Stephen Lisauskas, Vice President of Government Affairs of WasteZero, Joe Connell, Executive Director and Pam Howland, Board of Directors of Build Reuse; and Kelley Dennings, Population Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity will present about moving up the hierarchy.

-- Rachel Kenyon, Senior Vice President, Fibre Box Association and David Refkin, Affiliate Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) will talk about focusing recycling efforts on multi-family residences. 

-- Sean Plasse, Program Manager, Northeast Region, Call2Recycle will talk about the newest methods for managing lithium battery safety. 

-- And the Big-3 MRF owner/operator's will share their perspectives on end markets: -- Bob Cappadona, Vice President, Casella Resource Solutions; Peter Keller, Vice President of Recycling and Sustainability, Republic Services; and Susan Robinson, Senior Director of Sustainability & Policy, Waste Management.

Click Here for the full agenda.

To register or for more information, visit the NERC Spring Conference webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Northeast Recycling Council website.

[Posted: January 22, 2020]  PA Environment Digest