Recycling in Transition

Event Type

Professional Development

Sponsor

Illinois Recycling Association

Location

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 1021 N Grand Ave East, Springfield IL 62702.

Date

Sep 11, 2019   8:00 am - 3:30 pm  

Cost

IRA Member Registration: $65 ; Non Member Registration $80. Includes admission and lunch.

Registration

Registration

Contact

Illinois Recycling Association

E-Mail

info@illinoisrecycles.org

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Join the Illinois Recycling Association to learn about changes to the recycling landscape.

Full agenda

8am.  Welcome Table/Registration

• Coffee / breakfast pastries available

9am.  Welcome Remarks

• Ron Tazelaar, President, Illinois Recycling Association
• Moment of Silence Commemorating 9/11/2001
• Kyle Rominger, ILEPA Bureau of Land Chief

9:15am.  Adapting to Changing Markets Panel

• Moderated by Dave Keeling, President of NRC and IRA Board Member
• Speakers:

• Meghann Maves, Recycling Program Director, Waste Management
• Matt Coulter, Vice President, Area Disposal / Peoria Disposal
• Luke Fikejs, President, MW Recyclers, IRA Vice President
• Todd Shumaker, Director Sales & Procurement, Midwest Fiber

10:45am.  Break

11am.  Legislative Presentation

• Speakers

• Jennifer Walling, Executive Director, Illinois Environmental Council (IEC)
• Others TBA

12Noon.  Lunch

1pm  IRA Annual Meeting

1:45pm.  Hot Topics in Recycling

• Contamination, Greg Maxwell, Resource Management Companies
• Single Use Plastics, Savannah Fehrer, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
• Plastic Bag Recycling, Speaker TBA
• Electronics Recycling, Jessica Miller, ILEPA

3:30pm  Adjourn