What's Next? NRRA Recycling Conference Agenda
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022
7:30 AM - Registration
8:00 AM - Breakfast with Exhibitors
9:00 AM
Workshop A - Landfill 101: An Introduction to Burying Trash
- Marc Morgan, Solid Waste Manager, City of Lebanon, NH
- Moderator- John Halstead, NRRA Trustee
Workshop B - Solar Panel Recycling and a Circular Economy
- Ray Zielke, VP, Sales & Marketing, Universal Recycling Technology LLC., Dover, NH
- Robin Ingenthron, President, Good Point Recycling, Middlebury, VT
- Moderator - Mark Richardson, NRRA Board Trustee/Treasurer
10:00 AM - Coffee with Exhibitors
11:00 AM
Workshop A - Affecting Recycling and Reuse Change in Your Town
- Cindy Heath, Convener, NH Network Plastics Workgroup, Cornish Flat, NH
- Erin Victor, University of Maine, Bangor, ME, former MADEP
- Moderator- Ken Filpula, Transfer Station Supervisor, Moultonborough, NH
Workshop B - Solid Waste Facility Operator Roundtable
- Co-Moderator - Josh Whipple, Recycling Center Manager, Swanzey, NH
- Co-Moderator - Heather Herring, Member Services Representative, NRRA, Epsom, NH
12:00 PM - Lunch & Keynote Panel
- Keefe Harrison, CEO and Founder, The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, VA
- Kevin Roche, CEO, ecomaine, Portland, ME
- Peter Blair, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation, Portland, ME
- Moderator - Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director, NRRA, Epsom, NH
1:30 PM
Workshop A - Keynote Question and Answer Workshop
- Keefe Harrison, CEO and Founder, The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, VA
- Kevin Roche, CEO, ecomaine, Portland, ME
- Peter Blair, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation, Portland, ME
- Moderator - Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director, NRRA, Epsom, NH
Workshop B - Challenges and Successes of Converting to Source Separation From Single Stream Recycling
- Meghan Theriault, Director of Public Works, Gilford, NH
- Edward Walsh, Transfer Station Manager, Rollinsford, NH
- Moderator, Ben Hoy, NRRA Trustee
2:30 PM - Dessert with Exhibitors
3:30 PM
Workshop A - Recycle Right & Ask Me Anything
- Moderator - Andrea Folsom, Communications Coordinator, NRRA, Epsom, NH
- Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director, NRRA, Epsom, NH
- Bonnie Bethune, Senior Member Services Representative, NRRA, Epsom, NH
- Brian Patnoe, Solid Waste Manager, Town of Lancaster, NH
Workshop B - Glass Recycling and Pozzolans
- Scott DeFife, President, Glass Packaging Institute (GPI), Arlington, VA
- Scott Kinmond, Public Works Director of Alton, NH
- Patrick Grasso, Partner, Urban Mining Industries, New Rochelle, NY
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Monday Night Reception
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022
7:30 AM - Registration
8:00 AM - Breakfast with Exhibitors
9:00 AM
Workshop A - Composting in VT and NH: Exemplar and Regulatory Updates
- Vermont - Bob Spencer, Executive Director, Windham Solid Waste Management District, Brattleboro, VT
- New Hampshire - Mike Nork, Supervisor of Materials Management, Education and Planning, NHDES
- Moderator- Roger Guzowski, NRRA Trustee
Workshop B - Solid Waste Facility Operator Roundtable 2
- Co-Moderator - Bonnie Bethune, Senior Member Services Representative, NRRA, Epsom, NH
- Co-Moderator - Joanie Cudworth, NRRA Board President, Hollis, NH Director of Public Works
10:00 AM - Coffee with Exhibitors
11:00 AM - Basket Raffle and Silent Auction Closes
Workshop A - Federal Funding Programs for Recycling Operations
- EPA Federal Funding - Christine Beling, Project Engineer, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Boston, MA
- EPA Grant Project - Christopher Ratcliffe, Co-Director, RI Schools Recycling Club
- EPA Grant Project - Krishana Abrahim-Petrie, Project Staff, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA)
- USDA Federal Funding - Jon-Michael Muise, Area Director, USDA Rural Development
- Moderator - Brian Patnoe, NRRA Trustee
Workshop B - How to Start a Non-Ferrous Metal Program
- Eds Harding, VP of Operations, Harding Metals, Northwood, NH
- Roland Girard, Volunteer, Candia Recycling Center, Candia, NH
- Moderator- Brian Bartram, NRRA Trustee Secretary
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 PM - Dessert with Exhibitors
2:00 PM
Workshop A - Parlez Vous Recycling? Facing Language Barriers to Recycling
- Michelle Radley, Business Development Representative, ecomaine
2:00 PM - Field Trip (2:30 to 4:00 PM at Facility)
- Manchester Residential Drop Off Facility, Manchester, NH
- Moderator - Heather Herring, Member Services Representative, NRRA, Epsom, NH
- Moderator - Chaz Newton, Solid Waste & Environmental Programs Manager, Manchester, NH
3:00 PM - Last Visit to Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM - Conference Ends