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NM Recycling
Conference 2008 Agenda and Session Details, June 3-4
Presentations are linked to the sessions
below as .pdfs. There are some presentations missing.
Tuesday, June 3
| 6:00-7:00 AM |
Exhibitor Set-Up |
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| 7:00-8:45 AM |
Registration / Breakfast
& Exhibitor Hours |
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| 8:00-8:30 AM |
Welcome with
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez and New Mexico
Environment Department Secretary Ron Curry
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| 8:30-9:30 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Jerry
Powell, Resource Recycling Editor. “Recycling Now,
Soon and in the Future” |
Jerry Powell is nationally recognized
as one of the most knowledgeable professionals in the
recycling field. He has watched recycling from the 70s
up until present through his magazine, Resource
Recycling. |
| 9:30-10:00 AM |
Break & Exhibitor Hours
(Sponsored by Waste Management Recycle America) |
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| 10:00-11:30 AM |
Concurrent Session 1
State Funding for Recycling Projects
*Jill Holbert
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Jeff Canney, NM Environment Dept;
Joe Lobato, NM Clean & Beautiful; Debra Ingle, Lincoln
County Solid Waste Authority
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Discover the various state grant and
loan programs to support recycling, as well as learn
about successful capital outlay requirements for the
purchase of recycling equipment. |
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Recycling and Climate
Change *Pat
Nelson, Haz Air, Inc; Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic
Research Associates (SERA); Janice Canterbury, US
Environmental Protection Agency |
Recycling reduces greenhouse gas
emissions. These speakers will provide the science, the
stats on how this information is being used to "sell"
recycling and what tools and resources EPA provides. |
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Setting Up Recycling
For Large Entities
*John Acklen, PNM Resources;
Chris Campbell, NMSU/WERC:
Pollution Prevention;
Linda McCormick, University of NM |
John Acklen will explore the
challanges and solutions PNM has faced expanding their
recycling collection program to offices throughout NM
and TX; Chris Campbell will talk about setting up
recycling in health care settings and Linda McCormick
will delve into how to factor in safety in large entity
recycling programs. |
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E-Waste and TV
Recycling *Traci Phillips, Natural
Evolution;
Doug
Vetter, Sandia National Laboratories;
Dag Adamson, Lifespan Technology |
What are the latest trends in
electronic waste collections? How can communities
address the TV airwaves' switch from analog to digital?
How can communities and businesses audit and evaluate
electronic waste recycling providers to ensure proper
handling of material and worker safety? |
| 11:30-1:00 PM |
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
(Sponsored by Intel & SBM Site Services,LLC) |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session 2
Multi-Tenant Commercial Recycling Design and
Implementation
*Leonard Garcia, City of Albuquerque;
James Madden,
Science Applications International Corp; Marlene Feuer, Waste
Management |
Setting up recycling in apartment
complexes is one the greater challenges in the field,
yet one of the most rewarding. Learn the ins and outs of
what it takes to launch a program, how to work with
property owners and managers and best practices for
collection. |
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Zero Waste
*John Soladay, City of Albuquerque;
Ruth Abbe, HDR
Engineering;
Gary Liss, Sierra Club |
What is Zero Waste and how are
communities across the US working towards it? John
Soladay created the Zero Waste plan for the City of
Albuquerque with the goal of no landfill by 2030. The
Sierra Club recently set policy on how local communities
can reach Zero Waste through a variety of steps that
focuses on the reduce, reuse as well as the recycle
aspects. |
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Innovations in Drop-off
Programs
*Jennifer Scacco, Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful;
Dan Matsch,
EcoCycle; Justin Stockdale, Resource Revival |
Hear about the City of Rio Rancho's
twice annual collection events, that literally collect
just about everything recyclable except the kitchen
sink. EcoCycle in Boulder uses the CHARM model, a
community drop-off center that accepts not only the
traditional recyclables but hard-to-recycle items from
fire extinguishers to books. |
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Keeping Construction
Material Out of the Waste Stream
*English Bird, NM Recycling Coalition;
Amy Baumann, greenGoat;
Douglas Vetter, Sandia National Laboratories |
With a third of our state's waste
stream coming from construction projects, keeping it out
of the landfill could have huge implications for
landfill space conservation. Amy Baumann from
Massachusetts, details successful strategies from back
East, where construction recycling has become the norm.
Doug Vetter brings tactics used at Sandia Labs on both
their deconstruction and new construction projects. |
| 2:30 – 6:00 PM
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Recycling Awards &
Recycled Art in Exhibit Hall-Sponsored by Dex
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Join us for an afternoon of visiting with exhibitors,
drink tickets and appetizers,
raffle drawings, recycled fashions, recycled art for
sale and the NM Recycling Awards! |
Wednesday, June 4th
| 7:30-8:30 AM |
Registration / Breakfast & Exhibitor Hours |
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| 8:30-10:00 AM |
Concurrent Session 3
Getting NM to 33% Part I: Recent Colorado Legislation
*Marjorie Griek, Colorado (CO) Assoc. for Recycling;
Charles Bayley, Waste Management of CO; Justin Stockdale, NMRC Board
of Dir. |
Colorado passed legislation in 2007
called the Recycling Economic Opportunity Act. NM
Recycling Coalition will use this legislation as a
foundation for a 2009 legislative initiative. |
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Innovations in Curbside Programs
*Steve Thompson, Curbside Value Partnership;
Bill Cira,
Waste Management; Kim Jordan, RecycleBank |
Want to hear what makes a successful
curbside program? Steve Thompson runs a national program
that provides tools to improve curbside collection
programs. Bill Cira brings strategies learned from Waste
Management, the largest hauler of curbside recyclables
in the nation and Kim Jordan talks about the best thing
to hit recycling in decades - RecycleBank, which is a
incentive-based recycling program. |
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Innovation in Organics Handling
*Matt Allen, Wood You Recycle;
Jeff Morton, Santo Domingo
Pueblo; Jim Brooks, Soilutions;
Roger Allen, Bio-Grind |
What else can you do with wood chips
and organics? NM has many successful green waste
collection and chipping programs. Hear about a business
that uses construction wood waste to create wood stove
pellets. Santo Domingo has a U.S. Forest Service grant
to chip their bosque thinnings, compost the material and
apply to their farm. And Roger Allen from Ruidoso will
get into working with local schools to make the move to
biodegradable lunch supplies and food scraps collection.
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Outreach Tools
*Chandra Weaver, Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency;
Sage Deon, Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council; Lisa Skumatz, SERA |
Getting the word out about recycling
is one of our greatest challenges. Chandra Weaver brings
a video produced to educate schools and residents about
how a recycling sorting center works. Sage Deon talks
about outreach to tribal communities. Lisa Skumatz
brings social marketing research from around the US,
highlighting best practices in reaching your audience. |
| 10:00-10:30 AM
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Break & Exhibitor Hours (Sponsored by Livingry Foundation) |
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| 10:30-12:00 PM
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Concurrent Session 4
Getting NM to 33% Part 2: New Mexico Plans
*Justin Stockdale, NMRC Board of Directors, Marjorie Griek &
Charles Bayley |
This is a continuation from the 8:30
session, getting deeper into planned legislation for NM.
This will be a great time for in-depth questions and
answers. |
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Commercial and Business Recycling
*Chris Campbell, NMSU/WERC;
Walter Dods, Soilutions |
Commercial recycling can provide huge
quantities of recyclable material to any collection
program. Learn about best practices in setting up
collection at a business, how to provide a waste audit
for the business and hear about setting up food scrap
collections. |
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Pay-As-You-Throw: Setting Variable Rates for More Recycling
*Lisa Skumatz & David Freeman, SERA;
Terry Timme, Silver
City Recycling Advisory Committee |
Another tactic for raising recycling
rates and encouraging people to waste less is
Pay-As-You-Throw aka PAYT. Lisa Skumatz and David
Freeman are working with EPA to promote more PAYT models
in local communities. Terry Timme will present on NM's
only PAYT program, how the fee structure works and the
effect they have seen. |
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What’s New in Processing
*Jose Herrera, Waste Management;
Mark Schinnerer, Rainbow Recycling;
Justin Harris, NexGen/Marathon |
Is NM ready for a Super MRF? Jose
Herrera will discuss how a Super MRF works. Rainbow
Recycling, based in Carlsbad, will talk about working
with developmentally disabled sorters and handlers at a
recycling center. Justin Harris will present on a solar
compactor. Just what NM needs in some of our rural
areas! |
| Noon-1:45 PM |
Lunch with Recycled Material Markets Panel
(Sponsored by New Mexico Environment Department: Solid Waste
Bureau) Speakers include
Connie Kunzler, Glass Packaging
Institute;
Doug McLeod, Catalyst Paper;
Steve Thompson,
Curbside Value Partnership;
Patty Moore, Moore Recycling
Assoc.;
Dave Keeling, Steel Recycling Institute |
From paper to glass to curbside
programs to steel and plastics, these national speakers
will bring us up to date on local, regional and national
trends for these commodities. |
| 2:00-4:30 PM |
Construction Recycling Workshop – Designed for
the Building
Community (Sponsored by Associated General Contractors: New
Mexico Building Branch)
Darin
Sand, Goodman Realty Group
Doug
Vetter, Sandia Labs
Amy Baumann, greenGoat
Matt Allen, Wood U Recycle |
This special workshop geared towards
architects, designers, project managers and
sub-contractors will get into the nuts and bolts of how
to handle recycling on a construction site. This session
open to all conference attendees as well. |
| 2:00-4:30 PM |
Setting Up Recycling in the Hospitality
Industry Workshop – Designed for Hotels and Restaurants
Presentations Posted:
Chris Campbell, WERC and Michelle Vattano, NMED
Judy Herzl, Sunrise Springs
Julie Taylor, ABQ Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Being able to advertise that a hotel
or restaurant is green is becoming more and more
important these days. Hotels are receiving clauses in
their contracts requiring on-site recycling and food
scrap collection. This workshop will bring best
practices, waste audits, experts from the set-up side to
the hauling side, as well as properties that have
installed a successful recycling program. This session
open to all conference attendees as well. |
| 2:30-5:00 PM |
Tour 1: Wise
Recycling (scrap metal); Enchantment Electronic Recycling (E-scrap
recovery) |
Check out two brand-new collection
facilities in Albuquerque. Wise Recycling accepts cans
and metals and then processes them. Enchantment
Electronic Recycling is fast becoming the largest
in-state electronics recycler. |
| 2:30-5:00 PM |
Tour 2: Jaco Environmental (Refrigerator
Recycling); RASTRA (Styrofoam recycled-content building
material) |
Jaco Environmental holds the contract
with PNM Electric to process all refrigerators for
recycling in their collection program. An amazing 99% of
the refrigerator is recycled on-site. RASTRA operates a
facility that takes recycled Styrofoam, mixes with a
small amount of concrete to produce a green building
block material. |
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