2019 Conference Presentations

30th Annual Recycling Conference & Trade Show
November 4-6, 2019 | The Otesaga Resort

Today’s recycling professionals are facing unprecedented challenges, including vanishing markets, rapidly escalating costs and intractable contamination problems. Yet, these challenges can lead to innovative approaches in the sustainable materials management economy of the future. NYSAR3’s annual conference will delve into how recycling professionals are facing the current challenges and exploring new ways forward.

 

November 4, 2019

Preconference Workshop – Product Stewardship
A look at Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) advances across the United States
Moderator for the Day: Scott Cassel, CEO & Founder, Product Stewardship Institute

Welcome
Speakers: Kelli Timbrook, President, NYSAR3, Andrew Radin, Onondaga County Resource
Recovery Agency, & Luann Meyer, Monroe County

 

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILTY (EPR) NATIONAL UPDATE
Speaker: Scott Cassel, CEO & Founder, Product Stewardship Institute
EPR National Update

PAINT STEWARDSHIP: NYS LEGISLATURE GIVES GREEN LIGHT
The paint EPR bill overwhelmingly passed the NYS Legislature in June 2019 and awaits the
Governor’s signature to become law. A look at what lies ahead for NY as we explore existing
paint recovery programs in other states.
Speakers:
Marjaneh Zarrehparvar, President and COO, PaintCare Inc. 
PaintCare’s Product Stewardship Program

Don Maglienti, Program Manager, Addison County Solid Waste Management District, Middlebury VT
The Vermont Program

Tom Metzner, Environmental Analyst, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection
The Connecticut Program

PACKAGING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
Several states are starting to advance packaging EPR in the wake of the recycling market crisis. Canada is leading the charge to require manufacturers to manage product packaging.
Speakers:
Allen Langdon, President & CEO, Return-It, B.C., Canada
The British Columbia EPR Model

John Coyne, Vice President, Unilever & Executive Chair at Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance, Canada
EPR in Canada- Shared v. Full Responsibility: Models and Outcomes

Elena Bertocci, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, Maine Dept of Environmental Protection
The Maine Vision

Tom Metzner, Environmental Analyst, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection
The Connecticut Bill

Dawn Timm, Board Member, NYSPSC, Environmental Coordinator, Niagara County
NYPSC’s Blue Print for Packaging EPR in NYS

PRIMARY BATTERIES: CHARGING UP A NEW EPR BILL
NY weighs an alkaline battery EPR bill to supplement the state’s existing rechargeable battery recovery program.
Speakers:
Todd Ellis, Managing Director, Call2Recycle
A National Perspective

Don Maglienti, Program Manager, Addison County Solid Waste Management District
The Vermont Program

Leslie Berliant, Chief of Staff & Kyle Pero, Legislative Director, to NYS Senator Jen Metzger, 42nd District (Ulster County); member Environmental Conservation Committee
Overview of the new New York State Bill

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE: THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR EPR
Other states are considering a new approach to managing HHW by requiring product manufacturers to collect and properly manage their potentially toxic consumer products.
Speakers:
Scott Klag, Oregon Metro Regional Government
The Oregon Bill

Don Maglienti, Program Manager, Addison County Solid Waste Management District, Middlebury, VT
The Vermont Bill

NY’S DRUG TAKE BACK ACT: NEXT STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION
An Update from the NYS Department of Health
Speaker: Joshua Vinciguerra, Director, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, NYS Dept of Health

 

November 5, 2019

KEYNOTE SESSION | TOP ISSUES FACING RECYCLING AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN NYS
Plastic single use products and packaging continue to cause problems across the globe and here in New York. Hear what those problems are, what is being done to address them and what changes are happening to reduce their use or replace them altogether.
Speaker: Dale Bryk, Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment, Office of Governor
Andrew Cuomo
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CONCURRENT SESSION A | GETTING MORE OUT OF GLASS
Get industry perspective on increasing glass capture, cleaning up captured glass and growing beneficial uses for this difficult but versatile material.
Speakers: 
Mike Noel, Government Affairs & Advocacy Manager, TOMRA Systems
A Guide to Glass: Exploring the Impact of Adding Glass to Deposit Systems

Cynthia Andela, President & CEO, Andela Glass Products
Turning MRF Glass into a Valuable Aggregate with Local Uses

George Valiotis, CEO, Pace Glass Recycling
Pace Glass: Working Towards a Greener Tomorrow

CONCURRENT SESSION B | REUSE: A FORGOTTEN “R”
With the US facing unprecedented recycling costs for packaging materials fueled in part by contamination issues, and a growing world plastic pollution crisis, there is renewed focus on “the forgotten Rs” – including reuse. This session explores reuse through four different speakers’ experience and showcases promising alternatives that can help ease the crisis.
Speakers:
Louisa Freeman, Business Development Associate, Returnity Innovations
Creating a Scalable Model for Reusable Packaging

Benjamin Weir, Business Development Manger, Loop
The Future of Consumption: Loop

Dan Lilkas-Rain, Recycling Coordinator, Town of Bethlehem and NYSAR3/Re-Clothe NY
Textile Markets Have Got Your Bank: A Municipal Perspective

 

CONCURRENT SESSION A | Community Outreach
Strategies on how we can create and strengthen relationship and communication with the communities in which we operate or serve from both the private and public sector perspectives.
Speakers:
Kathy Carroll, Waste Solutions Manager, Covanta
Covanta Onondaga Community Outreach – A Model for NYSAR3 Communities

Terry Laibach, Recycling Outreach Section Chief, NYSDEC
#Recycle Right NY: 2020 Campaign

Gabriel E. Gonzales, Assistant Professor of Marketing, SUNY New Paltz
Knowing What It Makes: How Product Transformation Salience Increases

CONCURRENT SESSION B | Materials Management Updates in New York
Things are changing. Learn about the latest information on Materials Management in New York State and New York City.
Speakers:
David Vitale, Materials Management Division Director, NYSDEC
Division of Materials Management Updates

Samantha MacBride, Director of Research & Operations, Bureau of Recycling and Sustainability, NYC Department of Sanitation
Measurement Indicators for Sustainable Materials Management: Why It Matters

Dr. Sally Rowland, PhD, P.E., Chief, Organics Reduction & Recycling Section, NYSDEC
New York State Food Donation and Food Scraps Law

 

CONCURRENT SESSION A | What’s Happening with Single Use Plastics?
This session will explore NYS law banning plastic bags, a broader look at single-use plastic legislation from Vermont and a producer’s perspective on what is happening in recycling of film plastics.
Speakers:
Kayla Montanye, Environmental Program Specialist, NYSDEC
An Update on the Plastic Bag Ban in NYS

Stan Yedlock, Principal Partner, Geared for GREEN Circular Economy
Opportunities for Recycling Film Plastics

Emma Stuhl, Solid Waste Management Division, Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Vermont’s New Single-Use Plastics Legislation

CONCURRENT SESSION B | Experiences With On-Site Food Scraps Digesters
With the implementation of New York City’s Commercial Food Scraps Law and enactment of the New York State Law, interest in on-site food scraps management systems is growing. In this session we will learn about the capabilities of these systems to process food scraps, the type of material, if any, that they produce and the potential environmental impacts of using these machines.
Speakers:
Nick Van Eyck Senior Manager, Commercial Programs, NYC Dept. of Sanitation
Summary of On-Site Digester Use in NYC

Jennifer McDonnell, Resource Recovery Program Manager, NYCDEP
Wastewater and Resource Recovery Impacts

 

CONCURRENT SESSION A | Grassroots Action
This session will highlight collective action at the local level to effect change.
Speakers: 
Jeanne Blau, Jasmine Amerling and Maddie Kelley, Students, Ichabod Crane Middle School and Beth Meer, Special Assistant for Pollution Prevention and Green Procurement, NYSDEC
Just Walk Away… Save the Day With A Reusable Tray: How Our School Cut Plastic Waste and Saved Money

Michelle Sterling and Ron Schulhof, Scarsdale Sustainability Committee
Food Scraps Recycling Programs in Westchester County

David Wong, Program Coordinator, The Art Effect
Public Art & Pollution Prevention

CONCURRENT SESSION B | Emerging Contaminants/Clean Waters
Speakers:
Ivan Cooper, National Water/Wastewater Practice Leader, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Leachate Treatment for a Variety of Emerging Contaminants

Tyler R. Brown, P.E., Project Manager, Tetra Tech
Emerging Contaminants in Organics Processing

Kate Winnebeck, LCACP, Senior Project Manager, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
Potential Sources of 1,4 Dioxane

 

November 6, 2019

PLENARY SESSION | Markets and the Impacts of Recycling Costs
Communities and businesses across New York State are facing unprecedented challenges in their recycling programs. This session covers an industry perspective, as well as how municipalities are dealing with this issue. The NRC will describe what it has discovered through a series of regional recycling market workshops, and the ReMade Institute will present some hopeful solutions through investments in the industry.
Speakers:
Tim Langlois, General Manager, Casella Recycling, LLC.
Beyond National Sword

Stephen J. Acquiro, Esq., Executive Director, New York State Association of Counties
What’s a Muni To Do—the Trouble with Recycling in Today’s Market

Resa Dimino, Resource Recycling Systems
NRC’s Regional Markets Workshop Series

PLENARY SESSION | Refashioning Consumer Behavior: Insights from Psychology
This session will delve into the world of fashion and clothing - and the factors that influence purchasing decisions. We will explore the implications of materialism and consumerism for well-being and personal happiness, (along with factors that lead to environmentally-destructive consumer behavior) and offer some insight on how psychological science can lead to the development of more environmentally-sensitive behavior.
Speaker: Daniel L. Benkendorf, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology and Asst. Chair, Dept. of Social
Sciences, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
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