2020 Michigan Recycling Coalition Annual Conference
May 6 & 7, 2020 and October 5 & 6, 2020
Virtual Events
Presentations:
Wednesday, May 6:
MRC Annual Meeting
Collaborative Contracting for More Service at Better Prices - Michael Greenberg, GT Environmental
EGLE - PFAS in Packaging, Compost, and the Environment - What We Know - Steve Sliver, MPART; Bill Brower, WeCare Denali
Thursday, May 7
Resources for Recycling Resiliency During COVID-19
How Getting Up to Speed with Safety Regulations was Preparation for the COVID-19 Outbreak - Wendy Fought, Emmet County
EGLE - Benchmarking Materials Management for Progress - Christina Miller, EGLE; Anna Lynott, RRS
Presentations:
Monday, October 5
Keynote - Adam Minter, Journalist & Author
A New Model of Battery Stewardship - Danielle Spalding, Battery Solutions; Kate Melby, Emmet County Recycling
Virtual Tour - Country Oaks Composting
Tuesday, October 6
Program Successes: How Recycling Won - Lori Welch, City of Lansing; Katharine Tessin, Mid Michigan Waste Authority; Theo Eggermont, Washtenaw County
NextCycle Michigan
The Future of Plastics and Recycling - Growing the Plastics Circular Economy - Tonya Randell, More Recycling & Steve Alexander, Association of Plastics Recyclers
Update on Part 115 Changes - Kerrin O'Brien, Michigan Recycling Coalition & Dusty Fancher, Midwest Strategy Group