2022 Michigan Recycling Coalition Annual Conference
Presentations:
Wednesday, May 11
TRAINING: Writing Effective Grant Proposals
Joshua Gunn, Michigan State University
Wednesday, May 11
TRAINING: Recycling Education 2.0 - Kick It Up
Cassandra Ford, The Recycling Partnership
Thursday, May 12
KEYNOTE: Inside the Mind of a Recycler
Wesley Schultz, Professor of Psychological Science, California State University
Thursday, May 12
The Story of Paper Cup Recycling
Ashley Elzinga, Food Packaging Institute, Lon Pschigoda, Western Michigan University, Lena Zodda, Pactiv Evergreen
Thursday, May 12
Managing Monomers in Michigan: An Outside Perspective on Plastics Recycling
George Aronson, Principal, CommonWealth Resource Management Corporation (CRMC)
Thursday, May 12
Piloting a Compost Drop Site in the City
Claire Dion, City of Ferndale
Thursday, May 12
Don't Forget the Lids!
Keith Bechard, ReVital Plastics, Resa Dimino, RRS
Thursday, May 12
Growth Made Simple: Reducing Barriers to Participation in Environmental Services
William Garcia, Washtenaw County Solid Waste Division
Thursday, May 12
Project Acceleration: Take Your Initiative to the Next Level
Bryce Hesterman & Special Guest from NextCycle Program
Thursday, May 12
MRC Annual Update 2022
Kerrin O'Brien, Michigan Recycling Coalition
Thursday, May 12
Detroit on the Path to Zero Waste
KT Andresky, Breathe Free Detroit, Michelle Jackson, Sustainable Community Farms, Madi Kraus, City of Detroit, Department of Public Works
Thursday, May 12
Lightning Round: Small but Mighty Projects from Around Michigan
Frannie Miles, RRS, Select MICROS Teams
Thursday, May 12
Recent Advances at the Federal Level and What They Mean to You
Chris Newman, EPA Region 5
Friday, May 13
What the Service Providers Want You to Know
Matt Biolette, Republic Services, Scott Cabauatan, Republic Services
Friday, May 13
PANEL: Recycling Policies and Challenges in Michigan Communities - Insights from Local Leaders Statewide
Debra Horner, Michigan Public Policy Survey
Friday, May 13
There's More to Appliance Recycling than Meets the Eye
Dave Keeling, ARCA Recycling, Kate Melby, Emmet County Recycling, NEMCOG
Friday, May 13
EGLE Listening Session on Funding Priorities
Matt Flechter, EGLE
Friday, May 13
MRC Awards of Recycling Excellence Presentation
Friday, May 13
KEYNOTE: What to Watch in Recycling Markets
Dan Leif, Managing Editor, Resource Recycling