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REFRESH RECYCLING
Today’s recycling professionals are facing unprecedentedchallenges,includingvanishingmarkets,rapidlyescalatingcostsand intractable contaminationproblems. Yet, thesechallenges can lead to innovative approaches in thesustainable materials management economy of thefuture. NYSAR3’s annual conference will delve into howrecycling professionals are facing the current challengesandexploringnewwaysforward.
2019
30th Annual NYS Recycling Conference
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Monday, November 4
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
10:00am – 10:30am Registration & Coffee 10:30am – 12:15pm Sessions
12:15pm – 1:15pm Lunch 1:15pm – 3:15pm Session
2:00 – 4:15pm Exhibitor Set-up 3:15pm – 3:30pm Break 3:30 – 5:30pm Sessions
7:30 – 9:00pm ReCook Café Community Event
Tuesday, November 5 DAY 1 ANNUAL RECYCLING CONFERENCE7:30 – 8:30amRegistration&Breakfast
7:30 – 10:00amExhibitorSet-up8:30 – 9:15amWelcome&Plenary
9:15 – 10:45amConcurrentSessions10:45am – 11:15amBreakinExhibitHall11:15am – 12:30pmConcurrentSessions
12:30pm – 1:30pmLunch1:30pm – 3:00pmConcurrentSessions3:00pm – 4:00pmBreakinExhibitHall
4:00 – 5:15pmConcurrentSessions5:15 – 6:00pmW4RMeeting(Womenfor
Reduction,Reuse,RecyclingandRethinking)6:00pm – 7:00pmReceptioninExhibitHall
7:30pm – 10:00pmOmmegangBrewerySocial
Wednesday, November 6 DAY 2 ANNUAL RECYCLING CONFERENCE
8:00am – 9:00amRegistration&Breakfast9:00am – 10:30amPlenarySession
10:30 am– 10:50amBreakintheExhibitHall/Checkout
10:30am – 12:30pmExhibitorTake-down12:30pm– 2:00pmLuncheon-AnnualMeeting&
AwardsPresentation2:00pm – 3:30pmNYSAR3BoardMeeting
NOVEMBER4-6,2019|OTESAGARESORTHOTEL|COOPERSTOWN,NY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP| FENIMORE ROOM (ALL DAY) PRODUCT STEWARDSHIPAlookatExtendedProducerResponsibility(EPR)advancesacrosstheUnitedStates.Moderator For The Day: Scott Cassel, CEO & Founder, Product Stewardship Institute
10:00am – 10:30am Rotunda
Registration&Coffee
10:30am – 11:00am
WELCOME Speakers:KelliTimbrook,President,NYSAR3,AndrewRadin,OnondagaCountyResourceRecoveryAgency,LuannMeyer,MonroeCountyEPR NATIONAL UPDATE Speaker:ScottCassel,CEOandFounder,ProductStewardshipInstitute
11:00am – 12:15pm PAINT STEWARDSHIP: NYS LEGISLATURE GIVES GREEN LIGHT ThepaintEPRbilloverwhelminglypassedtheNYSLegislatureinJune2019andawaitstheGovernor’ssignaturetobecomelaw.AlookatwhatliesaheadforNYasweexploreexistingpaintrecoveryprogramsinotherstates.PaintCare’s Product Stewardship Program Speaker:MarjanehZarrehparvar,PresidentandCOO,PaintCareInc.The Vermont Program Speaker:DonMaglienti,ProgramManager,AddisonCountySolidWasteManagementDistrict,MiddleburyVTThe Connecticut Program Speaker:TomMetzner,EnvironmentalAnalyst,CTDept.ofEnergyandEnvironmentalProtection
12:15pm – 1:15pm Lunch
1:15pm – 3:15pm PACKAGING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY SeveralstatesarestartingtoadvancepackagingEPRinthewakeoftherecyclingmarketcrisis.Canadaisleadingthechargetorequiremanufacturerstomanageproductpackaging.The British Columbia EPR Model Speaker:AllenLangdon,President&CEO,Return-It,B.C.,CanadaEPR in Canada- Shared v. Full Responsibility: Models and Outcomes Speaker:JohnCoyne,VicePresident,Unilever&ExecutiveChairatCanadianStewardshipServicesAlliance,Canada The Maine Vision Speaker:ElenaBertocci,BureauofRemediationandWasteManagement,MaineDeptofEnvironmentalProtectionThe Connecticut Bill Speaker:TomMetzner,EnvironmentalAnalyst,CTDept.ofEnergyandEnvironmentalProtectionNYPSC’s Blue Print for Packaging EPR in NYSSpeaker:DawnTimm,BoardMember,NYSPSC,EnvironmentalCoordinator,NiagaraCounty
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3:15pm – 3:30pm Rotunda
Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm 4:30pm – 5:15pm 5:15pm – 5:30pm
PRIMARY BATTERIES: CHARGING UP A NEW EPR BILL NYweighsanalkalinebatteryEPRbilltosupplementthestate’sexistingrechargeablebatteryrecoveryprogram.A National Perspective Speaker:ToddEllis,ManagingDirector,Call2Recycle The Vermont Program Speaker:DonMaglienti,ProgramManager,AddisonCountySolidWasteManagementDistrict Overview of the new New York State Bill Speaker:LeslieBerliant,ChiefofStaff&KylePero,LegislativeDirector,toNYSSenatorJenMetzger,42ndDistrict(UlsterCounty);memberEnvironmentalConservationCommittee
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE: THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR EPR OtherstatesareconsideringanewapproachtomanagingHHWbyrequiringproductmanufacturerstocollectandproperlymanagetheirpotentiallytoxicconsumerproducts.The Oregon Bill Speaker:ScottKlag,OregonMetroRegionalGovernment(Virtual)The Vermont Bill Speaker:DonMaglienti,ProgramManager,AddisonCountySolidWasteManagementDistrict,Middlebury,VTNY’S DRUG TAKE BACK ACT: NEXT STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION AnUpdatefromtheNYSDepartmentofHealthSpeaker:JoshuaVinciguerra,Director,BureauofNarcoticEnforcement,NYSDeptofHealth
7:30pm – 9:00pm Iroquois Room
ReCookCaféCommunityEventLearnhowtopreventwastedfoodandsavemoneythroughinteractiveworkshops!Facilitators:GaryFeinland,EnvironmentalProgramSpecialist,NYSDECandJesseKerns,ProgramCoordinator,SyracuseUniversityCenterforSustainableCommunitySolutions/EnvironmentalFinanceCenterUpdate from Food Recovery Campaign Anintroductiontothescaleandimpactsofthewastedfoodissue(e.g.,40%wasted,globalclimatechange,foodinsecurity,etc.)Presenters:GaryFeinland,EnvironmentalProgramSpecialist,NYSDECandJesseKerns,ProgramCoordinator,SyracuseUniversityCenterforSustainableCommunitySolutions/EnvironmentalFinanceCenterPreserving and Canning Food Workshop Janwillprovideashortoverviewandhandsondemo.Presenter:JanRyder,MasterFoodPreserver,CornellCooperativeExtensionRoot to Tip - Reuse Food Demonstration Howtomakebrothfromveggiepeelsandbones;dishesthatcanbemadewithmiscellaneousleftoverveggies(i.e.,soups);usesforlesserutilizedveggieparts(e.g.,carrottops,beetgreens,zucchinistems,etc.)Presenter:JimPerillo,ExecutiveChef,TheOtesagaResortHotel
ANNUAL RECYCLING CONFERENCE DAY 1 | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 REFRESH RECYCLING7:30 – 8:30am Glimmerglass Dining Room
RegistrationintheRotundaBreakfast
*Note:Youwillneedyournametagto
getintoallsessionsandmeals,sopleaseregisterfirst.
8:30 – 9:15amBallroom
KEYNOTE SESSION | TOP ISSUES FACING RECYCLING AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN NYS PlasticsingleuseproductsandpackagingcontinuetocauseproblemsacrosstheglobeandhereinNewYork.Hearwhatthoseproblemsare,whatisbeingdonetoaddressthemandwhatchangesarehappeningtoreducetheiruseorreplacethemaltogether.Moderator:KelliTimbrook,President,NYSAR3,ProjectManagerCasellaOrganicsSpeaker:DaleBryk,DeputySecretaryforEnergyandEnvironment,OfficeofGovernorAndrewCuomo
9:15am – 10:45am Iroquois Room Fenimore Room
CONCURRENT SESSION A | GETTING MORE OUT OF GLASS Getindustryperspectiveonincreasingglasscapture,cleaningupcapturedglassandgrowingbeneficialusesforthisdifficultbutversatilematerial.Moderator:DaleCocca,RecyclingSpecialist,OnondagaCountyResourceRecoveryAgencyA Guide to Glass: Exploring the Impact of Adding Glass to Deposit Systems InthisdiscussionMikewillsharehowdepositsystemsarebeingleveragedinstateslikeMainetoreducemunicipalrecyclingcostsandwhatitmeansforNewYork.Speaker:MikeNoel,GovernmentAffairs&AdvocacyManager,TOMRASystemsTurning MRF Glass into a Valuable Aggregate with Local Uses Overcomingtwochallenges:whattodowithMRFglass,andcreatingsupplyofahighqualityProcessedGlassAggregate(PGA)forfiltrationandearthworkprojects.Speaker:CynthiaAndela,President&CEO,AndelaGlassProductsPace Glass: Working Towards a Greener Tomorrow Pacewillsharethecompany’svisionandgoalsforexpandingtheirMRFglassprocessingcapacityintheNortheast.Speaker:GeorgeValiotis,CEO,PaceGlassRecycling
CONCURRENT SESSION B | REUSE: A FORGOTTEN “R” WiththeUSfacingunprecedentedrecyclingcostsforpackagingmaterialsfueledinpartbycontaminationissues,andagrowingworldplasticpollutioncrisis,thereisrenewedfocuson“theforgottenRs”–includingreuse.Thissessionexploresreusethroughfourdifferentspeakers’experienceandshowcasespromisingalternativesthatcanhelpeasethecrisis.Moderator:JeffO’Handley,ProgramDirector,OtsegoCountyConservationAssociationCreating a Scalable Model for Reusable Packaging Howtoovercomecomplicatedconsumerandsupplychainrelationshipstosuccessfullymovepastcardboardboxesandpolymailerbags.Speaker:LouisaFreeman,BusinessDevelopmentAssociate,ReturnityInnovationsThe Future of Consumption: Loop Loop,anewbusinessunitfromTerraCycle,willimpactthewayweconsumeinthefuturebyenablingmanufacturersandretailerssupplychain'stomovefromdisposabletodurable.Speaker:BenjaminWeir,BusinessDevelopmentManger,LoopTextile Markets Have Got Your Bank: A Municipal Perspective Learnhowtextilereusemarketsremainaconsistentsourceofrevenuetohelpmunicipalitiesdefrayskyrocketingcosts.Speaker:DanLilkas-Rain,RecyclingCoordinator,TownofBethlehemandNYSAR3/Re-ClotheNY
10:45 – 11:15amBallroom
BreakintheExhibitHall
11:15 – 12:30pm Iroquois Room
CONCURRENT SESSION A | Community Outreach Strategiesonhowwecancreateandstrengthenrelationshipandcommunicationwiththecommunitiesinwhichweoperateorservefromboththeprivateandpublicsectorperspectives.Moderator:KenArmellinoPE,Director,EnvironmentalScienceandCommunityAffairs,CovantaCovanta Onondaga Community Outreach – A Model for NYSAR3 Communities Areviewofthemulti-disciplinedCommunityOutreachprogramsconductedbytheCovantaOnondagaEnergy-from-WastefacilityinOnondagaCountytoraiseawarenessregardingsustainablewastemanagement.Speaker:KathyCarroll,WasteSolutionsManager,Covanta#Recycle Right NY: 2020 Campaign Arecapofhighlightsfromthestatewide2019RecycleRightNYCampaignandwhatstakeholdersacrossNYSarelookingforinrecyclingmessagingmovinginto2020.Speaker:TerryLaibach,RecyclingOutreachSectionChief,NYSDECKnowing What It Makes: How Product Transformation Salience Increases Recycling Thisresearchproposesthatconsumersfeelinspiredbythetransformationofrecyclablesintonewproducts,andthatemphasizingproducttransformationcanbeaneffectivewaytoincreaserecyclingbehavior.Speaker:GabrielE.Gonzales,AssistantProfessorofMarketing,SUNYNewPaltz
Fenimore Room
CONCURRENT SESSION B | Materials Management Updates in New YorkThingsarechanging.LearnaboutthelatestinformationonMaterialsManagementinNewYorkStateandNewYorkCity.Moderator:PeterPettit,BureauChief,NYSDECDivision of Materials Management Updates AdiscussionofNYSDEC’smostrecenteffortstoaddressrecyclingchallengesandupdatetheState’sSolidWasteManagementPlan.Speaker:DavidVitale,MaterialsManagementDivisionDirector,NYSDECMeasurement Indicators for Sustainable Materials Management: Why It Matters LocalLaw19in1989mandatedcurbsiderecycling.Sincethen,therehavebeenlegalrequirementsandpracticalneedstomeasurediversionachievement.Conceptsofdiversionrate,capturerate,andpercapitageneration;whycomparabilityofstatisticsamongjurisdictionsisimportant,andwhyandhowmeasurementmattersforrealprogressinsustainabilitywillbediscussed.Speaker:SamanthaMacBride,DirectorofResearch&Operations,BureauofRecyclingandSustainability,NYCDepartmentofSanitationNew York State Food Donation and Food Scraps Law Asummaryofthecriteriainthe2019NewYorkStatelawgoverningfooddonationandfoodscrapsrecycling,includingDEC’seffortstoprepareforimplementation.Speaker:Dr.SallyRowland,PhD,P.E.,Chief,OrganicsReduction&RecyclingSection,NYSDEC
12:30 – 1:30pm Glimmerglass Dining Room
LunchSponsoredbySustainableMaterialsManagement,Inc
1:30 – 3:00pm Iroquois Room Fenimore Room 3:00pm – 4:00pm Ballroom 4:00pm – 5:15pm Iroquois Room
CONCURRENT SESSION A | What’s Happening with Single Use Plastics? ThissessionwillexploreNYSlawbanningplasticbags,abroaderlookatsingle-useplasticlegislationfromVermontandaproducer’sperspectiveonwhatishappeninginrecyclingoffilmplastics.Moderator:GaryCarrel,SolidWasteRecyclingSpecialist,ErieCountyEnvironmentandPlanningAn Update on the Plastic Bag Ban in NYS ArepresentativefromNYSDECwillprovidecurrentinformationonthenewlawthatgoesintoeffectinMarch2020.Speaker:KaylaMontanye,EnvironmentalProgramSpecialist,NYSDECOpportunities for Recycling Film Plastics Alookatthisinnovativecompany’smodelandthelatestnewsonrecyclingoffilmplastics.Speaker:StanYedlock,PrincipalPartner,GearedforGREENCircularEconomyVermont’s New Single-Use Plastics Legislation Thenewlaw,whichtakeseffectinJuly2020,prohibitsretailersandrestaurantsfromprovidingcustomerswithsingle-usecarryoutbags,plasticstirrers,orcups,takeout,orotherfoodcontainersmadefromexpandedpolystyrene.Speaker:EmmaStuhl,SolidWasteManagementDivision,VermontDept.ofEnvironmentalConservation
CONCURRENT SESSION B | Experiences With On-Site Food Scraps Digesters WiththeimplementationofNewYorkCity’sCommercialFoodScrapsLawandenactmentoftheNewYorkStateLaw,interestinon-sitefoodscrapsmanagementsystemsisgrowing.Inthissessionwewilllearnaboutthecapabilitiesofthesesystemstoprocessfoodscraps,thetypeofmaterial,ifany,thattheyproduceandthepotentialenvironmentalimpactsofusingthesemachines.Moderator:BodhiPiedmont-Fleischmann,ProjectManager,TetraTechSummary of On-Site Digester Use in NYC Speaker:NickVanEyckSeniorManager,CommercialPrograms,NYCDept.ofSanitationWastewater and Resource Recovery Impacts Theimpactsoffoodscrapdigestersuponwastewaterandresourcerecoverysystems.Speaker:JenniferMcDonnell,ResourceRecoveryProgramManager,NYCDEPBreakintheExhibitHallCONCURRENT SESSION A | Grassroots Action Thissessionwillhighlightcollectiveactionatthelocalleveltoeffectchange.Moderator:DianneWoske,RecyclingCoordinator,FultonCountyDepartmentofSolidWasteJust Walk Away… Save the Day With A Reusable Tray: How Our School Cut Plastic Waste and Saved Money ThegirlswillpresenttheirGirlScoutSilverAwardproject–avideodocumentingthecostsandbenefitsofIchabodCraneMiddleSchool’sswitchfromdisposableexpandedpolystyrenetraystoreusables.Speakers:JeanneBlau,JasmineAmerlingandMaddieKelley,Students,IchabodCraneMiddleSchoolandBethMeer,SpecialAssistantforPollutionPreventionandGreenProcurement,NYSDECFood Scraps Recycling Programs in Westchester County 16municipalfoodscraprecyclingprogramshavelaunchedinWestchesterCountyfromgrassrootsefforts.Learnabouttheseprogramsandhowtolaunchafoodscraprecyclingprograminyourmunicipality.Speakers:MichelleSterlingandRonSchulhof,ScarsdaleSustainabilityCommitteePublic Art & Pollution Prevention Areviewofarts-basedplacemakinginitiativesaspollutiondeterrentsinPoughkeepsie,NY,conductedbyTheArtEffect’sMADLab(Media,Art&Design)teenprogramtouseartandcreativityasacatalystforcommunityengagementandurbanrenewal.Speaker:DavidWong,ProgramCoordinator,TheArtEffect
Fenimore Room 5:15 – 6:00pm Iroquois Room
CONCURRENT SESSION B | Emerging Contaminants/Clean Waters Moderator:KelliTimbrook,President,NYSAR3,ProjectManager,CasellaOrganicsLeachate Treatment for a Variety of Emerging Contaminants Thispresentationdiscussestherangeoftreatmentoptionsofemergingcontaminantsthatregulatoryagenciesmaylimitandmunicipalwastewaterplantscanacceptincludingpolyfluoroalkylsubstances(PFAS);1,4dioxane;pharmaceuticalandpersonalcareproducts(PPCP);boron;microplastics;nanoparticles;DONandrDON;UVinterferenceindischargestoPOTWs;lithiumfrombatterydisposal;andothers.Speaker:IvanCooper,NationalWater/WastewaterPracticeLeader,Civil&EnvironmentalConsultants,Inc.Emerging Contaminants in Organics Processing WithemergingcontaminantssuchasPFASbecomingamoreprevalentissue,thispresentationwilldiscusstheimpactsofemergingcontaminantsonorganicsmanagementprocessesincludinghowtheyentertheorganicsstreamandpotentialeffectsonprocessingandendproductuse.Speaker:TylerR.Brown,P.E.,ProjectManager,TetraTechPotential Sources of 1,4 Dioxane 1,4dioxanehasbeenfoundinwateracrosstheState.Thispresentationwilldiscusswhy1,4dioxaneisfoundinwater,it'spotentialsources,andmethodstoreducecontaminationatthesource.Speaker:KateWinnebeck,LCACP,SeniorProjectManager,NewYorkStatePollutionPreventionInstitute
W4RMeeting(WomenforReduction,Reuse,Recycling&Rethinking)
6:00 – 7:00pm Ballroom
ReceptionintheExhibitHallREUSE EXCHANGE: ATTENTION CONFERENCE ATTENDEES!ThisyearwewillbehostingaMaterialsExchangeattheNYSAR3Conference.Pleasebringinitemstotradewithfellowconferenceattendees!Bringanythingindecentconditionthatyouthinksomeoneelsewouldfinduseful.Ideasincludeholidaydecorations,toysandgames,artsandcraftsupplies,books,CDs,DVDs,tools,usableclothingingoodshapeandmore!
7:15pm Meet in Main Lobby
OmmegangBrewerySocialSponsoredbyNaturcycleDeliciousBelgian-stylefriesandbeersawaityoutocheerswitholdandnewfriendsattheOmmegangBrewery!Dutchtreat.Pleasenotethattherewillbealimiteddiningmenuavailablethisyear.7:15–7:30pm40FreeBeerTastings(first-come,firstserved)7:30pmDinnerbegins(onyourown)|9:00ishDepartureBustransportationavailable!Meetatthemainhotellobbyat7:15.Thebuswillwaittoreachcapacitybeforeleavingforthefirsttrip.Ifyoumissthefirstbus,don’tworry–itwillbemakingmultipletrips.Thebuswillmakereturntripsat9and10pm.
ANNUAL RECYCLING CONFERENCE DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 REFRESH RECYCLING 8:00am – 9:00am Glimmerglass Dining Room
RegistrationintheRotundaBreakfast Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Breakfast Meeting:Look for the reserved table
*NOTE:Youwillneedyournametagto
getintoallsessionsandmeals,sopleaseregisterfirst.
9:00am – 10:30am Fenimore Room
PLENARY SESSION | Markets and the Impacts of Recycling Costs CommunitiesandbusinessesacrossNewYorkStatearefacingunprecedentedchallengesintheirrecyclingprograms.Thissessioncoversanindustryperspective,aswellashowmunicipalitiesaredealingwiththisissue.TheNRCwilldescribewhatithasdiscoveredthroughaseriesofregionalrecyclingmarketworkshops,andtheReMadeInstitutewillpresentsomehopefulsolutionsthroughinvestmentsintheindustry.Moderator: DianneWoske,RecyclingCoordinator,FultonCountyDepartmentofSolidWasteBeyond National Sword Speaker: TimLanglois,GeneralManager,CasellaRecycling,LLC.What’s a Muni To Do—the Trouble with Recycling in Today’s Market Speaker: StephenJ.Acquiro,Esq.,ExecutiveDirector,NewYorkStateAssociationofCountiesNRC’s Regional Markets Workshop Series Speaker:ResaDimino,ResourceRecyclingSystems
10:30am – 11:30am Ballroom
BreakintheExhibitHallSponsoredbySustainableMaterialsManagement,Inc
11:30am – 12:15pm Iroquois Room
PLENARY SESSION | Refashioning Consumer Behavior: Insights from Psychology Thissessionwilldelveintotheworldoffashionandclothing-andthefactorsthatinfluencepurchasingdecisions.Wewillexploretheimplicationsofmaterialismandconsumerismforwell-beingandpersonalhappiness,(alongwithfactorsthatleadtoenvironmentally-destructiveconsumerbehavior)andoffersomeinsightonhowpsychologicalsciencecanleadtothedevelopmentofmoreenvironmentally-sensitivebehavior.Moderator: DanLilkas-Rain,RecyclingCoordinator,TownofBethlehemSpeaker: DanielL.Benkendorf,Ph.D.AssociateProfessorofPsychologyandAsst.Chair,Dept.ofSocialSciences,FashionInstituteofTechnology,NYC
12:30pm– 2:00pm Glimmerglass Dining Room
LuncheonSponsoredbyCasellaResourceSolutionsJoinusforthegrandconferencefinale–celebratetheaward-winningsuccessofrecyclersfromaroundthestatewhileyoudineonascrumptiousbuffet–wehaveeverythingfromsouptonuts!
Annual NYSAR3 Members Meeting Recycling Leadership Awards Presentation Poster Contest Winners Award Ceremony College Grant Awards Presentation
2:00pm – 3:30pm NYSAR3BoardMeeting
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