Workshop on Agricultural Plastics Waste Collection & Recycling

Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA
October 4, 2006

Developed by the Joint NEWMOA/NESCAUM Open Waste Burning Workgroup (funded by grant from EPA Region 1-NE)

Agenda
9:30 – 9:40	Introductions & Review of Agenda
9:40 – 10:10	Overview of Agricultural Plastics Waste Generation in the Northeast: Amounts & Types and Challenges to Recycling Speaker: Lois Levitan, Environmental Risk Analysis Program, Cornell University
10:10 – 10:30	New York Dairy Farm Study/ Big Foot Baler Demonstration Speaker: Lois Levitan, Environmental Risk Analysis Program, Cornell University
10:30 – 11:00	New Jersey’s Agricultural Plastics Recycling Program Speaker: Dennis DeMatte, Cumberland County Improvement Authority, NJ
11:00 - 11:15	Break
11:45 – 12:15	Lessons from Marina Shrink Wrap Programs Speaker: Gerry DiSchino, Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (invited)
12:15 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 1:30	Collecting Agricultural Plastics for Recycling: Summary of Challenges & Opportunities Speaker: Natalie Starr, DSM Environmental
1:30 – 3:00	Facilitated Panel Discussion: Markets for Plastics Collected from Agricultural Uses Panel members: Dennis DeMatte, Cumberland County Improvement Authority, Andrea Dahl, Trex in Winchester, VA (invited); Paul Tomasi, Northeast Kingdom Solid Waste District, Lois Levitan, Cornell Evironmental Risk Analysis Program
3:00 – 3:30	The Plastofuel Option for the Dirtiest Plastics Speaker: Jim Garthe
3:30 – 4:00	Wrap Up & Next Steps