Unlocking the Value: Transforming the Connecticut Materials Economy

Speaker Information

Transforming Solid Waste Management in Connecticut & Beyond [PDF]

Agenda

8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 Opening Remarks: Dan Esty, Commissioner, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

9:30 Keynote: Terry McDonald, Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County

9:55 Keynote: Alison Keane, VP, Government Affairs, American Coatings Association

10:15 Morning Break

10:30 Concurrent Panels

Panel 1 – Product Stewardship and Increased Material Supply: Market and Business Development Opportunities

Memorial Hall – Constitution Room

• Moderator: Scott Cassel, Product Stewardship Institute
• Resa Dimino, Consultant – View Presentation [PDF]
• John Segala, Amazon Paint – View Presentation [PDF]
• Pascal Cohen, Recyc-Mattresses

Panel 2 – Institutional and Commercial Food Scrap Recovery

Student Center – Philbrick/Camp

• Moderator: K.C. Alexander, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection – View Intro Slides [PDF]
• Lee Kane, WholeFoods – View Presentation [PDF]
• CJ May, Yale University – View Presentation [PDF]
• Lorenzo Macaluso, Center for EcoTechnology – View Presentation [PDF]

Panel 3 – Manufacturing and Product Development Using Recycled Content

Student Center – Sprague/Carleton

• Moderator: Elliot Ginsberg, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
• John Papa, Pro Shop Solutions
• Dayan Moore, GG2G – View Presentation [PDF]
• Jim Bango, Custom Recycling
• Michael D’Auria, Fusion Paperboard – View Presentation [PDF]

11:30 Lunch – Southeast Dining Hall in Memorial Hall

1:00 Concurrent Panels

Panel 4 – Processing Recyclables: Current Capacity and Opportunities

Memorial Hall – Constitution Room

• Moderator: Eileen Berenyi, Governmental Advisory Associates
• Sean Duffy, ReCommunity – View Presentation [PDF]
• Joe Wihbey, Global Plastics Recycling
• Fred Miers, MLI Redemption Services

Panel 5 – Building State-Wide Capacity for Food Scrap Recycling

Student Center – Philbrick/Camp

• Moderator: Diane Duva, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection – View Intro Slides [PDF]
• Dale Hedman, Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) – View Presentation [PDF]
• Wayne Davis, Harvest Power – View Presentation [PDF]
• Chris Field, GreenCycle – View Presentation [PDF]

Panel 6 – Waste-Based Business and Community-Economic Development Opportunities in Connecticut

Student Center – Sprague/Carleton

• Moderator: Ron Angelo, CT Department of Economic and Community Development
• Dale Kroop, Town of Hamden, Economic Development
• Jim Burke, Town of Windsor, Economic Development
• Jeff Leichtman, BGreen 2020 (City of Bridgeport) – View Presentation [PDF]

2:00 Afternoon Refreshments

2:20 Keynote: Susan Collins, Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute

2:40 Q & A and Facilitated Dialogue on Tranforming the Connecticut Materials Economy

• Facilitator: Macky McCleary, Deputy Commissioner, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• Terry McDonald, Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County
• Alison Keane, VP, Government Affairs, American Coatings Association
• Susan Collins, Executive Director, Container Recycling Institute