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Unlocking the Value: Transforming the Connecticut Materials Economy
March 22, 2012 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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
