ILLINOIS CIRCULARITY CONFERENCE
Sponsored by Recycle Coach
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Proudly presented by
Recycle Coach
– Your Recycling & Waste Management Partner | Thank You Recycle Coach for Your Commitment to Illinois!
Proudly presented by
Recycle Coach
– Your Recycling & Waste Management Partner | Thank You Recycle Coach for Your Commitment to Illinois!
Sponsored by Recycle Coach
| Time | Main Events | Diversion & Education | Technical | Policy & Enforcement |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 | Breakfast |
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| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Welcome & Keynote
Jeff Galad – Recycle Coach
Senator David Koehler (invited) Dr. Anne-Marie Hanson, Hei-Chi Chan, Dr. Neetu Singh – Circular Economy Startup Simulator |
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| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Plenary: Dirty Jobs for a Clean Future
Christopher Chacko (Brightmark Energy / Wasteman X)
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Exhibit Hall Open / 30-Minute Break |
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| 11:30 – 12:30 |
Effective Outreach and Education Tactics
Moderator: Jeff Galad (Recycle Coach)
Marissa Michalkiewicz (Foth) Nick McMillion (City of Peoria) Speaker: JoAnn Gemenden (New Jersey Clean Communities Council) |
MRFs and Markets - Their Circular Story
Steven Schilling (GBB)
Antoinette E. Smith (Resource Recycling) |
Launching Producer Responsibility
Jacob Saffert (PaintCare)
Ann Hughes (MRK Group) Roxane Peggs (Call2Recycle) |
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| 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch |
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| 1:30 – 2:30 |
Food Scrap and Organics - Their Circular Story
Jason Feldman (Green Era)
Spencer LaBelle (SCS) Stephanie Katsaros (BrightBeat) Mike DiMucci (Garden Prairie Organics) |
Is EPR Getting Soft?
Andrew C. Proctor (USAgain)
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Wild Dispatches from the Field
County inspectors share unusual stories
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| 2:45 – 3:45 |
Reuse and Repair - Their Circular Story
Ashley N. Klinder & Maria Anna Rafac (JJC)
Loren R. Williams (PCs for People) Nicholas Amdor (Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach) |
Getting Heated Over Fire Risks and Response
Jeff Phillips (SCS)
Chief Bobby Zimmerman (East Peoria Fire Dept.) |
Advancing Recycling and Food Recovery
Speaker: Ricardo Magallon (Cook County)
Brandon Suchomel (SCS) Walter Willis (SWALCO) |
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| 3:45 – 4:15 | Exhibit Hall Open / 30-Minute Break |
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| 4:15 – 5:30 |
Workshop: The Sustainability Compass – Get Oriented!
Theresa Greinig (SWANCC)
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Landfill Gas Management
Zack Christ (SCS),
Bryan Johnson (Waga Energy),
Richard Southorn (SCS),
Dr. Nazib Siddique (Argonne NL)
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Administrative Citations and Violations
Navigating the Process as a Delegated County
Michelle Gibson (IPCB),
Dustin Burger (IEPA),
Adam Poe (IEPA)
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| 5:30 – 6:30 | Networking Happy Hour |
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| 6:30 – 8:00 | Dinner |
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| 8:00 – 9:30 | Post-Dinner Networking |
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