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 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)
Angie A. Lemar (Foth) JoAnn Gemenden (New Jersey Clean Communities Council) |
MRFs and Markets - Their Circular Story
Steven Schilling (GBB)
Antoinette E. Smith (Resource Recycling) |
Launching Producer Responsibility - Navigating the Process as a Delegated County
Michelle Gibson (IPCB)
Dustin Burger (IEPA) Adam Poe (IEPA) |
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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) Mike DiMucci (Garden Prairie Organics) Stephanie Katsaros (BrightBeat) |
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) Erica Smith (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
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
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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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