PROGRAM AGENDA & PRESENTATIONS
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Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Recycle It Yourself: Entering the Mixed C&D Business
Demolition contractors, hauling companies and landfill operators all have made the decision to enter the mixed C&D recycling business. Panelists discuss factors that prompted that decision.
Moderated by: Brian Taylor, Recycling Today Media Group
Panelist: Mike Dorsey, Fauquier County, Va.
Panelist: Ray Kvedaras, Cooper Tank Recycling
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The Costs and Benefits of Safety
This session examines how to instill a culture of safety within a company and how the upfront costs quickly yield returns in long-term savings.
Moderated by: Brian Taylor, Recycling Today Media Group
Panelist: Nathan Brainard, Insurance Office of America
Panelist: Valerie Cantrell, Caterpillar Inc.
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Area
Monday, Oct. 4, 2010
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Joint Opening Session: Recycling vs. Disposal—Changes and Choices
A panel drawn from different segments of the consulting, recycling and hauling industries reviews the history of how mixed C&D materials have been managed and recycled in the past 20 years.
Moderated by and Speaking: Bob Brickner, GBB Inc.
Speaker: Burwin Reed, Potomac Landfill
Speaker: Andy Vojtecky, S.B. Cox Inc.
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Management and Planning Track
The Demolition Impact
This session looks at the ways the recycling and materials recovery has changed the way contractors approach the demolition process, from preparing bids through to site cleanup.
Moderated by: Mike Taylor, National Demolition Association
Panelist: Jason Haus, Dem-Con Cos. LLC
Panelist: S. Barbee Cox, III, S.B. Cox Inc.
- Operations and Equipment Track
The Diversion Decision
Factors that prompt haulers and contractors to decide whether to recycle or landfill material--and how those factors are changing are discussed by this panel.
Moderated by: Chaz Miller, NSWMA
Panelist: Anthony Colosimo, Phoenix Renewable Resources
Panelist: Jim Halter, Waste Management Inc.
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Area
1:45 - 3:00 p.m.
- Management and Planning Track
Taking Time for Salvage and Investment Recovery
Panelists discuss techniques, timetables and optimal salvage and investment recovery opportunities available at the start of demolition and renovation projects.
Moderated by: Michelle Minstrell, Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
The Green Light for Onsite Crushing
Contractors and crushing specialists examine what factors go into the decision to crush concrete and asphalt on site.
Moderated by: Brian Taylor, Recycling Today Media Group
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
- Management and Planning Track
The Energy Market: How Great is the Potential?
Scrap wood, land clearing debris and other materials have enjoyed steadily growing demand thanks to energy and fuel markets. Panelists offer views on to what extent this market will continue to move forward.
Moderatored by:
Bob Brickner,
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
Material Issues: End Market Innovations
This session examines new processing techniques and emerging end markets that may help greatly increase diversion rates at job sites, recycling plants and within solid waste authority jurisdictions.
Moderated by: Brian Taylor, Recycling Today Media Group
Panelist: Terry Weaver, USA Gypsum
Panelist: Andy Lake, Armstrong World Industries
Panelist: Ryan O'Gara, SKB Recycling, LLC
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Reception in Exhibit Area
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
8:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Registration Open
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Joint Plenary Session: Reaching the Target—Two Case Studies
Case studies of two prominent projects that attained high recycling rates in an economically viable way are presented.
Moderated by: Kimberly Cochran, PhD, U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Speaker: Bob Brickner, GBB Inc.
Rob Dorinson, Evergreen Recycling, A Republic Services Company
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Management and Planning Track
Maximizing Metals Markets
This session examines techniques and relationships that can assure contractors and haulers they are realizing maximum profit potential from the scrap metal stream.
Moderated by: Jim Keefe, Recycling Today Media Group
Panelist: Drew Lammers, Cohen Bros. Inc.
Panelist: James Lawrence, Specialty Steel Products, Inc.
Hazards of the Job
This session examines the challenges and potential solutions when encountering asbestos, lead-based paint, refrigerants and other red-flagged materials.
Moderated by: Melissa Fiffer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Panelist: Scott Knightly, EnviroVantage
Panelist: Tony Nocito, ABCOV
Panelist: Scott Dykstra, Rapid Recovery