Agenda

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Note:  Session titles and names highlighted in GREEN are linked to pages that contain speaker/moderator profiles.

1:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Registration Open

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Exhibitor Setup

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Pre-Conference Workshop:

EPR & Potential Impacts on Recycling

Key Workshop Topics:

• Introduction to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Recovery Rates for Fiber Now and Implications for Future
• Responsible End Markets (REM)

Presenters:

Dr. Susan Cornish, Ph.D., Principal Consultant, Insight + Action 

Bill Moore, President, Moore & Associates 

Dan Gee, Senior Associate, Moore & Associates

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception – Exhibit Hall

7:15 am – 7:00 pm   

Registration Open

7:15 am – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Hall

8:00 am – 10:00 am

Opening Session

Welcome: Eugene (Gene) Jones, CEO, Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc.

Moderator: Nancy Womack, Director of Account and Sales Representatives Development, Greif, Inc.

Recycling Industry Update

Michael E. Hoffman President and CEO, National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)

Recycling Markets Update

Chaz Miller, President, Miller Associates

Demand for OCC, An Outlook  for 2025

Ryan Fox, Corrugated Market Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence

Interaction Markets Virgin Pulp vs Waste Paper 

Fernando Antonio Wadskier, Director, Western Trading LLC and Grand Bay Corp.

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall

10:30 am –  12:00 pm

Session I:  Emerging Environmental and Risk Management Issues for the Recycling Industry

Moderator: Dr. Christopher M. Teaf, Director Emeritus, Institute of Science and Public Affairs, Florida State University

PFAS Regulatory State of the Union: What the Recycling Industry Needs to Know

Andrew Patterson, VP of Innovation and Technology, Eurofins Environment Testing (USA)

PFAcalypSe Now! The Latest on PFAS Regulation, Legislation, and Litigation

Ralph A. DeMeo, Esq., Shareholder, Guilday Law 

Lithium and the War Over Electric Vehicle Domestic Battery Production and Recycling

Nicholas Albergo, PE, DEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, EWRI – GHD Services, Inc.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Session II: Advancements in Recycling Equipment Technology

Moderator: DJ VanDeusen, Harris Equipment /Recycling & Waste Equipment

The Use of AI and Technology to Ensure High-Quality Feedstock

Jagadeesh Ambati, EverestLabs 

Unlocking the Value in Municipal Solid Waste With AI-Powered Solutions

Justin Davis, AMP

Waste Tech - What is Coming in the Next 12 Months

Fearghal Murphy, WIS

What's New In Recycling Equipment: Driving Efficiency & Sustainability

Cameron Cecil, Recycling Equipment Inc

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Session III: Paper Recovery Trends and EPR Initiatives

Moderator: Bill Moore, President, Moore & Associates 

Paperization and the Real State of Residential Curbside Recycling 

Myles Cohen, Circular Ventures, LLC 

Trending Upward: Opportunities in Collection & Sortation of Poly Coated Paper

Marcus Jonathan Coleman, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)

EPR in the United States: What Does Industry Need to do to get Ready for EPR

Jason Bergquist, RecycleMe

Moderator: TBD

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reception - Exhibit Hall

8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Registration Open

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Session IV: Waste Conversion Technologies

Moderator: Joseph P. Curro, CDM Smith

Decentralized Deployment of Chemical Recycling: An Effective Approach to Addressing Plastic Waste Feedstock Challenges

Kenny Davis, Resynergi 

Solving the World’s Landfill Challenges … One City at a Time: Patented Green Tech Achieves 85% Landfill Diversion Into Sustainable Fuels!

Todd Smith, WastAway

Sustainable Landfill Diversion and Materials Recovery 

Rodrigo Belisario, Titan America LLC

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break - Exhibit Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Session V: Sustainable Materials Management and Innovative Recycling Initiatives

Moderator: Karen Moore, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

EPA Sustainable Materials Management Updates

Alyssa Kuhn,  US EPA

From Waste to Resources:  Innovative Recycling Strategies for Campaign Signs, Building Materials, Textiles and Food Waste 

Keyna Cory, Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation

Every Bottle Back -- Improving Recycling in the Sunshine State

Elizabeth DeWitt, Florida Beverage Association

Moderator: TBD

11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Golf Outing

• 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Golfer Sign-in 
• 12:30 pm Shotgun Start

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 

Session V: Construction and Demolition Debris and Tire Recycling 

Moderator: Terri Ward, MBA, Executive Director/CEO, Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 

Networking Session (On your own)

8:30 am – 10:30 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast - Foyer

9:00 am - Noon

Recycle Florida Today (RFT) Educational Program to be Announced

Moderator: TBD

Noon

Adjournment