WE ARE GOING VIRTUAL!
Join us for IRC’s 2020 Virtual Conference | Register for one session, 3 sessions, or all sessions! | Five Afternoons | June 8 - 12 | New Dates & New Rates
- same keynote, same speakers, same great program - all at a reduced price
- new virtual format allows for even more networking
- updated sponsorship opportunities
- new schedule of 5 afternoons over June 8 -12 with two LIVE sessions each day
- 11 SWANA continuing education credits available
Busy June 8-12? You can register anyway and we’ll send all recorded sessions to you after! Watch this video to learn more about the IRC’s 2020 conference!
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PERKS
Not only can attendees join live interactive meetings during the week of June 8-12, but you will also have access to our virtual conference platform until May 31, 2021. That means you have eleven months to take advantage of every recorded session and connect with all of the sponsors, exhibitor and speakers to discover new products and services that can improve your organization.
Additional perks of the virtual conference:
- 8 live, interactive educational sessions available to you the week of June 8-12 in live format and after June 13 as a replay
- 6 pre-recorded sessions available to watch at your convenience
- Fun and interactive LIVE networking and Exhibit Hall sessions via REMO platform
- Live discussion with educational session speakers
- Connection with your fellow attendees within the virtual platform
LIVE Q & A SESSIONS IN VIRTUAL NETWORKING PLATFORM
If you have any questions about the Conference or Exhibit Hall, or would like to try out our virtual networking platform in advance, we invite you to join Team IRC at one of our upcoming virtual meetings:
Wednesday, June 10 from 10:00-11:00 am CLICK HERE for details and to register
Pricing and Conference access options have been updated. Click here to REGISTER.
The IRC is excited to offer continuing education units (CEUs) from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). To obtain CEUs, please fill out the form found HERE. Sessions that qualify for CEUs are denoted with an asterisk below.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
2020 ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP OFFERINGS
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
As IRC’s 30th Anniversary celebration concludes, we are excited to honor our past 30 years of advancing recycling in Indiana during the Virtual Conference. We’ll be honoring the 30 Recycling Rock Stars in a pre-recorded session and you’ll also be able to meet them during the live Exhibit Hall Networking Session!
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The Indiana Recycling Coalition’s Student Scholarship Program: Presented by Midwest Bale Ties and Monarch Beverage, addresses the need to convene Indiana college students around topics related to the circular economy and provides an opportunity for these students to connect to each other and professionals in the waste, recycling and related industries and explore careers in the field by providing registration to attend the IRC’s 2020 Virtual Conference.
Over the course of the five-day virtual event, Student Scholarship recipients experience valuable, high-level speakers, panels and presentations to expand their waste management knowledge, several networking opportunities to expand their professional network, and exposure to individuals from a wide range of sectors and position types to assist them in determining a career path.
Beginning early in the spring semester, students are nominated by their professors, advisors, current/past employers, or mentors. Scholarship recipients are selected based on degree program pursued or demonstrated interest in sustainability-related fields, GPA, and sponsorship funding available. If you are interested in applying or nominating a student, contact Dylan Patterson at [email protected].
Thank you to Midwest Bale Ties and Monarch Beverage for being Title Sponsors of this program and to Eskenazi Health for being a supporting sponsor.
You can order a shirt - and have it shipped directly to you - thanks to our partnership with United State of Indiana. The member price is $20* and the non-member price is $25.
Order t-shirt HERE
Order tank top HERE
Note: Members have received an email with a discount code for the t-shirt. You can check your membership status HERE. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. EUGENE TSENG
Owner | E. Tseng and Associates, Inc.
Integrated Waste Management Systems and MSW Best Practices
Dr. Eugene Tseng is an Environmental Engineer / Attorney with 48 years of design, regulatory, and construction/operational experience with MRFs, transfer stations, and Alternative/conversion technology facilities.He holds various process patents on new construction materials made from the recycled feedstock. Dr. Tseng is the Founder/Instructor of the UCLA Extension’s Recycling and MSW Management Program.Dr. Tseng was a Charter Member of the U.S. EPA’s National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology Transfer, and assesses environmental technology on behalf of the US government and private industry.
Dr. Tseng developed the City of Los Angeles Local Enforcement Agency and has served as their legal and technical advisor. Most recently, he has been given the responsibility to create the master commercial contract compliance (diversion calculation database tool) and enforcement infrastructure for the City of Los Angeles’ $3.5 billion dollar commercial franchise contract.
Specialties: Municipal Solid Waste Management, Conversion Technology, Environmental Sustainability, Technology Assessment, and Environmental Law.
SESSION TOPICS
Pre-recorded Webinars
Video Tour: Knauf Insulation
Welcome and Virtual Conference Overview
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Update*
Reducing Hospital and Medical Waste*
Past, Present, and Future of the Indiana Recycling Coalition*
30 Recycling Rock Stars Slide Show
Live Sessions – at 1:00 and 3:30 Each Afternoon
Monday, June 8
1:00-2:30 pm Keynote Presentation: International Best Management Practices in Municipal Solid Waste Management*
3:30-5:00 pm Virtual Happy Hour and Attendee Networking
Tuesday, June 9
1:00-2:30 pm Perspectives on Reduce/Reuse/Recycle*
3:30-5:00 pm Behavior Change Mechanisms*
Wednesday, June 10
1:00-2:30 pm Panel on Commodity Loops and the Circular Economy with Dr. Eugene Tseng*
3:30-5:00 pm Virtual Exhibit Hall and Recycling Rock Star Networking
Thursday, June 11
1:00-2:30 pm 2020 State of Curbside with The Recycling Partnership*
3:30-5:30 pm Glass Recycling Summit* and Networking Session
Friday, June 12
1:00-2:30 pm Designing for Recyclability in the Circular Economy*
3:30-4:30 pm IFSI Annual Meeting
For session descriptions, click HERE. For speaker information, click HERE.
*session qualifies for SWANA CEU
We are very excited about our live, interactive Virtual Exhibit Hall being hosted via the REMO platform! Conference attendees will have the opportunity to network and mingle by moving between virtual ‘tables’ to see each other in real-time video. Exhibitors will have reserved tables where they can talk to attendees via video, screenshare to give short presentations, share documents, and provide links and contact information in the table’s chat box feature.
Conference access passes are priced to incentivize live attendance at the Virtual Exhibit Hall Networking Session by providing bonus access of all Conference sessions for 11 months following the week of the Conference. IRC staff will take attendance during the Virtual Exhibit Hall Networking Session and provide the additional access to Exhibit Hall participants that purchased the One Week Access Pass. Exhibitors are assured of maximizing their reach to the greatest number of Virtual Conference participants!
LIVE Q & A VIRTUAL NETWORKING PLATFORM
If you have questions about the conference or exhibit hall, or would like to try out our virtual networking platform in advance, we invite you to join Team IRC at one of our upcoming virtual meetings:
- Wed June 10, 10:00-11:00am | details and registration
To see a list of our 2020 Exhibit Hall Sponsors, CLICK HERE.
A special feature of the 2020 Virtual Conference is the LIVE Glass Recycling Summit, which will be held on Thursday, June 11 at 3:30-5:30pm EDT. This event is co-hosted by the Glass Recycling Coalition and co-sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute and Strategic Materials, Inc. This event will bring together experts in glass recycling representing glass processors, recycling haulers and material recovery facility (MRF) operators, glass manufacturers including packaging and fiberglass, and policy advocates at the national, state, and local level. Speakers include representatives from the Indiana Recycling Coalition, the Glass Recycling Coalition, the Glass Packaging Institute, Strategic Materials, Inc., and Rumpke Waste & Recycling.
The IRC looks to our industry and policy partners for their perspectives and best practices ideas as we lead the effort to address curbside recycling in Indianapolis via the Indianapolis Circular Economy Initiative (ICEI) - and leverage those efforts for statewide investments in infrastructure. Our goals for this event are to convene all glass recycling stakeholders to discuss:
- Existing state of infrastructure, policies, and end markets;
- Challenges and unique circumstances for urban and rural areas;
- Opportunities for infrastructure, collaboration, incentives, and policies at local and state level;
- Useful case studies and best practices from around the US;
- Consensus for needs and goals to dramatically improve Indiana’s glass recycling; and
- Clarity on next steps, roles and responsibilities.
The summit concludes with a Virtual Networking Session on the remo.co platform, where attendees can continue the conversation with speakers and network with each other! If you would like to try out our virtual networking platform in advance, we invite you to join Team IRC at one of our upcoming FREE virtual meetings:
- Wednesday, June 10 from 10:00-11:00 am CLICK HERE for details and to register
- This session qualifies for 2 SWANA CEU’s.
- To attend the Glass Recycling Summit, you must pre-register HERE.
One of our sessions will be a virtual tour of Knauf Insulation! Established in 1932, Knauf is a family-owned multi-national manufacturer of buildings materials and construction systems. Knauf manufactures Dry wall construction & gypsum plasters, insulation material, and Injection molding /molded parts. Knauf is committed to helping customers meet the increasing demand for energy efficiency and sustainability in homes, non-residential buildings and industrial applications.
Promote your company at the Conference and beyond! Check out our new offerings!
REVISED 2020 Annual Sponsorship Opportunities are available HERE.
If you’d like to support Indiana’s premier sustainable materials management conference please email Jean Miller for more information.
