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Conference 2014 Recap

Thanks for attending the 24th Annual IRC Conference! Presentations, photos, and more are now available for viewing. See you in 2015!

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SCHEDULE | EXHIBITORS | PHOTOS | SPONSORS

EXHIBITION

IRC’s 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show was held June 3-5, 2014 at the Wyndham West hotel in Indianapolis and was attended by over 200 recycling stakeholders. Thank you to all who attended the tour, opening night reception and Conference. Special thanks to our sponsors (listed below), our speakers, the exhibitors, and all those who donated items for our silent auction.

Below you will find copies of presentations to view and download, pictures from the event, an attendee list, a copy of the program, and our sponsors.

We appreciate your attendance and involvement. Thank you for supporting the Indiana Recycling Coalition and our efforts to advance recycling in Indiana.

If you attended the conference and did not yet complete a survey, the links are below. We need your input to make next year’s conference even better!

Day 1 Survey

Day 2 Survey

Also be sure to check out the TweetBeam summary! It was a hit, and we’ll be bringing it back for 2015.


SCHEDULE, ATTENDEE LIST & PRESENTATIONS

Plenary Session

“Making Sense of the Mix: the Future of the Curbside Bin” -Dylan de Thomas, Resource Recycling

Recycling Policies

Bryan Vickers, Glass Packaging Institute

Resa Dimino, NAPCOR

Meredith Jones, IDEM

 

Smart Approaches to Growing Programs

Kris Kaar, RRS/Carton Council

Brenda Pulley, Keep America Beautiful

Kelly Lahvic, GreenBlue Org

 

Keynote

“Recycling to be Turbocharged in Indiana” -Myles Cohen, Pratt Industries

“The Impact of Recycling on Job Creation in Indiana” -Carey Hamilton, IRC

Rethinking Approaches to Waste: from Plastic to Reuse

Michael Dungan, RES Polyflow

Ryan Franz, Fagerdala Global Packaging Company

Damon Carson, repurposedMATERIALS

 

Socially Responsible Recycling

Debie Coble, Goodwill Industries of Michiana

Gregg Keesling, RecycleForce

 

Extended Producer Responsibility

Paul Gardner, Recycling Reinvented

Indiana’s Success Stories

McKenzie Beverage & Magy McKary, Butler University

Jaret Wieland, Transformations Furniture

 

Smart Design: How Green Building and Zero Waste Lead to a Reduced Impact

Adam McLane, The Nature Conservancy

Michael Kaufmann, Health & Hospital Co.

 

Social Media Practices in Recycling

Madeleine O’Connor, Keep America Beautiful

Renee Sweany, Ask Renee

 

Click HERE to view the Schedule (updated 6/2/14)

Browse the Attendee List (added 6/12/14)

 

EXHIBITORS

Click here to see our conference exhibitors: 2014 Confirmed Exhibitors (updated 6/2/14)

PHOTO GALLERY

 

More photos can be found on our Facebook page!

Carey Hamilton, IRC with Keynote Speaker Myles Cohen, Pratt Industries

Carey Hamilton, IRC with Keynote Speaker Myles Cohen, Pratt Industries

IRC Staff enjoying the Opening Night Reception at Indy Reads Books

IRC Staff enjoying the Opening Night Reception at Indy Reads Books

Tracy Clinkenbeard and Michelle Smith at the Opening Night Reception

Tracy Clinkenbeard and Michelle Smith, Knox Co. SWMD at the Opening Night Reception

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Opening Night Reception attendees enjoying delicious food from Duos Catering!

Carey Hamilton, IRC with Board Member Greg Spratt at the Opening Night Reception

Carey Hamilton, IRC with Board Member Greg Spratt at the Opening Night Reception

Sasi Noothalapati, Green Plus Plastics and Rob Flores, Berry Plastics enjoying the Opening Night Reception

Sasi Noothalapati (Green Plus Plastics) and Rob Flores (Berry Plastics) enjoying the Opening Night Reception

Wednesday VIP luncheon attendees

Wednesday VIP luncheon attendees

From left to right: Myles Cohen (Pratt Industries), Dan Schmidt (Office of Gov. Mike Pence), Senator Ed Charbonneau, and Paul England (Pratt Recycling)

From left to right: Myles Cohen (Pratt Industries), Dan Schmidt (Office of Gov. Mike Pence), Senator Ed Charbonneau, and Paul England (Pratt Recycling)

IRC Board President Cassie Stockamp with former Board president Jim Parker

IRC Board President Cassie Stockamp with former Board president Jim Parker

Our new friend RECYCLEMAN hanging at the Trade Show

Our new friend RECYCLEMAN hanging at the Trade Show

Jonathon Metcalfe and Devan Hawbolt (Busch Systems) hanging out at their booth in the Exhibit Hall

Jonathon Metcalfe and Devan Hawbolt (Busch Systems) hanging out at their booth in the Exhibit Hall

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IRC Staff with RECYCLEMAN at the Networking Reception & Silent Auction in the Exhibit Hall

Lauren Tavel and Lisa Perez (IDEM) hanging out at the Networking Reception & Silent Auction

Lauren Tavel and Lisa Perez (IDEM) hanging out at the Networking Reception & Silent Auction

Steve Smith (Fagerdala Global Packaging) and Chris Pierce (Rumpke) at the Networking Reception & Silent Auction

Steve Smith (Fagerdala Global Packaging) and Chris Pierce (Rumpke) at the Networking Reception & Silent Auction

RECYCLEMAN wins the Pitch, winning 2 tickets to REVENT

RECYCLEMAN wins the Pitch, winning 2 tickets to REVENT

Thanks to everyone who participated in The Pitch!

Thanks to everyone who participated in The Pitch!

2013 RecycleBowl winners

Carey Hamilton (IRC) and Brenda Pulley (Keep America Beautiful) with 2013 RecycleBowl winners Northwestern Middle/High School

Carey Hamilton (IRC) and Brenda Pulley (Keep America Beautiful) with 2014 RecycleMania winners from Indiana State University
Carey Hamilton (IRC) with 2014 RecycleMania winners from Purdue UniversityCarey Hamilton (IRC) with 2014 RecycleMania winners from Purdue University Carey Hamilton and Jean Miller (IRC) with 2013 Project ReDirectory winners Cathy Robbins & Bryson Hobbs from Greenbriar Elementary SchoolCarey Hamilton and Jean Miller (IRC) with 2013 Project ReDirectory winners Cathy Robbins & Bryson Hobbs from Greenbriar Elementary School Jaret Wieland (Transformations Furniture), winner of the 2014 REVENT ticket giveawayJaret Wieland (Transformations Furniture), winner of the 2014 REVENT ticket giveaway

Thursday lunch entertainment from the Dumpster Drummers

Thursday lunch entertainment from the Dumpster Drummers

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Dan Schmidt (Office of Gov. Mike Pence) and Senator Ed Charbonneau, winners of the 2014 Legislative Leadership Awards

Dan Schmidt (Office of Gov. Mike Pence) and Senator Ed Charbonneau, winners of the 2014 Legislative Leadership Awards

Tour Stop 1: Fagerdala Global Packaging

Tour Stop 1: Fagerdala Global Packaging

Tour Stop 2: The Hall

Tour Stop 2: The Hall

Tour Stop 3: Eskenazi Health

Tour Stop 3: Eskenazi Health

 


 

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