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With the US recycling system teetering on the point of collapse, and a global plastic pollution crisis on the horizon, a group of determined scientists and engineers engage in a race to rescue recycling.  

Agenda

Moderated by JoAnn Gemenden, NJ Clean Communities, Executive Director

9:00 am
Registration/Networking/Light Breakfast
Sponsored by Clean Communities

9:30 am
Welcome
Union County Commissioners

9:30 am – 10:30 am
Presentation
New Jersey Natural Gas

10:30 am – 11:30 am
The Big Picture of Textile Reuse and Recycling
Helpsy
Lisa Sciannella, Chief of Staff

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sustainable Jersey Green Purchasing Resources
Sustainable Jersey
Tracey Woods, Energy Program Manager

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Movie Presentation – Reinventing Recycling
A race is on to find a new future for a broken system
Popcorn Sponsored by NJ Natural Gas

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
ReWorld

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Union County Recycling & Planning Update
Union County Bureau of Recycling & Planning
Stuart Newman, Bureau Chief

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Clean Communities Updates
NJ Clean Communities
JoAnn Gemenden, Executive Director

Approved CEU Credits

  • DLGS Course# – ???
  • QPA
  • CMFO/CCFO
  • CPWM
  • RMC
  • CTC
  • Rutgers RPPO/RPPS
  • CRP – Certified Recycling Professionals
  • NJ Clean Communities (NJCCC)