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Registration Open
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
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Opening General Session - Safety: It's Everybody's Business II – A panel of mid-Atlantic recycling and solid waste professionals will share the policies, procedures, technologies and tools they’ve put in place to keep the workers and customers safe.
*Be sure to check out Safety: It’s Everybody’s Business I (webinar), an overview of national safety initiatives from Jim Olson, former VP Safety for Republic Services.
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10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
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Concurrent Sessions
- Effective Data-Driven Procurement Strategies – Learn best practices you can employ to drive the purchase of products made with recycled content and optimize the purchase of integrated services for waste, recyclables and organics.
- Legislative & Regulatory Updates for Solid Waste Operations – A look at recent permit review/compliance initiatives along with steps taken to meet the requirements.
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10:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Break and Exhibits Open
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| 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
- Education & Outreach: Learn about an area program that measurably improved the performance of residential recycling programs.
- MDE Update – Catch up on the agency’s latest regulatory activities and understand the implications for your solid waste management operations.
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12:20 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
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Lunch and Exhibits Open
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1:35 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
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General Session - Batteries: Recharged – An update on effective methods to keep batteries out of the waste stream and manage the consequences when they do get in.
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2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
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Concurrent Sessions
- Reuse Amplified – Learn how to scale up reuse programs to effectively complement recycling in your area.
- Extended Producer Responsibility – An update on the HDR needs assessment and the implications for recycling and solid waste programs.
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| 3:20 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. |
Break and Exhibits Open
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| 3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
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Food Scraps Update – Two area operators share successes and lessons learned in the design and implementation of their programs.
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Solar Panels: Uh Oh…Where Do They Go? – A growing number of solar panels have begun to reach their end of life. Explore strategies to keep them out of the landfill.
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4:50 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
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Closing General Session - AI: The Next Generation of Solid Waste and Recycling Management – Learn how you can apply AI to solid waste/recycling decision-making and robotics to optimize processing and minimize contamination.
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5:35 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Crabfeast/Barbeque
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