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Alabama Recycling Coalition

2023 Conference & Expo

August 23-25, 2023 

Pelham Civic Complex, Greater Birmingham Area, AL

500 Amphitheater Rd, Pelham, AL 35124

 

​Wednesday, August 23: Pelham Civic Complex

 

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm --  Registration and Exhibitor Setup

 

2:00 - 4:00 pm -- Grant Writing Panel

  • Matt James, Grant Development Manager, The Recycling Partnership

  • Lauren Grace Johnson, Alabama Recycling Fund Grant Team - ADEM

  • Rick Kelsey, Alabama Recycling Fund Grant Manager – ADEM

  • Dr. Shenghua Wu, Associate Professor, University of South Alabama

 

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm  -- Networking Reception

Gather with ARC members, vendors, and friends over drinks & hors d'oeuvres

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm -- Annual Meeting & Dinner 

  • Virginia Banister, ARC President, Alabama Beverage Association President

  • Charmayne Watson, ARC Treasurer, Greif Inc.

  • Haywood Dozier, ARC Membership Chair, Waste Recycling Inc.

  • Rachel Koonce, Alabama Recycling Coalition, Executive Director

 

Thursday, August 24: Pelham Civic Complex​​

Coffee and pastries will be served

 

8:00 am -- Registration Table Opens

 

9:00 am -- Opening Remarks

  • Alabama Recycling Coalition President, Virginia Banister

  • City of Irondale, Mayor James Stewart


 

9:15 am -- Recycling Collection & Processing Panel

  • Terri Graham, Baldwin County, Solid Waste Director

  • Phil Davis, LaBella Associates, Senior Engineer and Regulatory Affairs Director

  • Leigh Shaffer, Birmingham Recycling & Recovery, Sales Manager

  • Matt Harris, Marathon Equipment, Senior Sales Manager

  • Don Bates, The Osprey Initiative, President

  • Panel Q&A

 

Exhibitor Spotlight/Refreshment Break 

 

10:30 am -- Markets & Industry Insights Panel

  • Stephanie Baker, KW Plastics, Director of Market Development,

  • April Carlock, Greif inc., Sales and Fiber Procurement Manager 

  • Franziska Trautmann, Glass Half Full, CEO

  • Panel Q&A

 

Exhibitor Spotlight/Break


 

12:00 pm -- National Keynote Speaker & Lunch

  • Charlotte Pitt, Recycling Partnership, Director of Grant Development


 

1:30 - 3:30 pm -- Alabama Recycling Grant Fund Awards

Alabama Department of Environmental Management will present 64 BIG checks funding over 7 million dollars of recycling infrastructure and recycling programs in Alabama. 


 

Exhibitor Spotlight


 

4:00 - 5:00  pm -- Recycling Celebration 

As the day ends, heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served for networking and to celebrate recycling in Alabama.  


 

 ​Friday, August 25 : Pelham Civic Complex 

Coffee and pastries will be served.

 

9:00 - 10:30 am 

  • Environmental Protection Agency

    • Barbara Alfano, PCB & Sustainability Section Manager

  • Alabama Department of Environmental Management

    • Rick Kelsey, Chief Materials Management Section,Solid Waste Branch


 

Exhibitor Door Prizes

 

 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Tour Opportunity to the UAB Solar House

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All interested in touring the Solar House will meet at 11:00 am at UAB

1637 11th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205

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