Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -- Joe Wheeler State Park "River Room"

Expo Check-In and Exhibitor Setup

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8:00am - 4:00pm -- Exhibitor Setup

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12:00pm -- Custom Polymers Tour

(Address: 1764 Wilkinson Street, Athens, Alabama 35611)

Lunch provided

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2:30 pm -- Recycling 101 Workshop  - ADEM Recycling Staff

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5:30 pm -- Dinner / ARC Membership Meeting

Dinner provided

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Thursday, July 13, 2017 - Joe Wheeler State Park "River Room"

ARC Workshop Presentations

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Breakfast provided

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8:30 am -- Welcome Remarks;

Rachel Mansell, Alabama Recycling Coalition (ARC) President    

Richard Herston, Mayor of Town of Rogersville, Alabama

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8:40 am -- Recycling & Sustainability; NASA Marshall Space Flight Center;  

Roy Malone, Director of Center Operations - NASA MSFC Huntsville, AL

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9:15 am -- Recycling in Gulf Shores;

Noel Hand, City of Gulf Shores

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9:35 am -- Options for Electronic Waste;

Danny Skinner, Protec Recycling

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9:55 am -- Sustainability, Composting, and Recycling in a Rural Setting;

Kendra Burns, Camp McDowell Animal Manager

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10:10 am -- SESSION BREAK       Ice Cream Sundaes and Sodas

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10:20 am -- SERDC Alabama Recycle Study;

Will Sagar, Southeast Recycling Development Council

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10:35 am -- Moving Forward with Grants;

Gavin Adams, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)

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10:55 am -- Southern Exposure Film "Waste Not Want Not";

Alan Gurganus, Alabama Environmental Council (AEC)

 

11:15 am -- “Birmingham Recycling and Recovery – The Largest Recycling Hub in Alabama”

Leigh Shaffer, Birmingham Recycling and Recovery

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11:35 am -- Huntsville Recycling; "Blue Nation -- ALL IN ONE OFFICE"

David Cannon, Republic Services, Inc.

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12:00 pm -- Networking Lunch       

Fried Catfish, Pork Ribs, Chicken, Sides & Refreshments

Lunch provided

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1:15 pm -- Life Scientist, Food Waste Reduction and Composting 

Laura McMillan, EPA Region 4

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2:00 pm -- Outbound Adventure: Participants will ride together on an air-conditioned tour bus.

Florence Recycle Center, Solar Panels

Lauderdale County Tourism Cocktail Party (food/drink provided)

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Dinner on your own in downtown Florence

Meet at the bus for a ride back to Joe Wheeler State Park

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Friday, July 14, 2017 -- Joe Wheeler State Park "River Room"

ARC Workshop Presentations

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*Participants encouraged to checkout before the workshop begins*

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Breakfast provided

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8:15 am -- 30 ideas in 30 minutes Education Panel;

David Barr, Joe Wheeler State Park;      Ashley Chambers, City of Tuscaloosa; 

Alan Gurganus, Alabama Environmental Council;      Nicole Reyes, City of Guntersville;

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8:45 am -- Waste Streams to Products: Engineers to the Rescue!

Corrine Hayes, Applied Chemical Technology

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9:00 am -- Regional and National Updates from SERDC;

Will Sagar, SERDC

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9:15 am -- State of Tennessee

Larry Christley; Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation 

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9:30 am -- Baler Equipment Panel Discussion;

Mike Smith, Max Pak Baler;        Jim Loeffler, Marathon Equipment

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10:00 am -- Closing Remarks and Door Prizes (must be present to win!)

 

Dismiss for optional tour and group lunch outing

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11:00 am - SCA Tissue Plant Tour 

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12:30 pm - Rattlesnake Saloon for Lunch

Lunch on your own 

 

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