2017 Expo Agenda (times subject to change)
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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