Recycling Comes Full Circle Missouri Recycling Association 15th Annual Conference September 10 - 12, 2012 In Partnership with COAM Hilton St. Louis Frontenac St. Louis, Missouri Together… P.O. Box 2144 Old Elam Avenue Jefferson City, MO 65102 we can make a difference Valley Park, MO 63088 573-491-4255 636-861-3344 www.MORA.org www.coam-mo.com St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District WELCOME TO ST. LOUIS! Proud sponsor of MORA’s 15th Annual Conference! 2012 MORA Conference in Partnership with COAM Recycling expands our economy, protects our environment and strengthens our communities. The St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District is proud to sponsor the efforts of all the individuals, organizations, businesses and communities dedicated to making Missouri a better place to live, work and play. Serving the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Jefferson County and St. Charles County St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District 7525 Sussex Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63143 314-645-6753 www.swmd.net Welcome Welcome to the 2012 Missouri Recycling Association Conference! The chasing arrows we all recognize as the recycling symbol are a great reminder that for recycling to be recycling, it really does have to come full circle. It isn’t until materials that are collected are processed, used in manufacturing a new product, and returned to the economic mainstream that we can say the job is done. And even then, the process just starts all over again. With so much activity, it is easy to see that it does take all of us to make a difference. Recycling in Missouri is a fabulous partnership of citizens, businesses, not-for-profits and governments – all working together. This year’s conference planning team enjoyed one of those “working together” processes as we joined up with COAM to organize the event. While we have retained many of the characteristics of our usual conference experience, this collaboration means that there are a lot of new things to choose from as well. I want to personally thank each of you for attending this year’s conference, and for bringing your own expertise and perspective to each of our sessions. Our conference activities are fabulous as designed, but they are at their best when our membership is fully engaged – just another example of how together, we make a difference! Kristin Allan Tipton MORA Board President REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE Containers provided by Blue Skies Recycling and Clear Stream Recycling for all your recycling and composting needs! Quick View General Sessions .............................. 2 New in 2012! ...................................... 3 Events/Activities/Functions ..... 3/4/5/11 Workshops & Tours ........................ 6-7 Schedule ......................................... 8-9 Meals & Refreshments .................... 10 Exhibit Hall Hours ............................ 10 Concurrent Sessions .................. 12-14 1335 South Lindbergh St. Louis, MO 63131 Award Recipients ............................. 15 314-993-1100 Speaker Bios .............................. 16-20 Sponsors & Exhibitors ................ 21-23 MORA 2012 Conference 1 General Sessions ~ Featured & Guest Speakers The Campus as a City: Waste Diversion at Washington University Tuesday, Sept. 11, 12:00 – 1:30 Ambassadeur Ballroom Washington University’s campuses span over 400 acres and include the traditional Danforth campus, the high-rise Medical School complex, dense student housing districts, and satellite campuses. This landscape includes large dining facilities, thousands of offices, thousands of residential units, hundreds of laboratories, and many large university facilities. The university community consists of nearly 12,000 staff members and over 13,000 students all of whom are consumers of goods and producers of waste. As part of Washington University’s commitment to sustainability, campus leadership has embarked on a multi-year effort to significantly reduce the University’s landfill waste. Phil Valko and Jill Duncan will present on these efforts which include a recent switch to single stream recycling, a bottle water ban, pre- consumer and post-consumer composting, converting spent fryer oil to biodiesel, construction waste diversion, near zero waste large events, and a myriad of special programs. Recent successes include diverting over 1 million pounds of artificial turf from the landfill and composting over 100,000 pounds of food waste. Phil and Jill will discuss the strides that Washington University is making, the obstacles the University has encountered in its effort to divert materials, as well as some exciting new programs that are being developed. 1.5 CEU hrs Featured Speakers: Phil Valko, Washington University, Director of Sustainability and Jill Duncan, Bon Appetit, Director of Marketing and Communications. Moderator: Ashley Bement, St. Louis Composting. Thank you to Republic Services for sponsoring this session. (Silver Sponsor) Storm Debris Management Wednesday, Sept. 12, 9:45 – 11:30 Ambassadeur Ballroom The Class V tornado that tore through Joplin in May of 2011 left a trail of devastation from which the Missouri town is still recovering. Out of that disaster though rose an organized effort for managing the storm debris, particularly for material recovery and recycling. In this session, experts will speak to their role in the lessons learned of the material recovery and recycling efforts made in the weeks and months following the disaster. A representative from EPA will speak to the overall organization of the effort and their role in disaster situations such as the tornado. A COAM representative will speak to the recovery and recycling of organics, particularly as it relates to down trees. An MRC representative will speak to their role as it related to electronics recovery and other items such as appliances. Finally, a representative from Joplin will speak as to her role as the local recycling coordinator for the City of Joplin. 1.75 CEU hrs Guest Speakers: John Frey, Environmental Protection Agency; Ryan Wilkey, Director of Business Development, MRC; Patrick Geraty, President/Owner, St. Louis Composting; Mary Anne Phillips, Joplin Recycling Coordinator & Storm Water Education Manager. Moderator: Bill Guinther, Noboleis Winery Thank you to the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District for sponsoring this session. (Diamond Sponsor) 2 MORA in Partnership with COAM Auctions & NEW this Year! AUCTIONS BIDID EARLY! Tuesday BIDID OFTEN! Ambassadeur Ballroom Silent Auction Live Auction 3:30 – 7:00 7:00 – 8:00 Many items available during the Silent Auction. Prepare for a wildly entertaining Live Auction with MORA member auctioneers, Tim Warren, Call2Recycle and Kristin Allan-Tipton, EIERA! All proceeds benefit MORA. Cash, check and credit card accepted. All items must be claimed and paid for at end of auction. Unclaimed items will be collected and stored for conference auction 2013. Thank you to those who contributed items to the auctions. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. MORA’s Newest FUN‐draising Continuing Education Activity! W! NE W! Units (CEUs) NE Monday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm You will receive a “passport” during registration to Ambassadeur Ballroom collect hours for CEUs at University of Missouri St. Louis. Attend 10 hours of training during the Play BINGO for prizes! conference and receive one hour credit at UMSL! Cards cost $5 each. Play Ask your moderator or workshop instructor to sign two hours on one card! your passport. Sign the attendance sheet and the Purchase as many cards rest is up to you! Details included on the back of your as you like to increase your passport. chance of winning. Need a LEED continuing education unit? Attend the Wear your conference Construction & Demolition session to receive CEU T-shirt and get one bingo from US Green Building Council. Certificate of card FREE! Attendance required for credit. All proceeds benefit MORA. W! NE MORA T‐Shirts! Buy your conference T-shirt at the registration desk! Only $15! All proceeds go to MORA. MORA 2012 Conference 3 Hilton Welcomes MORA & COAM Recycling Becomes Me Monday, 5:00 – 6:00 Ambassadeur Ballroom Experience some of the fun components of St. Louis County’s Recycling Becomes Me educational The Friendly Henrys campaign created by the national Curbside Value Sunday, 6:00 – 7:00 Partnership. This campaign Le Café features a recycling cart Segway and photo Spend Sunday evening with Early Bird MORA and opportunities to show how COAM members enjoying complimentary beverages Recycling Becomes YOU! and appetizers courtesy of Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. The acoustic trio of guitar, mandolin and upright bass will set your hands to clappin’ and toes to tappin’ with The Friendly Henrys, rendition of early jazz, tradi- tional country, folk and bluegrass harmonies. Monday, 5:30 – 6:00 Ambassadeur Ballroom Eco Elvis! You will marvel at Eco Elvis as he sings recycled Live! versions of the King’s songs. Song titles include: Viva Las Vegans (Viva Las Vegas), On Stage! Burnin’ Globe (Burning Love), and Compost Hotel (Heartbreak Hotel). Hurry to the stage before Eco Elvis leaves the building! 4 MORA in Partnership with COAM Screening of Dirt! The Movie Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:15 Frontenac Join COAM Members during the screening of Dirt! The Movie, sponsored by Schlafly Brand Beer. DIRT! The Movie–directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow–takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and under-appreciated source of fertility–from its miraculous beginning to its crip- pling degradation. Enjoy your Schlafly Beer and Dirt! The Movie – a movie simply about DIRT! Awards Banquet Tuesday, 5:30 – 7:00 Ambassadeur Ballroom Join us in celebrating the past year’s award-winning successes in recycling and composting. Congratulations to this year’s 12 award recipients! (see page 15) Recycled glass awards provided by Strategic Materials, Inc. St. Louis, MO. Thank you to the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District for sponsoring this event. (Diamond Sponsor) Sponsor Recognition Tuesday, 12:00 – 12:30 Ambassadeur Ballroom The Missouri Recycling Association would like to show our appreciation to ALL conference sponsors during this time of recognition.