The NRC's Annual Congress & Expo provides CURC members a chance to get on-going recycling training, peer networking, and specific information geared towards educational institutions. Featuring speaker presentations, roundtable discussions, networking time and exhibitor information all at one venue. More information on the past sessions and notes, if available, can be found below.
Each year, NRC works with CURC to built a mini-program designed especially for college and university recycling professionals within our full conference agenda. More information on workshops, tours, and eductational sessions at NRC's 26th Annual Congress & Expo in Denver, Colorado, September 16-19, 2007, will be available in the coming months on this website and at
www.recyclingconference.org.
http://www.recyclingconferece.org/index-2006.htm
Delving into C&D Waste: Lessons from College Campus Construction
College Campuses are a microcosm of small cities. Construction projects, maintenance and remodels are a daily occurrence. Join in to see how college recyclers delve into construction waste management while additionally incorporating recycling systems into projects. See how recycling is the foot in the door on green building.
Moderator:
B.J. Tipton, Univeristy of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) [Download
Notes #1 - 1.0 MB PPT,
Notes #2 - 836, PPT]
Speakers:
Sarah Myers, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) [
Download Notes - 1.4 MB PDF]
David Jones, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Mark Lennon, The Institution Recycling Network (Concord, NH) [
Download Notes- 1.2 KB]
Recyclemania: The Premier College Campus Waste Reduction Competition
Recyclemania is a national competition that currently involves over a million college students from 93 schools in 34 states. Join representatives from the Recyclemania Steering Committee to talk about participating, meeting challenges, and sharing successes. Participate in providing feedback on your campus involvement in Recyclemania. Learn how to get involved in this exciting competition and how to master contest reporting and material tracking. We'll wrap up this session with the 2006 Recyclemania Awards Ceremony.
Moderator:
Rob Gogan, Harvard University Operations (Cambridge, MA)
Speakers:
Judi Gard, Pima County Community College District (Tucson, AZ)
Debbie Hanson, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Barb Kviz, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Ed Newman, Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Notes from presentation by Special Ops Media on the college market (1.5 MB PPT)
Sustainable Food Waste Composting Programs: College Campuses and Beyond
Whether in schools, colleges, hospitals, business complexes or restaurants, food service operations are large contributors to institutional and municipal waste streams. Meet with college professionals on the next frontier for waste management strategies-food waste recovery through waste reduction and composting.
Moderator:
Marc Darling, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY) [
Download Notes, 806 KB PPT]
Speakers:
Jack Debell, University of Colorado Recycling Services (Boulder, CO) [
Download Notes - 2.79 MB PPT]
Mary Jensen, Keene State College (Keene, NH)
Christine Von Kolnitz, Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC)
Notes 1 - 135 KB PPT
Notes 2 - 59 KB PDF
Notes 3 - 18 KB PDF
Notes 4 - 20 KB Word
Notes 5 - 393 KB PDF
Meet the Future: A College & University Roundtable with Generation R
(Interactive, discussion-oriented session - Notes may be limited or non-existent)
Are college students ramping up their recycling or are they rejecting it? Are the nation's future leaders knowledgeable and interested enough to advance recycling after graduation? What can be done by recycling industry representatives and campus recycling officials to assure our future is sound? Join this insightful discussion between NRC's College and University Recycling Council and seasoned industry professionals. Learn what's ticking in the minds of our youth and how you can benefit. Find ways to source secondary materials, sell goods and services, tap academic resources, sponsor your alma mater, and find future employees.
Facilitator:
Jack DeBell, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)
College Campus Recycling Programs: Digging Below the Surface
College campuses are microcosms of the greater community and harbor impressive opportunities for waste recovery. College recycling programs are leading the way through modeling innovative waste reduction practices that are being replicated by communities, businesses, government and industry. Learn how college recycling programs are addressing several challenging issues.
Moderator:
Mark Darling, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY) [Download Notes - 940 KB PPT]
Speakers:
Erica Spiegel, University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) [Download Notes - 3.1 MB PPT]
Lin King, University of California (Davis, CA)
Judi Sloane Dunn, Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Dr. Juliet Beirling, Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY)
Recyclemania at Colleges and Universities
Presented by NRC’s College and University Recycling Council
Colleges generate a variety of waste streams from industrial to residential. This session highlights an innovative inter- and intra-collegiate recycling competition with students who live in on-campus residence halls and apartments. This competition has been growing in the past four years while recovering hundreds of thousands of pounds of materials. It also serves as an opportunity to educate tens of thousands of college students to reduce their waste for the long haul. This creative competition can be used in a variety of applications to reach diverse groups of people and organizations.
Moderator:
Robyn Hathcock, University of Oregon
Speakers:
Deb Hanson, University of Arizona [Download Notes - 8.5 MB PPT]
Ed Newman, Ohio University [Download Notes - 3.3 MB PPT]
Stan van Velsor, Southwest Missouri State University [Download Notes - 516 KB PPT]