Education & Events
For upcoming events, conferences, and webinars – check out the latest news below.
Upcoming MRN Events
Other Industry Events
Webinars:
The Maryland Department of the Environment’s Land and Materials Administration (LMA): COVID-19 Updates for Solid Waste Acceptance Facilities” – Friday, April 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. The presentation will touch on a number of topics relating to the State’s and industry’s response to the current health crisis, including procedures to request flexibility in operating hours or other conditions to meet changing needs, ways that MDE is tracking and can assist with the expected increased volume of certain waste streams associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and guidance on enforcement and compliance during the pandemic. After a short Powerpoint presentation, LMA staff will be available to answer questions. The presentation will be available via Google Hangouts at this link meet.google.com/wtw-awjg-cfi, or you can call in to +1 567-231-5325, PIN: 277 715 324# to listen. Powerpoint slides will be sent in advance of the presentation to all those who RSVP. Please RSVP to ed.dexter@maryland.gov.
Conferences:
NERC: Reboot Recycling – October 20-21, 2020 (NEW DATE), Rocky Hill, CT – It’s time to get off the fence and register for NERC’s Spring ’20 Conference. You only have until February 28 to take advantage of the early (discounted) registration rate. The Conference offers a great lineup of speakers and innovative topics to help us think out-of-the-box and reboot recycling!
Past Events
Click here for a recap of our 2019 Annual Conference
Click here for a recap of our 2018 Annual Conference
Click here for a recap of our 2017 Annual Conference
Click here for a recap of our 2016 Annual Conference
Click here for a recap of our 2015 Annual Conference
Click here for a recap of our 2014 Annual Conference
Click here for a recap of our 2013 Annual Conference
Click here to view a recap from Harvey Gershman’s October 2013 presentation “Costs: More or Less”
The Economics of U.S. Recycling Markets
Chaz Miller talks Economics of U.S. Recycling Markets with Maryland Recycling Network. Learn about raw materials, commodities, demand & supply, and more!
Electronics Recycling
Kitty McIlroy shares a brief overview of state programs, highlighting the differences between product stewardship and extended producer responsibility laws.
Yuck Old Paint: An Environmentally Sound Alternative
Raea Jean Leinster and Michelle Minstrell, from Yuck Old Paint, describe the company’s highly successful paint recovery program.
Markets Madness
Rock, paper, scissors…oil, plastic, gas…aluminum, iron, glass… What’s up? What’s down? Where’s it going? How might it affect your operation?
Recycling in Our Schools and Local Community Buildings
How well is your school training the next generation of recyclers? Are our students taking these habits home and into the community? This webinar offers ideas and options you can use to address these critical questions.
Anaerobic Digestion: Not a Black Box Technology Option
In this webinar, Lori Scozzafava, Vice President, Gershman, Brickner & Bratton (GBB), demystifies anaerobic digestion technology and discuss the factors that may make it a successful component in an integrated solid waste management system.
Maryland Recycling Act Overview
Dave Mrgich walks us through highlights of the Maryland Recycling Act from inception to the present. He will cover major provisions of the act, amendments & complimentary legislation (e.g. Electronics Recycling Program, 2013 Composting Bill, etc.), regulations, key metrics and results to date.
MRN Member Feature: Leanna Houser
In this webinar, MRN member Leana Houser, recycling services manager, Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus, takes us on a virtual tour of the campus recycling program.
Weis Markets’ Sustainability Success Story
Join us as Patti Olenick, ISSP-SA, Weis Markets’ Sustainability Manager, details the specific steps taken to achieve this significant milestone.
Disposers: An Alternative for Sustainable Organic Waste Management?
Michael Keleman explores this alternative to food scraps collection and composting currently being tested by cities such as Philadelphia.
If there’s a topic or speaker you’d like to see in one of our webinars, please click here to let us know.