12th Annual Recycling & Sustainability Summit
Attend the educational tracks that will focus on many areas of interest to recyclers in Texas, with particular emphasis on financial sustainability and market trends. Aside from Summit being a great educational and networking opportunity, your participation in this year's event will also contribute to the revitalization of the unique Texas treasure that is Galveston, devastated by Hurricane Ike less than 8 months ago. For schedule and track information please visit www.recyclingstar.org
From the Executive Director:
STAR is pleased to welcome Representative Dr. Alma Allen from District 131 in Houston as our newest confirmed attendee for the 81st Session Legislative Review and Roundtable. We were proud to support her efforts to pass HB4056 which would have established a collection and recycling program for mercury-added thermostats. Although it was regrettably not passed this session, we hope to work together to see this and other important recycling legislation made a reality in 2011.
Don't forget, aside from Summit being a great educational and networking opportunity, your participation in this year's event will also contribute to the revitalization of the unique Texas treasure that is Galveston, devastated by Hurricane Ike less than 8 months ago. The STAR is proud to donate a portion of Summit proceeds on behalf of our attendees and sponsors, to the City of Galveston Recycling Facility which was destroyed by the storm.
Our keynote speaker will be Jerry Powell, President of Resource Recycling, Inc., recognized leader in recycling news and information as owner of Resource Recycling, Plastics Recycling Update, E-Scrap News, and editor of Resource Recycling.
The educational tracks will focus on many areas of interest to recyclers in Texas, with particular emphasis on financial sustainability and market trends. Track topics include:
Fiscal Support & Sustainability:
Economics of Recycling and the Cyclical History of Waste Commodities
Exploring Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial Challenges and Opportunities of Rural Community Recycling
How the Big Cities Make it Work - Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston & San Antonio
Avenues to State and Federal Funding - Grants from SECO to Stimulus
Emerging Ideas & Technology:
Organic Recycling From Water Quality to Renewable Energy
Utilizing Space - Solar Energy Landfills, Habitat Restoration, Green Building Technologies
Behavior Modification through Education, Competition, and Incentives
Teamwork Works - Events and Marketing, Zero-Waste and HHW Collection
Planning for the Worst - Natural Disasters to Climate Change
Commodity Markets:
Plastics, Glass, Paper, Construction & Demolition, Organics, etc...
Building a Better Consumer:
Education and Behavior Change
Responsibility and Regulation
Large Business Goes Green
Sustainable Communities
Green Purchasing: Policy and Reality
Once again, we hope you will join us in this fabulous opportunity to learn, grow and give back to this big, beautiful state we call home.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Maia Corbitt, Executive Director
