Sessions and the Expert Speakers at the 2015 MORA Conference
For complete biographies on the Featured Speakers and Presenters at the 2015 MORA Conference, click the Conference Speaker Bios document.
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Thank you to all our speakers and presenters!
To view the session presentations, click on the Speaker's name.
To view the session presentations, click on the Speaker's name.
Setting the Green Standard in Event Planning
Jean Ponzi, Mo Botanical Garden- Sustainability
Lydia Gibson, Sustainability Planner
M Mary Patterson, St Louis County Dept. of Public Health
Tracking Waste in The Commercial Sector
Sadie Gardner, Bridging the Gap
Shane Rizzo, Union Station, KCMO
M Patty Overman, Service Recycling
Investing in Recycling
Chris Ladd, Closed Loop Fund
M Kristin Allan Tipton, EIERA
Making Recycling Education Easy, Fun & More Successful
Diane Doster, Recyclebank
Matt Riggs, MARC Solid Waste Management District
M Mona Menezes, City of Branson
Keynote Address
Tom Szaky, TerraCycle
Greening The Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon Hamilton, Kansas City Chiefs
Fighting Waste Food
Lisa Ousley, After The Harvest
Craig Colbert, Harvesters
M Matt Riggs, MARC Solid Waste Management District
Overdressed: The Shocking High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Elizabeth Cline, Author
M Matt Riggs, MARC Solid Waste Management District
From Grass Roots to High Tech. There's More Than One Way to Manage Organics
Daniel Heryer, BADSEED Farmers Market
Jim Frisch, Purina Animal Nutrition Center
Noelle Harmon, Carbon Cycle Energy
M Sara Ryan, St Louis Composting
Know Your Hazardous Waste Issues
Rob Didriksen, Missouri State Recycling Program
Tony Pierce, MO DNR Hazardous Waste Program
M Kara Taylor, City of Lee's Summit
Food Too Good To Waste
Jim Callier, EPA Region VII
M Lisa McDaniel, MARC Solid Waste Management District
The Recycling Extravaganza
Tim Blakeslee, City of Parkville
Jim Twigg, City of Overland Park
M Kara Taylor, City of Lee's Summit
Wait! That's My Baloney Sandwich! Cafeteria Composting KC Style
Sheri Wilson, Project Central
M Christina Eglich, Missouri Organic Recycling
C&D Debris: What to do When "it" Goes Up or Comes Down
Brian Alferman, Burns & McDonnell Engineering
John Davis, LEDR Recycling
M Ruth Anne Parrot, West Central Solid Waste Management District
Understanding Recycling Markets
Steel and Metal Markets - Dave Keeling, Steel Recycling Institute
Plastic Markets - Patty Moore, Moore Recycling Associates
Glass Recycling - Michelle Goth, Ripple Glass
Fiber Markets - Dave Komer, Cook Paper
M Jeremy Wolf, Deffenbaugh Recycling
Measuring Success: Three Perspectives on Recycling and Diversion Rates
Brenda Audrey, MO Dept. of Natural Resources- Solid Waste Program
Jeff Walker, KS Dept. of Health and Environment
Lisa McDaniel, MARC Solid Waste Management District
Angie Gehlert, Missouri Recycling Association
E-Waste Roundtable
Tony Kirieg, Midwest Recycling Center (MRC)
Bob Akers, Surplus Exchange
Roy Meredith, Meredith Recycling
Luke Westerman, Computer Recycling Center
M Tony Pierce, MO DNR Hazardous Waste Program
Jean Ponzi, Mo Botanical Garden- Sustainability
Lydia Gibson, Sustainability Planner
M Mary Patterson, St Louis County Dept. of Public Health
Tracking Waste in The Commercial Sector
Sadie Gardner, Bridging the Gap
Shane Rizzo, Union Station, KCMO
M Patty Overman, Service Recycling
Investing in Recycling
Chris Ladd, Closed Loop Fund
M Kristin Allan Tipton, EIERA
Making Recycling Education Easy, Fun & More Successful
Diane Doster, Recyclebank
Matt Riggs, MARC Solid Waste Management District
M Mona Menezes, City of Branson
Keynote Address
Tom Szaky, TerraCycle
Greening The Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon Hamilton, Kansas City Chiefs
Fighting Waste Food
Lisa Ousley, After The Harvest
Craig Colbert, Harvesters
M Matt Riggs, MARC Solid Waste Management District
Overdressed: The Shocking High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Elizabeth Cline, Author
M Matt Riggs, MARC Solid Waste Management District
From Grass Roots to High Tech. There's More Than One Way to Manage Organics
Daniel Heryer, BADSEED Farmers Market
Jim Frisch, Purina Animal Nutrition Center
Noelle Harmon, Carbon Cycle Energy
M Sara Ryan, St Louis Composting
Know Your Hazardous Waste Issues
Rob Didriksen, Missouri State Recycling Program
Tony Pierce, MO DNR Hazardous Waste Program
M Kara Taylor, City of Lee's Summit
Food Too Good To Waste
Jim Callier, EPA Region VII
M Lisa McDaniel, MARC Solid Waste Management District
The Recycling Extravaganza
Tim Blakeslee, City of Parkville
Jim Twigg, City of Overland Park
M Kara Taylor, City of Lee's Summit
Wait! That's My Baloney Sandwich! Cafeteria Composting KC Style
Sheri Wilson, Project Central
M Christina Eglich, Missouri Organic Recycling
C&D Debris: What to do When "it" Goes Up or Comes Down
Brian Alferman, Burns & McDonnell Engineering
John Davis, LEDR Recycling
M Ruth Anne Parrot, West Central Solid Waste Management District
Understanding Recycling Markets
Steel and Metal Markets - Dave Keeling, Steel Recycling Institute
Plastic Markets - Patty Moore, Moore Recycling Associates
Glass Recycling - Michelle Goth, Ripple Glass
Fiber Markets - Dave Komer, Cook Paper
M Jeremy Wolf, Deffenbaugh Recycling
Measuring Success: Three Perspectives on Recycling and Diversion Rates
Brenda Audrey, MO Dept. of Natural Resources- Solid Waste Program
Jeff Walker, KS Dept. of Health and Environment
Lisa McDaniel, MARC Solid Waste Management District
Angie Gehlert, Missouri Recycling Association
E-Waste Roundtable
Tony Kirieg, Midwest Recycling Center (MRC)
Bob Akers, Surplus Exchange
Roy Meredith, Meredith Recycling
Luke Westerman, Computer Recycling Center
M Tony Pierce, MO DNR Hazardous Waste Program