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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.
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

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