8th Annual CARE Conference – April 26 – 28, 2010
La Posada De, Santa Fe, NM
The CARE 8th Annual Conference was held April 26 – 28, 2010 at the La Posada De, Santa Fe, NM.
- Press Releases & Announcements
- Conference Presentation Slides
- Conference Pictures
- Conference Agenda
- Conference Sponsors
Press Releases & Announcements
- Annual CARE Award Winners Announced – Shaw Industries and Georgina Sikorski Receive Honors
- Carpet America Reocvery Effort Releases 2009 Annual Report
- Starnet Worldwide and Resource Commercial Flooring Receive CARE Award
- 2009 CARE Annual Report
Conference Presentation Slides
Monday, April 26
- CARE 8th Annual Report
- State of CARE
- MOU 2002: The History
- About the 2012 – 2022 MOU for CARE
- The 10 Obstacles to a Successful Stewardship Program
- Post Consumer Paint Management ACA Perspective
- Product Stewardship and Carpet, The Next Step
Tuesday, April 27
- Extended Producer Responsibility and CARE
- Carpet Recycling in the Northwest
- Recycling Programs in New Mexico
- UNICOR Reclamation Opportunities
- Structural Composites from Waste Carpet
- Sustainable Filler Products for the Carpet Industry
- Shaw Re2E Reclaim to Energy
- Carpet Manufacturing and Recycling in California
- Carpet to Plastics Product Opportunities
- Collector – Link #1 of the Value Chain
- Shearing Post-Consumer Carpet
- Engineering Resins
Wednesday, April 28
Conference Pictures
Conference Agenda
| Wednesday, April 26 | |
| 8:00 – 12:00 | Registration |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Welcome, Review of Today’s Agenda, Intro to the La Posada Resort Speaker – Frank Hurd |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | CARE 2009 Annual Report Speaker – Frank Hurd |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | State of CARE Speaker – Georgina Sikorski |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | MOU 2002, the History and MOU 2012, the Next Steps in Carpet Stewardship Speakers – Matt Ewadinger, Manager, NC RBAC |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Break |
| Overview of Recycling Industries | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Rechargeable Battery Association Speakers – Carl Smith, PresidentModerator – Anne Peters |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | American Coatings Association Speakers – Dave Darling, Director Environmental AffairsModerator – Anne Peters |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Product Stewardship Institute Speakers – Scott Cassel, Executive DirectorModerator – Anne Peters |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | Questions & Answers Moderator – Anne Peters |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Members Cocktail Reception |
| Thursday, April 27 | |
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Review of Today’s Agenda, Housekeeping Speaker – Frank Hurd |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | CARE Member Business Meeting Speaker – Frank Hurd |
| Effectively Using CARE Marketing Materials Speaker – Jeremy Stroop | |
| Drivers for Carpet Reclamation | |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Extended Producer Responsibility Speaker – Jennifer Mendez |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Carpet Recycling in the Northwest – Developing Infrastructure, Growing Local Businesses, Getting Value from Materials Speaker – Shirli Axelrod, Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle Public Utilities |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Recycling Programs in New Mexico Speakers – English Bird, Executive Director, Recycle New Mexico |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | UNICOR Reclamation Opportunities Speaker – John Roderique, UNICOR |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| Technical Presentations | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Evaluation of Surface Treatment Methods to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Composites Fabricated from Waste Carpet Speaker – Abhishek Jain, Oklahoma State University |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Polar Materials – C2C Fillers Speaker – Joe Keating, President, Polar Materials |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Re2E – Another Innovation in Shaw’s Post Consumer Carpet Solution Portfolio Speaker – Shaw Industries Representative |
| 12:00 – 1:45 | Lunch and Keynote Speaker Speaker – Anthony Minite, President of Bentley Prince Street |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Suppliers’ Exhibits and Raffle, Exhibit Hall |
| 3:00 – 5:00 | Carpet to Plastics Product Opportunities Moderator – Frank Endrenyi, President, Sustainable MaterialSolutions |
| Collector Speaker – Dee Cassell, Business Manager, Texas Carpet Recycling | |
| Processor Speaker – Sean Ragiel, CarpetCycle | |
| Compounder Speaker – Butch Crawford, Wellman | |
| Parts Manufacturer Speaker – Frank Endrenyi, President, Sustainable MaterialSolutions | |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | Break |
| 5:30 – 7:30 | CARE Awards ReceptionCARE Awards – Recycler of the Year, CARE Person of the Year, Partners’ AwardsRecognition for Excellence |
| Friday, April 28 | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Review of Today’s Agenda, Housekeeping Speaker – Frank Hurd |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Global Outlook for Recycling |
| Canadian Carpet Reclamation Effort (CCRE) Speaker -Stephen Verhoeff, President, ISO Canada | |
| Modular Carpet Recycling Speaker – Ron Simonetti, President | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | US Mill Roundtable, Q&A with Attendees Moderator – Georgina Sikorski |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Wrap Up, Adjourn Speaker – Frank Hurd |
| 12:00 | MOU Meeting Starts (Invitation Only) |
Thank you to our conference sponsors:






