Eighth Annual Conference : Carpet America Recovery Effort

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.

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Conference Presentation Slides

Monday, April 26

Tuesday, April 27

Wednesday, April 28

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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)