10th Annual CARE Conference – April 25 – 27, 2012
Loews Coronado Bay, Coronado, CA
The CARE 10th Annual Conference was held April 25 – 27, 2012 at the Loews Coronado Bay, Coronado, CA
Press Releases & Announcements
- CARE 2011 Annual Report Shows Diversion Comparable to 2010; Membership Up Nearly 20 Percent
- CARE Honors Innovators at 10th Annual Conference
- 2011 Annual Report
Conference Presentation Slides
- CARE Treasurer’s Report
- Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation
- CARE Certified Collectors
- California AB 2398 Results
- 2012 Construction Outlook and Sustainable Construction Opportunities
- Update on Plastics Industry
- Advanced Recycling Issues
Conference Agenda
| Wednesday, April 25 | |
| 8:00 – 12:00 | Registration |
| Official Start of Conference | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Welcome, Review of Today’s Agenda, Intro to Loews Coronado Bay Speaker – Werner Braun |
| 1:30 – 3:00 | CARE Market Place Forum, Materials Sought, Materials Available, Services Sought, Services Available Moderator – Sean Ragiel, CarpetCycle Speakers – Attendees |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 – 4:15 | CARE 2011 Annual Report and State of CARE Speaker – Georgina W Sikorski |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | CARE Treasurer’s Report Speaker – Steven Williams, Milliken |
| 4:30 – 5:30 | Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation Speakers – Jennifer Mendez |
| 5:30 – 6:00 | Break |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | CARE Members Cocktail Reception |
| 7:30 | Dinner Out with CARE Members |
| Thursday, April 26 | |
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Review of Today’s Agenda, Housekeeping Speaker – Werner Braun |
| 8:15 – 8:45 | CARE Member Business Meeting Speaker – Werner Braun |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | CARE 2012 Membership Speaker – Anthony Cline |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | CARE Certified Collectors Speaker – Thomas Holland, Texas Carpet Recycling |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 | California AB 2398 Overview Moderator – Kathy Frevert, CalRecycle Panel Discussion – Fareed Ferhut, CalRecycle; Ryan Bradford, The Carpet Collectors; Heidi Sanborn, California Product Stewardship Council; Georgina Sikorski, CARE |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Update on Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Speakers – Jonathan Levy, ISRI, Director, Member Services |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | CARE Top 4 Priorities Moderator – Werner Braun Speakers – Chairs from each Sub team- (1) Marketing Outreach (2) New Products and Markets (3) Improving Yields (4) PET Opportunities |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Keynote: 2012 Construction Outlook and Sustainable Construction Opportunities Speaker – Keven McCook, McGraw Hill |
| 1:45 – 2:00 | Break |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Suppliers’ Exhibits and Raffle, Exhibit Hall |
| New Products and Technologies | |
| 3:00 – 4:30 | Update on Plastics Industry Speaker – Frank Endrenyi, Assets UnlimitedAdvanced Recycling Issues Speaker – Ron Sherga, SherresultsRecycling Post-Consumer Carpet into Wood Polymer Composite Deck Boards Speaker – David E. Murdock, Fiberon LLC & Materials Innovations, LLC An Effective Way to Recover Post Consumer Carpet Face Fiber |
| 6:30 – 8:30 | CARE Awards Reception CARE Awards – Recycler of the Year, CARE Person of the Year, Partners’ Awards Moderator – Werner Braun |
| Friday, April 27 | |
| 7:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Review of Today’s Agenda, Housekeeping Speaker – Werner Braun |
| 8:15 – 8:30 | Canadian Carpet Recovery Effort (CCRE) Update Speaker – Joseph Hall, CCRE |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | US Mill Roundtables Moderator – Werner Braun Speakers – Larry Cook, Beaulieu; Eric Nelson, Interface; Paul Murray, Shaw; Lynn Preston, Tandus; Russ Delozier, J&J Industries; Joe Yarbrough, Mohawk; Philip Ivey, Milliken |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Q&A with Attendees |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Wrap Up Speaker – Werner Braun |
| 10:30 | Adjourn |
| 11:30 | Golf Tournament |
Thank you to our conference sponsors:
Sustainability Leadership:
Green:
Corporate:
Friends of CARE:
