Past Conferences

WSRA Conference & Trade Show

Past Conferences: 

 2019 | 2018| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

Presentations

Building for Success: Using Code to Improve Multifamily Recycling

Speakers: Angela Wallis; Seattle Public Utilities, Sarah Kirby; Metro Oregon, Jenna McInnis; City of Kirkland, Andrea Lei; Cascadia Consulting

PowerPoint Presentations:

• WSRA_AOR Presentation 2019_MF Code.pdf
• WSRA_MF_METRO_final
• MF Code Conference Presentation
• Cascadia WSRA AOR 2019_MF Policy and Code

Let’s Get Serious about Conscious Consumerism
Speakers: Elizabeth Szorad; Recology CleanScapes, Geneviece; EcoCollective, Summer Hill; Ecollective, Shawn Hill; Liberty Bottleworks, Anakumpa Freedom Gupta-Fonner; Design by Freedom
No PowerPoint presentations available at this time.

Contamination Reduction
Speakers: Laura Tucker, Jefferson County Public Health, Meggan Uecker, Clallam County,
No PowerPoint presentations available at this time.

Shared Space Collection: Tracking, Trainings and Tools to Reduce Contamination and Increase Participation
Speakers: Hannah Scholes; Waste Management, Karissa Jones; Waste Management
Part 1:Title: Multifamily Composting “Simple Steps to Success”
Part 2: Title: Solutions for Shared Spaces: Tracking Diversion when you have a Shared Container
Speakers: Deanne Fultz; Engie, Chelsi Tryon ; Engie
No presentations available at this time.

Reducing Food Waste in Schools
Speakers: Dale Alekel; King County Solid Waste, Erin Hislop; Triangle Associates, Kendra Tyler; US EPA Region 10
No presentations available at this time.

Sorting Through Data: Elevating our waste diversion programs by understanding how our campus generates and disposes of waste.
Speaker: Liz Gignilliat; UW Recycling, University of Washington
WSRA 4-29-19 Sorting Through Data

Policies to address the Recycling Crisis, Waste Reduction, and other Issues
Speaker: Heather Trim; Zero Waste Washington, Paul Jewell; Sego Jackson, Alli Kingsicher; Dept. of Ecology
WSRA Conference Presentation 04.30.19

Cart Tags for a Less Contaminated Tomorrow
Speaker/s: Lindsay Chapman; Spokane County, James Tieken; City of Spokane, Steven Gimpel; Waste Management
Speakers:  Joel Kohlstedt; Waste Management, Stacy Ludington; Clackamas County Sustainability and Solid Waste, Cody Marshall, The Recycling Partnership
#3b_Partnership Tagging Presentation 4.22.19  |  WSRA_MF_METRO_final  |  WSRA_Slides_#3b

Addressing Contamination Through Training and Experience
Speaker: Julie Gilbertson; Ciity of Vancouver
No presentations available at this time.

Creating Unified Waste Education and Planning at Four College Campuses
Speakers: Alex Thomas; Community Colleges of Spokane
WSRA Presentation

Why Recycling Isn’t “Broken”- An Economist’s Perspective
Speakers: Dave Claugus; Pioneer Recycling Services
Recycling Isnt Broken v.2

David Allaway Closing Keynote Session
Zero Waste, or Zero Wastes? The Unintended Consequences of Focusing on Landfill Diversion
AllawayD_WSRA Plenary 052019

2018- 38th Annual WSRA Conference & Trade Show

May 20-23, 2018 | Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, WA
Keynote and Plenary Presenters

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Thank you to our 2018 Sponsors!

Sessions – View the 2018 Presenters HERE

• 2018 Keynote Address – Recycle BC: A System-Based Approach to Recycling – Langdon
• Commercial Food Waste Prevention: Feeding People and Out Soils, Not Landfills – Calabro, Hensley, Spiry, Benson
• Successful Multicultural Engagement – Medina, Bogazzi, Metzler
• Beyond Waste Prevention: Advancing Sustainable Consumption Through Product Repair – Beatty, Asp, O’Sullivan
• Household Behavior and How to Chang It: Cart Studies and Program Results from Across the Country
  • Improving Recycling Metrics to Reach Goals– Marshall
  • Increasing Resident Participation in Food Scraps Diversion – Morrigan
  • Paper Study and Campaign – Metzler
• The Internet of Things (IoT) – Making Waste Collection Part of Smarter Future – Padilla
• How Did We Get Into This Mess & What Can We Do About It? – Claugus
• No Waste Cooking Demo Workshop Recipes – Chef Joel Gamoran, Sur La Table
• 2018 Plenary Address – Emerging Waves: Sustainable Materials Management
  • US EPA – Vance
  • Sustainable Materials Management in Oregon – Brown
• Exponential Community Outreach Success Through Partnership MAGIC! – Goodhart, Wilder, Malloy, Nsimbi, Jackson
• “How They Hangin?” – A Market Update
  • Recovered Paper Market Update – Webber
  • Strategic Materials – Zwicker
• ReMaking Recycling – Palmisani
• The Nexus of Governments and Non-Profits in the Quest for Reducing Food Waste – Gachowsky, Peterson
• Closing Keynote – The Climate Reality Project

2017- 37th Annual WSRA Conference & Trade Show

May 7-10, 2017 | Red Lion Hotel, Pasco, WA 

Keynote Presenters

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Session Presentations 

• A Property Manager’s Toolkit – Anna Dyer
• Community Sharing and Reuse – Dale, Brizendine
• Inspiring Youth Towards a Waste-Free Future – Minion, Szorad
• Climate Impacts of Materials and Waste – Alli Kingfisher
• Overcoming Organics Contamination – Abby Hart
• Product Stewardship: Behind the Scenes #bumpyride – Droke, Sepanski, Thermos
• Recycling Education at the Curb – Fisher, Harless
• Staying on Top of Climate from the Bottom of the Bin – Gretchen Newman
• The Math on Efficiencies, Refinements, Next Programs & High Impact Strategies – Skumatz, D’Souza
• Plenary Session: The Times They Are a Changin’
• Using Outreach On the Ground and In the Cloud to Create a Culture of Sustainability – Gignilliat, Bartlett, Coven
• Wasted Food Prevention Policy and Tools – Kristy Fry
• Repair Cafe Workshop – Brizendine, Godwin, Haapaniemi, Goodhart
• Closing Keynote: Valuing Community Voices – Coville, Medina, Bogazzi
• Opening Keynote: Loving (would be) Wasted Food – Jordan Figueiredo 

2016 – 36th Annual WSRA Conference and Trade Show

May 15-18, 2016 | Wenatchee Convention Center, Wenatchee, WA

Keynote Presenters 

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Presentations

• Closing Keynote – Yoram Bauman
• Plenary Session: State of the State: Washington Compost Systems at the Crossroads – West, Kruger, Deatherage, Thoman, Giem, Harrington
• Overcoming Compost Contamination: A 360 Degree Perspective From Collection, Processing, & End Use Markets – Thoman, Dulude, Giem
• Going Beyond Bags with WRAP – Gray, Hicks, Englesby, Jackson
• Measuring our Success in the Face of Changing Waste Stream – Brown, Lumper
• How Recycling Depots Can Contribute to A Circular Economy – van der Werf
• Multi-Family Recycling: It’s In The Bag – Brizendine
• Bagging the Single-Use Habit: Addressing Human Behavior and Challenging the Status Quo – Keller
• Policy, Legislation and Rules: The Future of Recycling – Lautenbach, Kelly, Kingfisher
• Recycling Markets Explained: An Economist’s View – Claugus
• The Path to Progress – Recycling Hart to Recycle Materials – Gillis
• From Supermarket to Curb to New Glass Packaging – Where does your empty container go and what happens to it? – Getubig, Quinto
• Recycling Corps: Behavior Change on a Large Scale – Kohlstedt, Vaira, Metzler
• Car Seat Reuse and Recycling: A Community and Industry Collaboration – Mele, Schilz, Lorch, Apuzzo
• Float/Sink: A Market Update on Plastics and Metals – Keeling, Moore
• Rethinking the Concept of Recycling: Recycling Waste Hear to Energy and Exploring Residual Ash Material Recovery – Kale, DuBois, Mains
• Food Service Packaging: How to get the food and not the contaminants – Jackson, Goodrich

2015 – 35th Annual WSRA Conference and Trade Show 

May 17-20, 2015  | The Davenport Hotel, Spokane, WA

Keynote and Plenary Presenters

Check out Photos from the 2015 Awards Gala and Fashion Show

Presentations

• Keynote Address – Sue Beets-Atkinson
• Closing Keynote Address – Alexa Kielty
• High School Heroes – How Students Were the Key to Success in Recycling and Waste Reduction Programs – Tucker, Pokorny, Welch, Brady
• Product Stewardship: the Law, the Implementation, the Opportunities – Droke, Weedman
• Mattresses and Furniture: Reuse, Recycling & Product Stewardship – Erzen, Simler, O’Donnell, Nicks
• C&D Processing: Protecting your People, Products & Property – Gillis
• Social Media – A Community Gift Economy – Combs, Heyer
• Ecology Doesn’t Need Our Paper – Hlavka, Alberich
• Building and Sustaining Effective Outreach Programs – Wallander, Park, Paredes, Medina, Monzon Jones
• Recovery of Post Consumer Cartons – Epstein
• Taking a Bite Out of Wasted Food in the Residential Sector – Zanolli, May, Byrne, Godwin, Fincher
• Building Successful Engagement Tools & Creative Partnerships that Create Social Norms – Castellanos, Thoman, May
• Navigating and Surviving a Plastic Bag Ban: Strategic Tips and Tricks from the Trenches – Thomas, MaxGillivray, Goodman,
• Reducing Materials that Leave Your Facility – Yamamoto, Nathe, Cortabitarte, Grill, York
• Designing for Zero Waste, Starting the Conversation – Robinson, Stern, Goodrich
• Sort Your Own Garbage: A DIY Approach to Waste – Rhinehart

2014 – 34th Annual WSRA Conference and Trade Show 

May 4-7, 2014 |  Hilton Vancouver, Vancouver, WA 

Keynotes and Plenary Presenters

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Presentations

• Plenary Session: One Year After the Green Fence – Choi, Kovich, Stern, Moore
• Composting Infrastructure & Materials – Harrington, Belzberg, Lao
• Managing Solid Waste Systems Across Washington State – Johnson, Dunn-Gray, Konishi
• Decreasing Curbside Cart Contamination – Christensen, Coville
• Sustainable Food Management – Calabro, Guttchen, Coit, May, Wall
• WM Customer Behavior Research Study Report – Farris, Coville, Castellanos

2013 – 33rd Annual WSRA Conference & Trade Show

May 12-15, 2013 | Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA

Keynote and Plenary Presenters

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Presentations

• Plenary Address – David Allaway, Policy Analyst, OR Dept. of Environmental Quality
• Extended Producer Responsibility: Product Stewards Panel – Smith, Friedrick, O’Donnell, Gabor, Zarrehparver
• Collaborative Consumption – Tresko, Stafki, Polacok
• Connecting with Your Audience – Hislop, Gersten-Rothenberg
• Mission: Harmonization! – Combs, McClelland, Castellanos, Moore
• Engaging Difficult to Reach Audiences – Burrell, Vazquez, Terrell, Mendez
• The Cart & The Dragon-: China’s Impact on Recycling Markets – Moore, Choi
• Impact of Bans – Uhlar-Heffner, Lilly, Bonkowski