Last week, I had the opportunity to provide the keynote presentation at the Southeast Recycling Development Council’s (SERDC) Annual Summit, held in Atlanta.
SERDC,
celebrating 10 years this month, is an organization of state governmental
leaders, industry, and non-governmental representatives that work together to
try to strengthen their local economies through greater recycling in the 11
states that make up the southeastern region of the U.S. (Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia). My presentation was entitled Recycling at a Crossroads,
and was designed to provide background for attendees on the state of the
private, for-profit recycling industry today, focusing on the important role
that recyclers play in the manufacturing supply chain, both domestically and
globally, and the challenges that the industry faces in today’s economy. The
presentation was aimed at setting the stage for an ongoing dialogue on the role
various stakeholders have in helping to strengthen the business of
recycling. Following my presentation I had an opportunity to moderate a
very good panel discussion focused on the economics of the collection and
recycling of material sourced through the residential sector. For more
information, please feel free to contact me.
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