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Florida Recycles Day is November 15 2024

Join the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a day of learning, networking, and celebration as we work together to promote recycling and environmental stewardship in Florida.

**Event Details:**

             Friday, November 15, 2024

             Check begins at 8:30 am and ends at 2:30 pm

             University of South Florida – Patel College for Global Sustainability – Tampa

Cost is $50 per person and to register – click here!

You won’t want to miss this year’s 2024 Florida Recycles Day. The theme focuses on the importance of recycling and sustainability, and we have a fantastic lineup of speakers who will share their insights and expertise.

  • 8:30 am    Check in begins
    • Coffee & pastries sponsored by Publix
  • 9:00 am    Program begins
    • Florida’s Commitment to Recycling – Liz DeWitt, President & CEO, Florida Beverage Association & Chair, Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation- Moderator
    • FDEP Study on capacity – Hannah Sackles – University of Florida
    • State of the Recycling Markets – Gene Jones – SWIX
    • Investment in infrastructure – Mike DeClerck – WM
  • FDEP Recycling Recognition Awards Presentation – Karen Moore
    • Collier County, Baker County & the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
    • Take Charge Florida – The importance of recycling batteries, Lindsay Hempfling, Beals – Moderator
    •    “Take Chare Florida” battery awareness program – Karen Moore – FDEP
    •  Polk County’s Initiative to stop landfill fires caused by improper batter disposal – Dale Henderson – Polk County Solid Waste Director
    • What are other states doing – Morgan Crapps – Redwood Materials
  • FRPF Recycling Champion Award Winners Presentation
    • USF Stavros Center Sustainability Superheroes Program
    • Goodwill Industries Suncoast & Hillsborough County Solid Waste Department – Donation & Waste Diversion Program
    • Collier County’s Preserve Our Paradise: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
    • Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Closed Loop Recycling Value Assessments
    • Desert Wireless Recycling Continual Recycling
  • From Waste to Resources: Innovative Recycling Strategies for Campaign Signs, Building Materials, Textiles and Food Waste Kayla Caselli, Sustainability Coordinator – City of Tampa Moderator
    • Campaign signs – Kyle Pukylo, NuCycle
    • Building materials – Tyrone Childs, Cemex
    • Textiles – Donn Githens, Goodwill Manasota and Raymond Randall, WM
    • Food Recovery – Brian West, Publix

Lunch is sponsored by Coca-Cola Beverages Florida.

Sponsorships available – contact Keyna Cory at keyna@flrecycling.org or 850.728.1054

We encourage everyone to participate and help spread the word. Together, we can make a significant impact on our community and the environment!

We look forward to seeing you there!

THANK YOU SPONSORS!