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Register today to join the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation at a behind the scenes tour with the 2024 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:30am. This exclusive event will begin with lunch at The Federal located at 800 NW 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, where participants will hear from City of Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, State Representative Chip LaMarca, Michael Prairie – Florida Panthers, and Jacqueline Aramboles – WM on how they are implementing a sustainability program to address recycling, energy conservation and water conservation. After the presentations, we will take a behind the scenes look at the Baptist Health IcePlex as well as the newly renovated War Memorial Auditorium.
After the tours, we will move to the Amerant Bank Arena and learn more about the Panther’s current objectives focused on recycling and sustainability. Participants will have the opportunity to have a robust discussion with the City of Sunrise Mayor Michael Ryan, State Representative Dan Daley along with Michael Prairie and Jacqueline Aramboles to learn more about best practices to implement recycling in commercial settings. We will also have time to enjoy some refreshments and networking.
At 6 pm we will head to our reserved seats on the Club Stoli Level. The puck will drop promptly at 7:00pm as the Panthers take on the Canucks. Can’t wait to see the Panthers take on the Canucks!
A special thank you to our Sponsors – Coca-Cola Beverages, Niagara, WIN Waste Innovations, WM and Cemex!
Florida Recycles Day …
Each year, the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection host Florida Recycles Day to shine a spotlight on the importance of recycling and its profound impact on both our economy and environment. The 2024 event will be held on Friday, November 15 at the Patel College for Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida.
Topics for this year’s event include:
· Florida’s Committee to Recycling – speakers to discuss markets, investments and why you need to keep your recycling program going
· Hannah Sackles – University of Florida
· Gene Jones – Southern Waste Information Exchange
· Mike DeClerck – WM
· Take Charge Florida – The Importance of recycling batteries. There will be a battery collection as part of the event!
· Karen Moore – Florida Department of Environmental Protection (invited)
· Kirk Sanders – National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) Safety Director (invited)
· Dale Henderson – Polk County Solid Waste Director
· From Waste to Resources: Innovative Recycling Strategies for Campaign Signs, Building Materials, Textiles and Food Waste
· Kyle Pukylo – NuCycle Energy – campaign signs
· Tyrone Childs – Cemex – building materials
· Donn Githens – Goodwill Manasota and Raymond Randall – WM – textiles
Additional speakers will be announced soon.
Also, FDEP will be presenting its Recycling Recognition Awards and FRPF will present the Recycling Champion Awards.
Registration information will be provided in a few weeks!
The Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation is honored to be included in the 2024 Sustainability Conference hosted by the University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability, the U.S. Green Building Council, and The Sustany Foundation.
Keyna Cory, Executive Director for the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation, and Lindsay Hempfling, Director ESG, Bealls Inc will be speaking at the conference.
For more information about the conference: https://www.usf.edu/pcgs/events/conferences.aspx
FRPF in the News
Cemex also received 9 NSSGA’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which recognize operations that demonstrate a commitment to the exemplary use of environmental controls and systems. This award is based, in part, on the extent to which an operation meets and exceeds technical, environmental, and regulatory requirements. Cemex’s FEC Quarry was announced as the 2024 Environmental Platinum winner for its longtime commitment to environmental excellence through actions including: exceptional processes and compliance that has led to zero air, waste and water violations for the past five years; extensive environmental and regulatory training for all new employees; a comprehensive waste minimization program that captures excess materials and provides ways to re-use them; and transforming mined land into littoral shelves that provide habitat and food for a variety of aquatic, avian and upland wildlife species, are monitored by environmental staff and are undisturbed by existing mining activities.
The opening is part of the company’s plan to invest more than $1 billion in new and upgraded facilities across North America through 2026.
The Houston-based waste and recycling company hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 3 to mark the occasion, with attendees including Brandon Shaw, WM Gulf Coast area vice president; state Rep. Patt Maney of District 4; Paul Mixon, chair of the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners; and Fort Walton Beach Mayor Dick Rynearson.
“WM continues to execute on its investment plans in recycling infrastructure with the opening of our new WM Fort Walton Beach Recycling Facility,” Shaw says. “For decades, we’ve played an integral role in helping to keep Northwest Florida clean and safe. This new facility enables us to further our commitment to bringing sustainability-related solutions to the region by expanding access to recycling services to more communities across the Gulf Coast.”
The WM Fort Walton Beach Recycling Facility features what the company says is “state-of-the-art” technology that is expected to allow the site to process up to 76,000 tons of recyclables per year.