When budgets are small and one person with a ton of energy and some great ideas has to make it work, it takes partnerships, skills, and creativity to build and sustain recycling programs in rural areas, at tourist destinations, and for ginormous events - especially unexpected ones. Four panelists will share their successes and the challenges faced to develop programs and keep them working.
Program Coordinator, Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program
David Skakel is program coordinator for the Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program, where he has been collecting hazardous waste and providing materials management outreach to households, businesses, and farmers of Wasco, Sherman, and Hood...
Elisa Seltzer joined Resource Recycling Systems in 2019 as a senior consultant after a long and successful career as a public works director for Emmet County, MI. She is a visionary and strategic leader experienced in project management and...
David spent half his life living in Central Eastern Europe, and brought decades of experience in unique recycling opportunities to Tillamook County when he relocated back to the States in 2012. Since then he's helped guide the county through a...
I am a communications person who fell into the waste industry through family, as well as a personal interest in recycling and sustainability. I've been involved in publicly educating our coastal community for 14 years, largely about recycling but...
Charlotte began recycling in the 1950s, when she dragged her wagon filled with glass bottles and egg cartons to the corner store. No Bottle Bill. Redemption was a penny. In the 1970s, she created an office paper recycling program and a used office...