Paper Recycling Conference Speaker Lineup Takes Shape

The Recycling Today Media Group has announced that the 2011 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, to be held Oct. 23-25 in downtown Chicago, will feature a number of sessions that address the concerns and interests of paper recyclers, from international trade to operational issues to the changing landscape of the paper recycling industry. In addition to the regular programming, this year’s event will feature a second track, with programming from event partner, the Paper Stock Industries (PSI), a national chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc., Washington, D.C.  

Joining the speaker roster for this year’s event will be Vic Rice, senior vice president of Sweden-based CellMark Inc.; and Pat DeRueda, president of Waste Management Recycle America, headquartered in Houston. Both men will take part in a roundtable discussion planned for Oct. 24, titled “The Processors’ Viewpoint,” where they will discuss their views on key issues driving the paper stock industry.

Also scheduled for Oct. 24 is the session titled “The Trading Triangle.” In this session, moderated by Bill Moore of Moore & Associates, Atlanta, speakers Mike Belus of GP Harmon, Jericho, N.Y.; John Daniel of Federal International, St. Louis; and Patty Norris of International Forest Products, Foxboro, Mass., will explore the factors paper recyclers look to when they consider exporting material.

Complete programming information, including an updated list of speakers and sessions, is available at www.paperrecyclingconference.com/Schedule.aspx.

In addition to its educational programming, the 2011 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show will feature the paper recycling industry’s largest exhibition of equipment and services. Registration, exhibit and sponsorship information is available by phoning 800-456-0707 or visiting www.PaperRecyclingConference.com.

Serving the industry since 1963, the Recycling Today Media Group is the publisher of Recycling Today, Construction & Demolition Recycling, Storage & Destruction Business and Recycling Today Global Edition magazines. Its directories include the Paper Recycling Markets Directory, North American Scrap Metals Directory and the North American Plastics Recyclers Directory. It hosts websites for each of its magazines and produces the industry’s most anticipated newsletters.

More information on the group is available at www.RecyclingToday.com.