PSI Chapter hosts winter event in Texas

The Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), Washington, offers an opportunity to learn, network and socialize Jan. 24, 2019, at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Austin, Texas.

Among its showcase features, the PSI Chapter winter event offers two educational workshops, with the centerpiece session examining the future of containerboard and the entire paper recycling stream in North America in 2020 and beyond. 

Moderator Jim Keefe of Recycling Today Media Group will lead the workshop with speakers Debbie Jones of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc./Global Markets, Kelly McNamara of Numera Analytics and Hannah Zhao of RISI.

The event’s second workshop turns the spotlight on paper industry expert Bill Moore of Moore & Associates, who will discuss e-commerce and its effects on the paper recycling market.

PSI Chapter members will also be able to meet with representatives from the U.S. Postal Service, who will make a proposal about establishing a new ISRI grade specification for Undeliverable Bulk Business Mail (UBBM).

The PSI Chapter winter event extends into the evening with a tour of the Texas Disposal Systems’ material recovery facility (MRF), Creedmore, Texas. Attendees will also tour the company’s nearby exotic wildlife ranch, which is home to more than 2,000 animals from more than 100 species. The tour ends at the site’s guest pavilion, where attendees will enjoy a Texas barbecue dinner.

After shuttles return attendees to the hotel, the PSI Chapter invites participants to continue their evening by exploring Austin’s historic 6th Street entertainment district. PSI member Balcones Recycling, Austin, Texas, will sponsor an after party tentatively set for The Driskill’s Victorian Room.

“Every participant in the paper recycling supply chain can benefit by attending PSI’s January event,” says PSI Chapter President Leonard Zeid of Midland Davis Corp. “The gathering offers attendees to chance to increase their market knowledge, expand their professional network and have some fun. It’s a win-win-win opportunity.”

To register for the event, visit here.