Speaker Presentations:

Keynote: 0 Hunger, 0 Waste 

Sheila Lowrie and Ben Huhs, Dillon’s/Baker’s/ Gerbes, a division of the Kroger Company 

 

When Things Change... We Gotta Change 

Tonya Bronleewe, Environmental Finance Center, Wichita State University 

 

Curbing Contamination with The Recycling Partnership 

Cassandra Ford, Community Program Coordinator, The Recycling Partnership 

 

MARS Sustainable in a Generation 

Andrew Chance, MARS 

 

Recycling Market Panel

Glass: Josh Boyer, Ripple Glass 

Paper: Joe Jurden, Cook Paper Recycling Corp 

Plastic: Kurt Humes, Waste Management

Metal: Roger Zigler, Advantage Metals 

MRF: Charlie Sedlock, HAMM Inc

 

Solid Waste Update 

Julie Coleman, Bureau Director, KDHE, Bureau of Waste Management 

 

Beginning Composting 

Dr. DeAnn Presley, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, KSU Agronomy 

 

Food2good2waste Poster Project 

Stan Slaughter, Education & Garden Specialist, Missouri Organic Recycling 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQYc6R9Yyyc 
Food Too Good to Waste Poster

 

The City of Lawrence Composting Facility: Operations, Equipment, Safety & the Future 

Megan Withiam, City of Lawrence 

 

The City of Lawrence Composting Facility: Operations, Equipment, Safety & the Future 

Kathy Richardson, Solid Waste Manager, City of Lawrence 

 

Food Waste Composting with In-Vessel Composter 

Michael Rea, Sustainability Project Manager, JCCC

 

Starting a New Food Waste Composting Operation

Alan Staples and Karen Ramsey, Food Cycle KC, LLC