PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Executive Director, executive.director@nerc.org
Date: March 5, 2020
Unique Workshop Being Offered – Drive Recycling Markets for Hard to Manage Materials
Turn Trash into Treasures- Using Recycled Content Materials in Road & Infrastructure Projects - April 15, Concord, NH
The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA), in partnership with NRRA, MRRA, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Department of Transportation, and the New Hampshire Technology Transfer Center, are offering a one-day workshop about using recycled content in road and infrastructure projects.
This special one-day workshop - which will be held at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Auditorium in Concord - will provide new insights and examples of practical applications. Presentations will address:
- Plastic corrugated drainage pipes with recycled content - Joe Babcanec, Advanced Drainage Systems
- Ground asphalt for roads – Rick Bradbury, Director, Materials Testing & Exploration, MaineDOT
- Use of crumb rubber in roads - Eric Thibodeau, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
- Processed glass aggregate (PGA) - Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director, Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA), Brian Patnoe, Littleton Transfer (NH) Station Manager, and a representative from New London, NH
Who should attend:
- DPW & DOT professionals
- State recycling/environmental professionals
- Recycled content advocates, plastic recyclers, and other state and community recycling leaders
- Economic development and recycling market development professionals
Register for the workshop here.
The registration deadline is March 31.