ZERO-FOOD WASTE 2010 Tuesday, May 25, 2010  9:00AM - 5:00PM REGISTRATION /COFFEE/ DANISH                                                              8:00am - 8:30am WELCOMING REMARKS                                                                                8:30am - 8:45am Stan Sacharow – Executive Director, The Packaging Group, Inc. INTRODUCTION & WELCOME                                                                      8:45am - 9:00am Michael P. Manna– Managing Director, Organic Recycling Solutions, LLC. KEYNOTE ADDRESS:                                                                                      9:00am – 9:40am "GO GREEN - SAVE GREEN" Michael P. Manna– Managing Director, Organic Recycling Solutions, LLC. An introduction into the development of a food waste recycling program from identifying the waste stream to collection problems and to hiring an organic hauling company. USING A NATURAL FERTILIZER SYSTEM                                                9:40am – 10:10am TO DISCARD FOOD WASTE         Jack Walsdorf - Vice President of Waste Management, Converted Organics Food wastes comprise the third largest solid waste category - more then 25 million tons per year - but in general food wastes are not recycled. "FOOD WASTE COLLECTION LOGISTICS IN NEW YORK CITY"     10:10am – 10:45am  Chris Balfe - Director, SE Linden, LLC. The presentation shows the development of commercial food waste collection programs in New York City with a discussion about how much waste it takes to break even at current market rates. COFFEE BREAK – EXHIBIT AREA                                                             10:45am – 11:15am  FOOD WASTE RECYCLING                                                                          11:15am – 12:00pm SETTING UP A COMPANY PROGRAM -WHY & HOW                                        Priscilla E. Hayes, Esq. - Program Coordinator, Solid Waste Resource Renewal Group at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station  Food waste recycling offers a "Problem Solved" approach for both those in the food industry and for the planet. This session introduces the basics of why and how food waste is recycled, and what you should consider as you create a system which trims waste from your back end and bottom line at the same time. LUNCH                                                                                                                 12:00pm - 1:30pm THE ADVANTAGES OF OIL EXTRACTION FROM                                     1:30pm – 2:10pm WASTE STREAMS              Peter Behrle - CEO, Renewable Biosystems, LLC. "Extracting oil from organic waste streams creates a significant new energy from waste strategy from previously untapped materials. The RBL technology extracts valuable oil from waste streams such as food factory waste; source separated food residuals, animal off and fish residuals, while significantly reducing dumping in landfills". FOOD SCRAPS COMPOSTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR                              2:10pm – 2:50pm LEADERSHIP & SUSTAINABILITY                               Nicholas Smith Sebasto - Executive Director, School of Environmental and Life Sciences -Kean University The presentation will discuss the successful food scraps composting project at Kean University. FOOD WASTE REMOVAL & HANDLING                                                      2:50pm – 3:30pm  Mark Dente - Director of Sales & Marketing, Premier Food Waste Recycling Inc. This presentation will provide you with the tools to hire a food waste hauler who will serve your needs and save your company money. DEVELOPING A LARGE SCALE FOOD WASTE                                           3:30pm – 4:00pm COMPOST PLANT                            Nelson E. Widell - Partner, Peninsula Compost Company, LLC. This presentation will take you through the steps taken to develop the Wilmington Organics Recycling Center. QUESTION & ANSWER CLINIC                                                                      4:00pm –

"GREEN FLEX-PACK CONVERTING FOR THE GREEN USER" Wednesday, May 26, 2010  9:00AM - 5:00PM OVERVIEW The environmental focus on technological side (including equipment) of the coating and laminating process will be presented including the latest innovations - critical points of the processes to be discussed including modern laminate structures in view if web substrates, adhesive applications, equipment and controls. These will be integrated with key flexible packaging applications and critical features of the modern equipment in sight of the best product performance. Also to be discussed; sustainability aspects of modern plastic film converting. The process features will include web tension, web guidance, unwinds/ rewinds, surface treatment, coating, lamination and drying. All critical parts of process and converting equipment will be treated. A special plus will be the inclusion of modern trends in flexible packaging and their environmental impact. A "must" for all personnel currently working in the film, paper and foil converting - whether novice or highly experienced. COURSE OUTLINE WEB PROCESSING AND CONVERTING TECHNOLOGY                  9:00am - 10:00am - A GREEN OUTLOOK   Web Structures                   Material Functions   Web Handling                     Winding & Slitting   Coating                                Laminating   Surface Treatment              Drying DISCUSSION 1                                                                                            10:00am  - 10:30am   Film Process Techniques   Supplier Wrap-Up   Offshore-Views   Latest Trends COFFEE BREAK                                                                                          10:30am - 11:00am DISCUSSION 2                                                                                            11:00am  - 12:00pm   Renewable Polymer Films and Laminates   Recycling Trends   Sustainability Issues in Flex-Pack S Films LUNCH                                                                                                             12:00pm - 1:00pm WEB PROCESSING AND CONVERTING EQUIPMENT                         1:00pm - 2:30pm - A GREEN OUTLOOK   Web Handling Equipment     Winding & Slitting Equipment   Coaters/ Laminators   Corona Treaters                     Drying Ovens              DISCUSSION 3                                                                                                2:30pm  - 3:30pm   Film Converting Equipment   Modern Web Handling Features   Inspection Techniques   Latest Trends   Supplier Selection Criteria COFFEE BREAK                                                                                             3:30pm - 4:00pm ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, TRENDS & REGULATIONS                    4:00pm - 4:30pm   Myths & Realities of Biodegradable Plastic   Recyclability Symbols - Current State of Industry   Plastic to Oil - a Third Way?                      DISCUSSION 4                                                                                                4:30pm  - 5:00pm   Price Outlook of Biodegradable Flex-pack   Market Pressure for "Green" Approach   Workshop Case Study COURSE INSTRUCTOR - Greg Grishchenko P.E. Greg Grishchenko graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He joined Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Dixie Division's Corporate engineering in Easton, PA, USA, where he worked for 10 years in a paper and film converting team developing paper and plastic containers for the consumer packaging industries. The next eight years he was active as a senior stuff engineer. He gathered international experience in design and procurement of different paper and film converting equipment. In 2008, he worked as an operation director in paper and plastic converting in Huhtamaki, SNG in Moscow, Russia. The conference will be held at: Crowne Plaza Hotel (near Princeton) 390 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831 (888) 259-8696

 

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