WasteExpo 2023 Day One Features Food Recovery Forum, Stifel Investor Summit

WasteExpo is finally here in New Orleans from Monday, May 1 until Thursday, May 4. The most awaited waste and recycling industry event returns with a packed conference schedule and an expo hall bursting with exhibitors.

Registration opens on Monday, May 1 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Here are some of Monday's featured sessions:

Food Recovery Forum

The Waste360 Food Recovery Forum is where you can learn ways to solve the social and environmental issues of wasted food as well as means to profit from the recovery and reuse of food waste.
Food Recovery Forum sessions run Monday, May 1 - Thursday, May 4 as one of WasteExpo's topical tracks. 

One person’s trash may be another person’s treasure, particularly when it comes to food waste. At this time, the need to prevent, reduce, recover and reuse food waste has never been greater.
 
If you’re interested in finding out how this can be done, attend the Waste360 Food Recovery Forum to learn about solutions for food waste prevention, reduction, and recovery throughout the supply chain from the foremost experts in the field. They will share strategies and technologies for combating hunger, developing a more sustainable food system and resources for using data to drive food waste reduction.

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Separate registration is required; seating is limited! To register see the co-located events tab.

Waste360/Stifel Investor Summit

These days, it’s more important than ever to have all the facts before you make critical business decisions. Why not look to the industry’s top leaders for advice? For almost a decade, savvy investors and leaders from top public and private waste companies have made the Investor Summit a must-attend event.

It’s a full day of learning, analysis and networking you won’t find anywhere else. It’s a sure bet you’ll profit from your investment of time.

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Separate registration is required; seating is limited! To register see the co-located events tab.

Waste360 Sustainability Talks

Join us for real talk as the waste and recycling industry takes on plastics, packaging, and other environmental challenges – and our role in building a sustainable future.

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Separate registration is required; seating is limited! To register see the co-located events tab.

Must-Attend Sessions

NothingWasted! Sustainable Waste Management - A Future Look

Join Jasmine Crowe-Houston as she discusses her strategy to solve two of the world’s biggest problems: hunger and food waste. In 2017, Jasmine founded Goodr, a sustainable waste management company that partners with businesses to reduce their food waste by leveraging technology and logistics and diverts food.

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Room:   275

Food Recovery Forum/Organics Keynote: Food Waste Policy Models, Opportunities, and Best Practices; Solutions for Household Food Waste Reduction; Optimizing Food Waste Recovery

This presentation will address several global trends in food waste policy and best practices that can be models for the U.S. Key opportunities for domestic food waste policy action in the U.S. will also be discussed. Discussion will include global food waste and food donation policies, based on the findings from 23 countries included in the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas, policy models related to consumer food waste reduction, and several pending and upcoming opportunities for food waste reduction policy action at the federal level in the U.S., including the 2023 Farm Bill. 

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: 265

Leachate Management: An Update on “Flubber” and “Black Goo”

Leachate management and treatment is one of the most important tasks of operating a landfill. But it’s not always the easiest of jobs. In this informative session, you’ll receive updates on recently funded Environmental Research & Education Foundation grant research on the generation and origins of leachate management system fouling materials, often referred to as “flubber” or “black goo.” You’ll also learn about prevention and remedial techniques and tools to address both of these fouling materials.

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: 279

60-Minute Snapshot: Labor

The waste and recycling industry is all too familiar with labor shortages and training, but what about the other labor challenges we face? Join us as we discuss the pressing issues that keep us up at night, such as mental and physical health in the workplace, wage and hour laws, diversity, unionizing and inflation.

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 284

Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women in Leadership

The waste and recycling industry has, notoriously, been referred to as a male-dominated industry, but in recent years, we’ve seen more and more women enter the industry at a rapid pace. These women are on the frontlines and behind the scenes making important decisions. Learn how they’ve worked their way to the top, how they are navigating the industry’s many challenges and opportunities and how they are helping to recruit other women into the industry.

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: 291

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