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Instructional webinars will be held from 11am-12pm on December 02, 09,
and January 06, 13, and 20.
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Developed and hosted by the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center,
the Circular Merchant App team actively manages the service and helps build trade relationships.
Funding by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

October 7 | Dr. Sylvia Earle, President and Chairman of Mission Blue and a National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence

Penn State Harrisburg is pleased to welcome Dr. Sylvia Earle as the keynote for the 2021 Research Showcase, in partnership with the PA Recycling Markets Center and the PA Department of Environmental Protection.
Dr. Earle is President and Chairman of Mission Blue and a National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence.

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WEBINAR August 31 | Carton Recycling Update

This webinar will provide an update on the Carton Council’s ongoing efforts in working with manufacturers, recycling program coordinators, haulers, processors and end users to set-up infrastructure to recycle used carton in sustainable manner. Industry experts Jason Pelz and Mark Bond, representatives from facilities that utilize the recovered paper and plastics from cartons, will provide perspective on material procurement, processing, manufacturing and end markets.

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August 19 | Insights into Circularity

Where you can learn if truly the impossible… is possible.

Thursday, August 19, RMC President & CEO Bob Bylone will host a casual one-on-one conversation with the President & CEO of Andela Products, Cynthia Andela. Andela Products has developed a unique technology for processing glass and provides creative solutions for all types of scrap glass reduction and separation.

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July 27 | End-of-Life Options for Wind Turbine Blades

Engineering Analyst, Aubryn Copperman, will will review wind turbine blade end-of-life options that are currently in use or under development and present estimates of the quantity of composite blade material that will need to be handled in the near future.
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June 29 | SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT WEBINAR – Recycled Paper Commodities Markets Update

Paper recycling markets industry expert, Megan Workman, will include an update on recycled paper in the U.S. The presentation will provide updates on collection, markets, and recent challenges including China’s import restrictions and a discussion on the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center

The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center Corporation (RMC) is an independent, Pennsylvania non-profit corporation with mission to reduce or eliminate barriers that lead to new expanded use of Pennsylvania’s recycled materials.

The RMC team brings markets development assistance to a near endless list of stakeholders including entrepreneurs, manufacturers, recycled material processors, collection programs, haulers, and governmental agencies. In operation since 2005 and with anchor funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the RMC has an affiliation with Penn State and is headquartered at Penn State Harrisburg with an office in Pittsburgh. Core areas of RMC outreach include feedstock supply connectivity, applied research and commercialization assistance; technology acceleration; and concierge service as a curator of technical and business growth information.

Building and supporting Pennsylvania’s $22.6B recycling marketplace with over 120 years of combined professional recycling industry experience, the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center bridges relationships between economic development and use of Pennsylvania’s recycled materials supply.