Rural and Drop-Off Recycling: Overlooked Opportunities
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Shannon Culpepper, Recycling & Education Specialist, Chatham County (North Carolina) Solid Waste & Recycling | Anthony Tindall, Solid Waste Coordinator, Cook County (Illinois) | Moderator: Matt James, Grant Development Manager, The Recycling Partnership
This session will cover:
The benefits of hub and spoke recycling.
The construction and planning of a transfer station.
How to utilize drop-off sites to provide urban recycling to underserved multi-family residents.
Merits of operating a staffed drop-off site.
Speaker Bios
Shannon Culpepper, Recycling and Education Specialist, Chatham County
Shannon Culpepper is a recycling and education specialist with Chatham County, where she manages the recycling, household hazardous waste and education programs. Culpepper created “Don’t Waste it!”, a solid waste educators guide for North Carolina. Through an EPA Environmental Education Grant in 2022, Don’t Waste It! was expanded to five states in the Southeast, with in-person and online workshops reaching hundreds of educators each year.
Shannon Culpepper
Anthony Tindall, Solid Waste Coordinator, Cook County
Anthony Tindall was appointed solid waste coordinator for Cook County in 2022. In this role, Anthony manages the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability's Solid Waste Division, coordinating solid waste planning efforts for the county's 134 municipalities and managing implementation of its solid waste and recycling policy plans. Previously, Tindall worked for nine years as the policy and sustainability manager for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Illinois Recycling Foundation and the national advisory board for the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Anthony Tindall
Matt James, Grant Development Manager, The Recycling Partnership
Matt James is a Grant Development Manager at The Recycling Partnership. His background is in coordinating efforts between recycling processors and local governments, having served for five years at the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s recycling office as a grant manager and technical assistance provider.
Matt James
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