C&D Recycling Forum Keynote Panel will Discuss Sustainability’s Influence on Material Diversion

Speakers from the construction, architecture and solid waste sectors to address “Sustainability’s Driving Forces.”


Attendees of the 2012 C&D Recycling Forum will have the opportunity hear about the influence sustainability is having on their businesses. Now in its third year, the C&D Recycling Forum is being held Sept. 23-25 at the Hilton Long Beach and Executive Meeting Center in Long Beach, Calif.

During the keynote session, titled “Sustainability’s Driving Forces,” Monday, Sept. 25, at 9 a.m., an architect, a general contractor and a waste management company official will discuss how "being green" is affecting operations.

Moderated by Jim Keefe of the Recycling Today Media Group, this session will explore the sustainability movement’s crucial role in boosting the recycling of C&D materials. Attendees will hear from Shellie Collier of green building, design and consulting firm Homage Design, Los Angeles. She will be joined by Ted van der Linden, director of sustainability for DPR Construction and Brian DiFatta of Houston-based Waste Management.

To register and for more information about the C&D Recycling Forum, visit www.cdrecycler.com/forum, call 800-456-0707 or email conference@gie.net.