Hospitality Recycling Workshop

June 4, Wednesday

2:00 - 4:30 PM

Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE

Through this workshop, the New Mexico Recycling Coalition (NMRC) hopes to support Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico in becoming a “green” destination.  Recycling is one of the easiest things a hotel can do to become more environmentally friendly and a very few number of hotels and restaurants actually have a recycling or food scrap collection program.  We want to help change this. 

The workshop will provide participants with in-depth information on recycling set-up at hotels and restaurants, food scrap collection for composting, recycling hauling, waste-audits, minimizing waste, pollution prevention tactics and recycling lessons learned.   This workshop is presented as part of the 2008 New Mexico Recycling Conference and the cost is $50 per person or two to four free workshop attendee registrations with a $150 or $300 NMRC membership*. 

*NMRC Benefits include monthly e-newsletter, access to NMRC logo for your website stating "Member of the New Mexico Recycling Coalition", discounts to future trainings, and membership to the National Recycling Coalition (of which NMRC is affiliated).

Click here to register for the Hospitality Recycling Workshop

Speakers include:

Chris Campbell, NM State University/WERC Pollution Prevention, has worked with large-scale facilities to reduce their waste stream, conduct waste audits and then assist in recycling program implementation. Chris will highlight the program currently being instituted at Sky City Casino.

Michelle Vattano, NM Environment Department Pollution Prevention, presents on tactics to green your property with energy conservation tactics, pollution prevention design and waste minimization.

Walter Dods, Soilutions, has launched the first food scrap collection business in the Albuquerque area, and will inform attendees about what it takes to properly collect food scraps, scrap handling and preparation for collection and composting.

Judy Herzl/Jo Hawkins, Sunrise Springs Resort Spa, will share details on their recycling program, what's worked well and challenges, and provide advice on front-end and back-end recycling collection infrastructure.

Joe Capone, All American Waste, provides recycling collection in collaboration with Soilutions, providing a turn-key full-scale recycling and food scrap handling solution.

Carisa Malanum, Albuquerque Convention Center Director of Sales & Event Services, will present on the recycling collection system instituted in the center, plus lessons learned.

Waste Management, speaker TBA

Julie Taylor, Albuquerque Convention Center and Visitors Bureau, will wrap up the presentation providing sales tactics to enhance every property's green image and the importance of taking these steps to remain competitive.