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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. In addition, representatives from facilities that utilize the recovered paper and plastics from cartons will provide an end users perspective on material procurement, processing, manufacturing and end markets.

    Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / 3:30 – 4:45PM ET

    Missed the Webinar? Find it in the RMC Webinar Library

    Presenters –

    – Jason Pelz, Vice President of Sustainability, Tetra Pak in the Americas
    – Mark Bond,
    Recycled Fibers Sales Manager, Sustana
    – Jan Rayman,
    CEO, Upcycling Technologies and Upcycling Group


    Presenter Biographies

     

    Jason Pelz

    Jason Pelz

    Jason Pelz is Vice President of Sustainability for Tetra Pak in the Americas.  Jason and his team work with a range of stakeholders across various geographies to advance Tetra Pak’s global sustainability ambitions, including growing recycling and collection of post-consumer cartons and reducing climate impact across the value chain.

    Jason also serves as Vice President of Recycling Projects for Carton Council of North America, where he works with food and beverage brand owners, local municipalities and communities, and other third parties such as recyclers and paper mills to increase the availability of carton recycling in the U.S. and Canada.

    Jason joined Tetra Pak in 2012 from Waste Management, where he served as Director for Global Export Sales and directed the global export strategy for Waste Management’s secondary fiber and waste plastics. Jason also served as Senior Account Manager for The Peltz Group, a privately-owned paper recycling company, which was acquired by Waste Management.  He is an expert in the recycling and paper mill industry, including export markets such as China and Southeast Asia.

    Jason attended the University of California at Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish.  He currently resides in Milwaukee, Wis., with his wife and four children. When not working to promote the environmental benefits of cartons, Jason likes to ski, golf and travel.

    Mark Bond

    Mark Bond


    Mark Bond
    is the Recycled Fibers Sales Manager at Sustana, a leading producer of FSC® certified, premium post-consumer recycled fiber which takes its role as a steward of the environment seriously. Sustana uses highly automated proprietary processes to turn post-consumer wastepaper into the highest quality fiber for use in the production of printing & writing papers, tissue paper, formed molded fiber packaging, and in addition, fiber that is compliant with FDA standards for food service packaging.

    Mark graduated from The Pennsylvania State University and has held sales and marketing roles in the paper industry. Mark joined Sustana in early 2017 and has achieved a consistent growth in sales for North America. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration and Management from Penn State University.

     

    Jan Rayman

     

    Jan Rayman is CEO of Upcycling Technologies and Upcycling Group, and founder and former CEO of The ReWall Company, an award-winning manufacturer of healthy, high-performance building materials from upcycled beverage cartons.

    A visionary and a serial entrepreneur, Jan led the development of the ReWall technology and commercialization of several green building products with superior properties that showcased construction industry as a viable end market for the discarded polycoated packaging.

    Serving on the founding Advisory Council of the Upcyclers Network and supporting carton recycling efforts around the world, Jan now aims to provide state-of-the-art circular economy solutions that create new green jobs, relieve local landfills and build strong domestic end markets for all types of recyclables and municipal waste streams.

    Missed the Webinar? Find it in the RMC Webinar Library

    August 19 | Insights into Circularity

     

    Missed the RMC Insights into Circularity One-On-One Live Talk?

    Watch the entire conversation with Bob Bylone and Cynthia Andela. View the Video in the RMC Library.

    Insights in Circularity
    Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center
    President & CEO, Bob Bylone
    Hosts a Live, One-on-One Conversation with
    Andela Products
    President & CEO, Cynthia Andela

    Thursday – August 19, 2021 – 1:30 p. ET


    Cynthia Andela, President & CEO

     

    Cynthia Andela is President and CEO of Andela Products, a leading manufacturer of glass recycling equipment and systems for more than 25 years. Andela Products has developed a unique technology for processing glass and provides creative solutions for all types of scrap glass reduction and separation. Cynthia Andela has developed processing plants that produce recycled glass commodities for bottle recycling and pulverized or crushed glass sand for local markets.

    Andela Products is a woman owned business (WBE certified) with a focus on developing sustainable and circular solutions for waste glass. It provides local processing systems that turn waste glass into glass sand or aggregates that can be used in the community.

    In 2013, Cynthia Andela, started Ruby Lake Glass, LLC, a glass recycling company with a proprietary process for color coating recycled glass; offering color, texture, and durability in road safety markings, landscaping, polished concrete, and as a specialty coating.

    Cynthia Andela holds a Bachelor of Science from Calvin College, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Master in Business Administration, MBA, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

     

    Bob Bylone

    Bob Bylone, President & CEO

     

    Robert (Bob) J. Bylone, President & CEO, Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center (RMC)

    Bob Bylone leads a state-wide team to bring markets development assistance to an extensive list of stakeholders including entrepreneurs, manufacturers, recycled material processors, recycling programs, haulers, and agency officials.

    Building and supporting Pennsylvania’s $22.6B recycling marketplace, RMC outreach includes feedstock supply connectivity, applied research and commercialization assistance, technology acceleration, and service as a concierge to technical and business growth information. The RMC bridges relationships between economic development and recycled materials supply.

    With nearly 30-years in the industry, Bob has experience at Penn State University in water/wastewater training and research; as a County Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator; Copperhead Chemical Company as a project/environmental, health, and safety engineer; and at Junkins Engineering as a project engineer. Bob has experience with projects completed in over 25 states and 30 industry sectors.

    Bob is a US Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional, is trained as an ISO 14001 auditor, and is certified as a senior level recycling professional through the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP).

    Bob holds Master and Bachelor degrees in Environmental Engineering from Penn State University.