All NH Recycles Members are cordially invited to join the trustees and staff of NH Recycles for the Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Monday, November 17th from Noon - 2pm at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant.
NH Recycles is your organization, so please plan to attend or send a representative in your place.
Last day to RSVP was Wednesday, November 12th.
EVENT DETAILS:
VOTING DETAILS:
Each Municipal Member is entitled to one vote, but you may register as many representatives to attend as you wish.
For each Municipal Member, the voting representative can be one of the following municipal positions: Transfer Station Manager or Operator; Town Administrator or Manager; or a Select Board Member.
If more than one of these individuals attends the Annual Meeting, the municipality must inform NH Recycles before the meeting begins which person will serve as the designated voting representative.
We welcome and encourage participation by Associate Members, though they do not have voting privileges.
AGENDA:
12:00pm Arrival & Lunch
12:30pm Annual Report to Members
- Welcome: Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director
- Vote to Approve Minutes from 2024 Annual Meeting: Joan Cudworth, Board President
- President’s Report: Joan Cudworth
- Treasurer’s Report: Mark Richardson
- Education & Grants Update: Andrea Folsom, Education & Grants Manager
12:50pm Recycling Vendor Panel – Fibers, Plastics & Glass: Moderated by Brian Patnoe, Member Services Director
- Fibers - David Piragis, General Manager, Greif Packaging LLC
- Plastics – Marty Oxman, Account Executive, BlackBridge Investments
- Glass - Murray Cruickshank, President & CEO, Rayan Investments
1:30pm Awards Presentations: Reagan Bissonnette
- Honorary Lifetime Member: Bonnie Bethune
- Continuing Education Award: Neal Alex Marrion, Town of Pembroke, NH
- Rookie of the Year: Matt Bumford, Town of Henniker, NH
- Recycling Advocate: Representative Karen Ebel
- Business of the Year: Apparel Impact
- Recycler of the Year: Ken Filpula, Town of Moultonborough, NH
1:50pm Vote on Updates to Bylaws and the Board Slate: Joan Cudworth
2:00pm Other Business/Adjourn: Joan Cudworth
A brief board of trustees meeting to immediately follow for election of officers
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Attendance of the NH Recycles Annual Meeting will count as 2 hours of continuing professional development credit for the NH DES Solid Waste Operator Certification. To obtain your credit, you must attend for the entire session.
