EBC Eighth Annual Construction and Demolition Materials
Regional Summit
Sponsors
Massachusetts and the rest of the New England Region continue to lead the nation in management of
materials in the solid waste stream. Our region was the first in the nation to develop a robust
construction and demolition materials recycling infrastructure. While the industry remains robust,
markets for recovered materials remain a challenge. The Eighth Annual EBC Regional Construction and
Demolition Materials Recycling Summit will update attendees on the national state of the industry and
regional developments in material markets. Come and join the leaders in this important slice of our
recycling and materials management infrastructure to learn, share, and celebrate.
Co Hosting Organizations
Air & Waste Management Association - New England Section
Construction & Demolition Recycling Association
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
National Waste & Recycling Association
Solid Waste Association of North America – Southern New England Chapter
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Sheraton Hotel
1657 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts
DRAFT AGENDA
8:00 a.m.
Welcome – Daniel K. Moon, President, EBC
Expectations and Goals for the Summit
 Thomas A. Mackie, Program Co-Chair
Chair - EBC Solid Waste Committee
Shareholder, Mackie Shea O’Brien, P.C.

Anthony J. Wespiser, P.E., Program Co-Chair
Managing Engineer, Brown and Caldwell
8:15 a.m.
Keynote National Perspective on C&D
 Introduction
Benjamin A. Harvey, Executive Vice President, E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
 Keynote Speaker
Gary Sondemeyer, Vice President of Operations, Bayshore Recycling
8:45 a.m.
Evaluation of Use of Manufactured Waste Shingles in HMA ??
Out of state processors
9:15 a.m.
Update on Outlets for Gypsum
 Patrick Manning, President, Materials Management Group
 Terry Weaver, President, USA Gypsum
9:45 a.m.
Wood Waste Markets
 Dan Costello, President, Costello Dismantling
 Bob Cleaves, President & CEO, Biomass Power Association
10:15 a.m.
Networking Break
10:45 a.m.
Regulatory Updates
 Gregory Cooper, MassDEP
 Sherill Baldwin, Environmental Analyst, Source Reduction and Recycling
Connecticut DEEP
11:15 a.m.
C&D Processors Panel
Moderator: Benjamin Harvey, Executive Vice President, E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
Panelists:
 Kurt McNamara, Principal and Founder, Devens Recycling Center
 Gil Lopes, Jr., President, New England Recycling
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Program Co-Chairs
Thomas A. Mackie, Shareholder
Mackie Shea O’Brien, P.C.
420 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-5700 // tam@lawmso.com
Thomas Mackie is a Shareholder and President of Mackie Shea O’Brien, P.C., a Boston environmental
law firm, where his practice focuses on difficult to site facilities. Recently, Mr. Mackie has been focusing
his practice on the siting of energy and solid waste management facilities including biomass, landfill gas
and similar facilities. He has also handled the siting of waste to energy plants, landfills, regional waste
processing and recycling facilities, transfer stations, medical and hazardous waste facilities. Best
Lawyers in America, the definitive referral guide for the legal profession, Chambers USA, publishers of
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and the International Who’s Who of Environmental Lawyers
have all consistently ranked Mr. Mackie and other attorneys in his firm among the best environmental
lawyers in Massachusetts.
Anthony J. Wespiser, P.E., Managing Engineer
Brown and Caldwell
One Tech Drive, Andover, MA 01920
(978) 983-2051 // TWespiser@brwncald.com
Anthony Wespiser is a Managing Engineer in Brown and Caldwell’s Andover and Middleborough offices.
Mr. Wespiser has more than 25 years of experience in the permitting, design, construction and operation
of solid waste management facilities throughout the United States. His experience includes
construction/demolition waste processing facilities, transfer stations, and landfills. Mr. Wespiser is an
active member of the Environmental Business Council, the Solid Waste Association of North America
and the National Waste & Recycling Association.
Speakers
Sherill Baldwin, Environmental Analyst, Source Reduction and Recycling
Connecticut DEEP
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127
(860) 424-3440 // sherill.baldwin@ct.gov
Robert E. Cleaves, President & CEO
Biomass Power Association
100 Middle Street, P.O. Box 9729, Portland, ME 04104-5029
(207) 228-7376 // bob@biomasspowerassociation.com
Bob Cleaves is President and CEO of Portland, Maine-based Biomass Power Association. Founded in
1999, BPA is the nation's leading voice for biomass as a means for generating electricity, representing
over 2,000 MW of installed capacity. BPA members include sawmills, paper companies, and
independent power producers, doing business in over 20 states and contributing nearly $1 billion to the
national economy. BPA maintains an active presence in Washington, and concentrates on federal tax
and energy policy to promote the use of woody biomass for electricity use.
Bob served as a federal prosecutor before entering private law practice. He represented the pulp and
paper industry before leaving law to focus on renewable energy. For many years, he managed the
nation's largest renewable energy credit portfolio. Bob is active in the renewable energy community in
Maine as well as across the country. He currently serves on the Board of the New England Clean Energy
Council, Maine Audubon, and Greater Portland Landmarks. Previously, he served on the Massachusetts
Biomass Working Group, the GIS Working Group, and the PJM GATS Working Group.
Gregory Cooper, Mass DEP
Dan Costello, President
Costello Dismantling
699 Wareham St, Middleborough, MA 02346
(508) 291-2324 // Dan@costellodismantling.com
Benjamin A. Harvey, Executive Vice President
E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
68 Hopkinton Road, Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-3000 // baharvey@elharvey.com
Ben Harvey is the Executive Vice President and one of the owners of E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. After
graduating from Delaware Valley College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971, Ben moved into an
active leadership role at E.L. Harvey & Sons. His duties within the company include negotiating the sales of
recyclables to mills worldwide. He contracts with disposal sites for the safe and efficient transfer of waste
materials. Ben is a superior administrator, providing leadership and motivation to the company's management
team.
Ben brings his knowledge and know-how to many industry associations, including WasteCap of
Massachusetts, MassRecycle, Detachable Container Association (DCA), National Recycling Coalition (NRC),
and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). He has presented to national forums at numerous
WasteExpo and ISRI conventions.
Ben also takes active leadership roles in many trade organizations and associations. He is a past president of
the Eastern Paper Mills Association and the Waste Recyclers Council of NSWMA and currently holds
leadership roles on the Board of Directors of MassRecycle and WasteCap of Massachusetts. He is President
of the Paper Stock Industry, a chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling, as well as being on the Board of
Governors of the Environmental Industries Association. He is on the Board of Directors ISRI and also on the
Board of Directors of Detachable Container Association (DCA), he is vice president of this organization. Ben
serves in many committees and task forces for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.
Gil Lopes, Jr., President
New England Recycling
490 Winthrop St., Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 822-4345 // glopesjr@glopesconsp.com
Patrick Manning, President
Materials Management Group
(617) 596-4297 // dispatch@disposalright.com
Patrick Manning, President of Materials Management Group, has over 15 years of experience managing
construction and demolition debris. Mr. Manning has global experience in the gypsum wallboard industry and
dedicated the last 7 years to developing a recycling infrastructure for wallboard and other materials
throughout New England. Mr. Manning has effectively worked and served on several industry boards and
volunteers at many trade associations.
Kurt McNamara, Principal and Founder
Devens Recycling Center
45 Independence Drive, Devens, MA 01434
(978) 772-6500 // kmacnamara@devensrecycling.com
Kurt Macnamara has been in the construction/demolition industry for over 25 years. He has extensive
experience within all aspects of the demolition business and has managed many projects in the New
England area. DRC is a direct result of his strong commitment and belief in taking recycling in
Massachusetts to the next level so our environment will be "cleaner and safer" for our children and their
children.
Kurt is also the Principal and Owner of W.K. Macnamara Corp., has served on the Board of Directors for
the National Demolition Association and was a committee member for several DEP recycling
subcommittees.
Gary Sondemeyer, Vice President of Operations
Bayshore Recycling Corp
75 Crows Mill Road, Keasbey, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08832
(732) 738-6000 // Cell: (732) 589-5576 // gsondermeyer@bayshorerecycling.com
Mr. Sondermeyer serves as Vice President of Operations for the Bayshore Recycling Corp of
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. Bayshore is one of New Jersey’s largest recyclers, managing
seven separate, but related recycling operations on its 55 acre Eco-Complex and Energy Campus.
Services include: recycling concrete, asphalt, brick, block and glass cullet into aggregate materials;
remediation of non-hazardous petroleum contaminated soils; materials recovery of mixed construction
and demolition debris into secondary products such as landscaping mulch and bio-fuel; full-service
metals recycling; acceptance and processing of dredge material at an existing barge terminal, Class A
recycling of curbside commodities and consumer electronics recycling. As Vice President, Mr.
Sondermeyer assists in the management of facility-wide operations and in the full build-out of the Eco-
Complex and Energy Campus toward the corporate vision of running 100% green businesses powered
100% by renewable energy.
Mr. Sondermeyer joined Bayshore following retirement after 30 years of service at the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection. He served as the agency’s Chief of Staff for 10 years under
five different DEP Commissioners and six New Jersey Governors with a staff of 3,500 employees. Prior
to this he served as Assistant Commissioner for the Department’s core permitting programs for three
years and spent 17 years within the Solid Waste and Recycling Program where he also served as
Director.
Terry Weaver, President and General Manager
USA Gypsum
1802 Texter Mountain Road, Reinholds, PA 17569
(717) 335-0379 // terry@usagypsum.com
Terry Weaver, President of USA Gypsum, has a 30 year background in agriculture and construction. Mr.
Weaver served as President of an international agricultural construction firm as well as owning and operating
farms in Pennsylvania. For the past 15 years Mr. Weaver has focused on expanding wallboard recycling and
developing applications for reclaimed gypsum. He is involved in many industry associations and has
presented to various governmental agencies and national conventions. In 2012 Mr. Weaver and USA Gypsum
were named national Outstanding Green Small Business by the national SCORE Foundation.