Recent Presentations
Cohen was a keynote speaker at 2024’s ReMA Paper Division Summer Meeting where he gave a presentation about the current state of OCC recycling in the U.S. and why recycling rates can differ, depending on who you ask.
ReMA Greenville
NERC Markets Task Force Meeting
Cohen was the keynote speaker at December 2023’s NERC meeting where he gave a presentation about: A) The current state of the recovered paper markets; B) Trends regarding manufacturers that are transitioning from plastic packaging or other types of materials to paper-based solutions; and C) Examples of lightweighting and right-sizing of paper packaging.
Inside the Business of MRFs
Cohen moderates a session entitled ‘The Business of MRFs’ with an expert panel to explain that MRFs are a ‘for profit’ business and that model could be at risk if we keep confusing the consumer with self-serving recycling labels by brands and trade organizations which ultimately contaminate the recycling stream and are bad for the business.
A Fresh Look at OCC Recycling
Cohen’s presentation challenges the industry’s ‘claim’ that we have over a 90% recycling rate for cardboard in the U.S. In collaboration with Bloomberg Intelligence, Cohen’s detailed analysis has been applauded by industry leaders and this presentation was followed up with a top 10 article for all of 2022 in Resource Recycling’s email newsletter, and it became a cover story in the February 2023 edition of Recycling Today magazine.