Meeting/Event Information

The A&WMA Lake Michigan States Section and the Union League Club Environmental Committee are pleased to invite you to hear from Chris Sauve and Carter O'Brien from the Department of Streets & Sanitation's Recycling and Materials Management team, where they will be describing recent accomplishments, as well as ongoing projects and legislation in the works connected to recommendations contained in the Chicago Waste Strategy published in 2021. 

Chris Sauve has been with the Department of Streets & Sanitation for more than 20 years, he has been integral to the development of many of the residential recycling programs- including the rollout of the Blue Cart in 2013. He led the department’s conversion from ward-based to grid-based refuse collection operation resulted in a savings of $10 million per year. In 2016, Chris managed the onboarding of a refuse fee for the 625,000 households, which results in over $60M in collections annually. In 2021, he served as the DSS lead on the Material Management Strategy Report that will be the feature of today’s presentation.   In his current role as Deputy Commissioner of Policy & Sustainability, he provides leadership on recycling, waste reduction, and implementation of new strategies to improve overall material management in Chicago. 

Carter O’Brien is an Assistant Commissioner with the City of Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation, where he focuses on policy and operations relating to recycling, composting, and other forms of waste diversion.  Joining the department's Recycling & Materials Management team in 2022, he comes to the City following a 25-year career at the Field Museum. As the Museum's Sustainability Officer, he led recycling and composting efforts that resulted in the institution's waste diversion rate improving from 18% to over 60% in less than a decade.

TIME:   8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast / 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Program

LOCATION:  Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL

COST:  The cost to attend for non-Union League Club members is $50 per person for A&WMA members, $65 per person for non-members (ULC members should register with the ULC), $30 per person for government employees and $20 for students.  Registration includes a hot breakfast and any presentation handouts. 

RSVP:  Due to limited seating and our arrangement with the Union League Club, advance registration is required to guarantee availability. Reservations may be cancelled for a full refund only if we are notified 48 hours in advance of the event. Union League Club members should contact ULC to make their reservations.

CREDIT:  Attendees will be eligible to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit.

A limited number of scholarships are available for anyone who requires CLE credit to maintain professional registration such as attorneys, professional engineers and professional geologists and who could not otherwise afford to attend this conference. Contact Robin Pelsis at (847) 202-0418 or [email protected] for more details.