Tribal Environmental Summit
Mar 30Met Director Michael Patton spoke at the Tribal Environmental Summit at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Tulsa on Friday March 30th. Big changes are happening across the country in the world of recycling. See below for a copy of the presentation. Rapidly Changing Recycling
Oklahoma Recycling Conference
Oct 15The MET’s executive director Michael Patton, and public relations coordinator Daniel Jeffries, gave presentations at the 2010 Oklahoma Recycling Conference at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Michael’s presentation focused on market trends and prices for recyclable commodities, while Daniel talked about advertising and other promotions. You can download the Powerpoint...
Ignite Tulsa 2010 Speech
Sep 16Confessions of a Dirt Farmer The following speech was given by Michael Patton, executive director of the MET, at Ignite Tulsa 2010 on September 16, 2010. Hello, I’m Michael Patton. Thanks to the organizers for this chance to preach the green gospel to each of you. Tonight I want to share my love for a simple act that will make a better world. That action is known as composting. To many, the...
Keynote Address, BlueGreen Awards
Mar 23Following is Michael Patton’s keynote address at the Tulsa Business Journal’s inaugural BlueGreen Awards: BlueGreen speech 2010 Thank you for asking me to speak at this awards ceremony tonight. I am honored to be in the presence of such a great group of Tulsans in one of my favorite hotels in town. This inaugural event should become an annual event and I hope to be back here next year...
