This all-day workshop (the second in a series of three) is for participants to assist the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority in designing pilot extended producer responsibility (EPR) projects for household batteries for potential implementation through local public-private partnerships. This workshop is funded through a grant by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB).
9:00 a.m. |
Welcome
Agenda Review and Web Participation |
Rosalie Mulé, Board Member, CIWMB
Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director, California Product Stewardship Council |
9:10 a.m. |
Local Government Perspective |
Kevin Hendrick, Director, Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority |
9:15 a.m. |
State Initiatives: EPR Framework and Relationship to Green Chemistry |
Howard Levenson, Sustainability Director, CIWMB: Roles and Responsibilities and Essential Key Elements
Don Owen, Green Chemistry Initiative Coordinator, Department of Toxic Substances Control: Green Chemistry Initiative and EPR |
9:30 a.m. |
Panel #1: International Initiatives: Europe and Canada |
Hans Craen, European Portable Battery Association
Michael Vanderpol, Environment Canada |
10:45 a.m. |
Break |
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11:00 a.m. |
Panel #2: California Initiatives: Local Government |
Marty Strauss / William Skinner, City of Sacramento door-to-door collection
Stacey Manley, SBWMA curbside battery program
Jim McHargue, Retail take-back in Amador
Bill Worrell, Retail take-back in San Luis Obispo |
12:45 p.m. |
Panel #3: Role of Retailers, Recyclers, and Haulers in EPR System |
Jeff Muraski, Radio Shack, RBRC participant
Todd Coy, Battery Recycling Association of North America--Battery Recyclers
Patty Garbarino, Marin Sanitary Service
Gailen Vick, Reverse Logistics Association |
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
Panel #4: Role of Producers in the EPR System |
Charlie Monahan, Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation
Monica Roll (invited): Gillette Battery USA
Mike Babiak, NEMA Dry Battery Section Chairman |
3:00 p.m. |
Group Facilitation to Design Pilot Projects
Audience will offer suggestions and identify options they think worthy of pilot projects for implementation in California. |
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4:00 p.m. |
Procurement Language to Support EPR for Batteries |
Alicia Culver, Green Purchasing Institute |
4:15 p.m. |
Summarize the day, tools for local actions in support of EPR, commitments to next steps and specific pilot projects. |
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5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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