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About the Event

Join us for a FREE textile recycling workshop hosted by the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) and the Santa Barbara Regional Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ), funded by CalRecycle, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Goleta Community Center. You are welcome to join at your convenience and stay as long as you can. The workshop will include keynote speakers, demonstrations, and endless opportunities to learn about the world of textiles and why reducing textile waste is so critical. The workshop aims to expand responsible textile recovery in Santa Barbara County by exploring partnerships, feedstocks, and local service opportunities for textile reuse, repair, and recycling and other green design considerations for textile circularity.

 

See exhibits from leaders in the textile industry, and opportunities to network and discuss textile recovery opportunities. Participants will walk away understanding the potential for textile circularity and recycling in California. 

Location: 

Goleta Community Center
5679 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA

Date: 

April 9, 2024

Time: 

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM 

Cost:

FREE

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Exhibitors

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Agenda

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

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9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

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9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

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10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM 

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM 

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Welcome with refreshments

Welcome:  Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce 

Land Acknowledgement and Keynote: Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation 

Speaker: Toad & Co. 

Speaker: UCSB Bren School of the Environment

Speaker: Fibershed

Speaker: California Product Stewardship Council 

Rotational Workshops:

  • Station 1: Fiber identification and problems with textile waste featuring handheld NIR devices. 

  • Station 2: Repair, redesign, and recycling opportunities featuring global recyclers, and local repair businesses and designers. 

  • Station 3: Green Design featuring big and small brands

  • Station 4: Solutions featuring active pilot projects and policies at the state level (SB 707 by Senator Newman) and Los Angeles local ordinance

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Want to know more about CPSC’s work on textiles? Visit out textile webpage: www.calpsc.org/cpsc-textilestewardship

What is extended producer responsibility (EPR)?

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a strategy to place a shared responsibility for end-of-life product management on the producers, and all entities involved in the product chain, instead of the general public; while encouraging product design or redesign that minimizes the negative impacts on human health and the environment at every stage of the product's lifecycle. This allows the costs of processing and recycling or disposal to be incorporated into the total cost of a product. This also places primary responsibility on the producer, or brand owner, who ultimately makes design and marketing decisions for their products. It also creates a setting for recycled commodities markets to emerge, which helps support a true circular economy.

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