California Integrated Waste Management Board

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship

Summary: June 5, 2007, Strategic Policy Development Committee Public Workshop

Workshop: Producer Responsibility: Overview of Policy Considerations and Existing Implementation Approaches--Setting the Stage for Implementation of Strategic Direction #5

Agenda (Word, 35 KB) | Background Paper (Word, 322 KB) | CIWMB Staff Presentation (Adobe PDF, 281 KB) | List of Speakers

Additional information regarding EPR can be found below:

List of Speakers
Organization Type Organization Name Name and Title Documents
Non-government Heal the Bay Alexandra Tower, Ph.D.  
Non-government Green Purchasing Institute Alicia Culver, Executive Director Presentation (Adobe PDF, 560 KB)
Non-government Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Sheila Davis, Executive Director  
Non-government Sierra Club California Bill Magavern, Senior Legislative Representative  
Local Government San Francisco Dept. of the Environment Debbie Raphael, Program Manager Toxics Reduction/Green Building Presentation (Adobe PDF, 176 KB)
Local Government California Product Stewardship Council Carol Misseldine, Director Presentation (Adobe PDF, 538 KB)
Non-government, voluntary coalition GreenBlue, Sustainable Packaging Coalition Anne Johnson, Senior Program Manager Presentation (Adobe PDF, 1.1 MB)
Vendor/retailer Used Oil Certified Collection Centers Dr. Dennis Tootelian, Professor of Marketing, California State University, Sacramento Presentation (Adobe PDF, 75 KB)
Recycler Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) Norm England, President Presentation (Adobe PDF, 11.8 MB)
Recycler Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers (ALMR) Paul Abernathy, Executive Director Presentation (Adobe PDF, 522 KB
Manufacturer Philips Electronics
  • Pat Becker, LC TSR-Technical Support Representative, Philips Lighting Company
  • Ric Erdheim, Senior Counsel
Manufacturer Bentley Prince Street Carpet (part of Interface, Inc.) Judy Pike, Director, Sustainability and Supply Management Presentation (Adobe PDF, 162 KB)
Manufacturer Steelcase Furniture Denise VanValkenburg  
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard Product Take Back Group, Roseville, CA Heather Bowman, Business Policy Manager  
Consultant R3 Consulting Group Heidi Sanborn Presentation (Adobe PDF, 156 KB)

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Last updated: March 20, 2008
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