Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship
Agenda: April 29, 2008 WorkShop, Applying the Product Stewardship Framework: Residentially Generated Household Batteries
April 29, 2008
9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
Coastal Hearing Room (webcast available)
Sacramento, California
Submit questions during the workshop to EPR@ciwmb.ca.gov.
Purpose: 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).
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
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| 4:15 p.m. | Summarize the day, tools for local actions in support of EPR, commitments to next steps and specific pilot projects. | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Extended Producer Responsibility and Stewardship http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/EPR/
Contact: EPR@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6449