Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship

Speakers: EPR Workshop--Residentially Generated Household Batteries

Speakers participating at the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Workshop on April 29, 2008, have submitted the following biographies and recent project descriptions. You may wish to visit the agenda page for more information about the workshop.

Michael H. Babiak | Todd Coy | Hans Craen | Alicia Culver | Patty Garbarino | Kevin Hendrick | Stacey Manley | Jim McHargue | Charles P. Monahan | Jeff Muraski | Heidi Sanborn | William Skinner | Marty Strauss | Michael VanderPol | Gailen Vick | Bill Worrell

Michael H. Babiak, 55, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Case School of Engineering. He began his employment with Energizer in 1974 and currently holds the position Director of Technology.

Michael currently serves as Chair of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ASC C18 on Portable Cells and Batteries and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC35 on Primary Cells and Batteries. He has also been certified as a CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) by the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC).

He currently serves as Chair of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Dry Battery Section.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, created in 1926, is the trade association of choice through which the electroindustry develops and promotes positions on standards and government regulations, and is the preeminent source of worldwide market information for the electroindustry. Headquartered in Rosslyn, Virginia, NEMA represents a global network of over 400 large, medium, and small businesses that manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end-use of electricity.

A member of the NEMA Dry Battery Section, Energizer Holdings, Inc. [NYSE: ENR] is a diversified consumer products company operating globally in the broad categories of household products and personal care products. Energizer’s Household Products Division offers consumers the broadest range of portable power solutions, anchored by the universally recognized Energizer and Eveready brands. Energizer’s Personal Care Division offers a diversified range of consumer products in the wet shave, skin care, feminine care and infant care categories. This includes well established brand names such as Schick and Wilkinson Sword, Playtex, Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, and Wet Ones.

Todd Coy currently holds three positions: Executive Vice President for Kinsbursky Brothers, Inc.; Vice President for Toxco Inc/The Big Green Box®; and Director, Battery Recycling Association of North America (BRANA).

Mr. Coy has a B.A. in International Business from Cal State Fullerton and has 20 years in the field of battery management and recycling. Mr. Coy is currently in charge of business development and strategic planning for Kinsbursky Brothers, Inc. and its joint venture company Toxco. Kinsbursky Brothers, Inc./Toxco has the only facilities in North America that recycles both primary and secondary lithium battery chemistries. KBI/Toxco also operates a cadmium battery recycling facility which utilizes the Best Demonstrated Available Technology for the recycling of nickel cadmium batteries.

As a Director of BRANA, Mr. Coy is working with industry and BRANA members to develop proper battery management guidelines for the safe handling, transporting, and recycling of advanced battery chemistries such as lithium and nickel metal hydride batteries.

Hans Craen joined the EPBA in October 2003 as Issue Manager and recently became the Secretary General of the association.

Since he started, he has been dealing with the legislative process of the new Battery Directive. In that capacity, he has been involved in the lobby activities towards the EU Institutions and national authorities. Mr. Craen was also responsible for the day-to-day management of two EPBA working groups, the Government Policy Group, and the Operations Working Group, dealing with issues related to the collection and recycling of batteries. Mr. Craen also built close contacts with the National Battery Associations and national governments in Europe in order to ensure a correct transposition and implementation of the Battery Directive in the 27 EU Member States.

Hans holds a law degree from the Antwerp University, as well as a European law degree (DES) from the Liège University. He also obtained a post-graduate degree in Business Management from the Vlekho Business School, Brussels.

Alicia Culver is Executive Director of the Green Purchasing Institute, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that helps government agencies, businesses, and institutions procure environmentally preferable goods and services.

Her experience spans more than two decades and has emphasized waste prevention, energy efficiency and toxics use reduction. She has worked for the past five years with US EPA grant funding to develop strategies to reduce the mercury content of lighting equipment. In this capacity, she took a leading role in drafting pioneering environmental standards for low-mercury fluorescent lamps to be purchased by such entities as the State of California, New York City, San Francisco, and Alameda County. She has also helped purchasing agents incorporate manufacturer and distributor “take-back” language into government contracts for fluorescent lamps, batteries, computer equipment, toner cartridges and other goods. She serves a technical advisor to the Product Policy Institute, the Mercury Policy Project, the Grassroots Recycling Network and the California Product Stewardship Council. She recently authored a fact sheet, Purchasing Best Practices: Contracting for Producer Responsibility (2007). Contact information at www.greenpurchasing.org.

Patty Garbarino has been president of Marin Sanitary Service since 2000. She is responsible for policy development and implementation and the overall management and oversight of the operations of the company.

In addition to her administrative and management responsibilities, Patty remains directly involved in all aspects of the company's governmental relations, the Public Education Program and community relations.

Marin Sanitary Service has been locally owned and operated since 1948. Marin Resource Recovery Center is a division of Marin Sanitary Service. Marin Sanitary Service provides solid waste, recyclable and yard waste collection in Marin County, debris boxes, provides safe and secure document shredding services, and operates Marin County's only indoor dump. We also contract with the San Rafael Fire Department to provide household hazardous materials reception services.

Prior to her appointment as company president, Patty has served as Vice President of Community Relations and Compliance, Company Development and Human Resources Office, and Public Policy and Community Liaison Officer. She was instrumental in creating the Environmental Classroom and education program for the company, and worked closely with the Fire Department in beginning the hazardous waste reception program at Marin Resource Recovery Center.

Her professional memberships include:

• Marin Recycling and Resource Recovery Association 1987 to present
• County of Marin Waste Management Advisory Committee 1987-1993
• County of Marin Source Reduction & Recycling Subcommittee 1987-1993
• County of Marin Hazardous Materials Management Subcommittee 1977-1993
• National Waste Recyclers Council 1989-1993
• County of Marin, AB 939 Task Force Member 1993 to present

Kevin Hendrick has worked since 1993 as the Director of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority (DNSWMA), a joint powers authority of Crescent City and Del Norte County, California. The DNSWMA is responsible for all recycling, solid waste, universal waste, electronic waste and household hazardous management services in Del Norte County. In 2006 Del Norte County reached a 57 percent waste diversion rate to exceed the State mandate for a 50 percent reduction of waste disposal.

Under the direction of Mr. Hendrick, on February 15, 2000, the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority adopted the first municipal Zero Waste Plan in the United States. This plan identified a path to increase resource utilization efficiency and to reduce waste disposal costs by recognizing that waste is not waste until you waste it. This Zero Waste Plan identified the need to develop a Resource Recovery Park, a business incubator which will foster the development of local businesses that will reuse, repair, compost or otherwise recycle discarded materials as a means of recovering secondary resources.

In 2007, the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority joined the California Product Stewardship Council and Mr. Hendrick currently serves as the Vice Chair of the CPSC Board of Directors. In this role Mr. Hendrick has been an ardent advocate for product stewardship policies. Mr. Hendrick has testified before numerous government agencies and advisory groups to promote the adoption of state-wide legislation in California that will establish a framework for product stewardship.

Stacey Manley joined the South Bayside Waste Management Authority in September 2007 as the Recycling Outreach Coordinator. He is responsible for developing outreach strategies and promotional materials in support of the organization’s recycling and waste reduction programs for 12 cities in San Mateo County.

Prior to joining the SBWMA, Stacey worked in the private sector for 10 years as an account director with a number of advertising agencies developing consumer driven marketing programs. Stacey has spearheaded the development of advertising campaigns for such clients as The Walt Disney Company, Molson Coors, Kraft Foods and The ABC Network.

He holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master’s in Public Administration from Baruch College, New York.

Jim McHargue, R.E.H.S., was born and raised in Sacramento, California and has always had a deep appreciation of the environment and respect for the beauty of our natural settings.

After graduating from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology in 1991, Jim began working in the medical/pharmaceutical sales industry. In 2000, Jim entered the environmental field as an Environmental Health Specialist working for the Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources. After completing the State exam and becoming a Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Jim moved into the Solid Waste Division at Stanislaus County where he worked as a lead specialist on AB 939 programs and grant projects. In 2003, Jim accepted the position he currently holds as the Solid Waste Program Manager for the County of Amador based in Jackson, California. Seeing an early need for universal waste dialogue, Jim was an original team member of the Take-it-Back California work group which was organized by the CIWMB and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).

Amador County, Public Works Agency’s, Waste Management Department. The Waste Management Department manages the safe and sanitary storage, collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes in Amador County.

Charles P. Monahan, Director Regulatory Compliance, Panasonic has been with Panasonic for over 20 years. He was a founding board member of the Portable Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA) in 1991 and has been serving as its Chairman for many years. He was a founding board member of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) in 1994 and have served as its Chairman in past years. He has been involved with the NEMA Dry Battery Section since 1988 and am currently Vice-Chairman. In past years, he has served on various state initiated “Battery Task Forces”, including those established by Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and Maine. He has lobbied various battery related issues in most states in the US over the past 20 years. Education: BS and MBA, University of Montana.

Panasonic is both the worlds’ largest consumer electronics company with $78 billion in sales in 2007 and the world’s largest battery manufacturer, producing 16 different chemistries of batteries.

RBRC is a 501 (c) 4 company that operates a voluntary collection program in the US and Canada that collects rechargeable batteries and cell phones at no cost to consumers, retailers, counties and municipalities. The RBRC is owned by Panasonic, Saft, Sanyo, Sony and Varta.

Jeff Muraski, District Manager for RadioShack, Sacramento, has been with RadioShack for 25 years. During this time, he has managed RadioShack stores from coast-to-coast and has managed districts in both Northern and Southern California.

Jeff was a Store Manager when the RBRC program started and is a strong promoter of this most important service to not only his customers but to the environment as well.

Jeff has been in his current position as District Manager of Sacramento since August of 2004 and currently has 24 RadioShack stores that report to him.

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is one of the nation's most experienced and trusted consumer electronics specialty retailers. Operating from convenient and comfortable neighborhood and mall locations, RadioShack stores deliver personalized product and service solutions within a few short minutes of where most Americans either live or work.

Heidi Sanborn became Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council in August 2007, Heidi Sanborn was a Senior Manager at R3 Consulting Group Inc. in Sacramento California. She has been working in the solid waste industry as a private consultant and a government employee at the California Integrated Waste Management Board for over 17 years. Her work history includes projects such as base-year studies, enclosure ordinances, program development and implementation including commercial waste assessments, drafting solid waste planning documents, with her most recent work focused primarily on Product Stewardship.

Ms. Sanborn became interested in Product Stewardship in 2000 at a time when she served as Technical Advisor to then California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) Chair Linda Moulton-Patterson. Due to the work of the Chair and Ms. Sanborn, the 2001 CIWMB strategic plan did include Product Stewardship. When Ms. Sanborn left CIWMB in 2002 to complete her Master’s Degree, she worked as an independent consultant to the Product Stewardship Institute to assist in facilitation of the Paint Product Stewardship Initiative. In the fall of 2006, Ms. Sanborn went on to work with R3 Consulting Group and was the primary author of two documents: the Sonoma EPR Implementation Plan (2/07) and the Contractor’s report to the CIWMB titled, Framework for Evaluating End-of-Life Product Management Systems in California (7/07).

Ms. Sanborn is a graduate of the University of California at Davis (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science--Public Service, 1994) and has a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Southern California 2004 which emphasized management of non-profit corporations. She has been a long-time member of CRRA and received their “Recycler of the Year” Award in 2002.

William Skinner, Integrated Waste Collections Superintendent, has been with the City of Sacramento's Solid Waste Division since August 2006. William oversees the Appointment Based Neighborhood Clean-up program (bulky items/appliances), Illegal Dumping and U-Waste programs, and other administration/human resource functions for the division.

Prior to coming to Sacramento, William was Assistant Director of Public Utilities/Solid Waste for the City of Fresno. This entailed overseeing all solid waste functions for the City (residential and commercial trash and recycling), bringing the City’s recycling percentage up from 30 percent to over 60 percent, implementing a Construction and Demolition Ordinance and completing a feasibility study for a regional composting facility designed to compost 150,000 tons of greenwaste and 120,000 tons of biosolids annually.

Marty Strauss Marty Strauss is the Integrated Waste Planning Superintendent for the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities, Solid Waste Services. In this position Mr. Strauss reviews city programs for compliance with current regulations. His responsibilities include monitoring the postclosure activity of the City’s closed landfill, household hazardous waste program and designing new programs in response to changing regulations.

Prior to coming to the City of Sacramento, Mr. Strauss worked for public and private agencies managing and operating landfills. He worked for the State of Nevada providing technical assistance and training in Subtitle D compliance for rural counties.

Mr. Strauss has operated landfills and transfer stations for over 20 years. His educational background includes a B.S. in Biology from the University of Miami and a Masters in Natural Resource Management from Washington State University.

Michael VanderPol has maintained various positions with Environment Canada since 1997, in which he has acquired expertise in the areas of extended producer responsibility, environmentally sound management, and waste electrical and electronic equipment. In 2006/2007, Mr. VanderPol was assigned to the Secretariat of the Basel Convention located in Geneva, to assist in the development of regional strategies for the environmentally sound management of lead acid batteries and used oils for countries in the Caribbean and Central America.

Mr. VanderPol is currently a Senior Program Coordinator for the Waste Reduction and Management Division of Environment Canada where he is involved in strategy development and project work related to the management of waste electronics and spent batteries. Mr. VanderPol received a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Carleton University.

The Waste Reduction and Management Division of Environment Canada is responsible for implementing terms of international agreements aimed at the monitoring and control of transboundary movements of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes and recyclable materials. These agreements are legally binding on Canada through legislation.

Gailen Vick founded the Reverse Logistics Association in 2002. His market research found that over $750 billion was being spent annually on Reverse Logistics in North America alone! Uncovered where thousands of 3rd Party Service Providers (3PSP) that provided services to OEM/ODM, Branded and Retail companies! Additional research showed that there wasn't any common thread between any of the 3PSPs other than competition. "There just wasn't a forum for the OEMs, ODMs, Branded and Retail companies to discuss "best practices" for Reverse Logistics."

RLA was founded to provide services for Aftermarket Supply Chain, or as we call it today Reverse Logistics. RLA's mission is to educate, inform and produce tradeshows and workshops around the world where OEMs, ODMs, Branded and Retail Companies can meet third party service providers (3PSPs).

In January 1996, Gailen was re-introduced to the Service Logistics sector. This sector was taking advantage of 3PL fast logistics movements. Many products were being sent to a depot setting instead of being repaired in the field. This new sector was just evolving into a formal industry where major cost saving were being realized. Gailen turned his focus to the "repair services" industry and managed Business Development at Sequel, PCS, Inc and later at Magnetic Data Technologies, LLC until the successful acquisition by Solectron in the spring of 2002. These companies supported major OEMs and 3PLs such as UPS, 3Com, Iomega, Dell, HP, Compal, Toshiba, Sun Microsystems, Hitachi, Panasonic, Apple, Mitsubishi, Imation, Gateway, Kinpo, Bizcom and many others.

With 30 years experience in aftermarket supply chain, engineering, manufacturing and marketing, Gailen's RL knowledge is a resource to companies across all industries.

Prior to founding Reverse Logistics Association, Gailen served on the executive staff of several third party service providers companies. Most of these companies were in the computer and telecommunications industries which made for an enjoyable learning experience in business management for Gailen. Prior to RLA, Gailen served on the executive staff of several 3PSP. His career started at Diablo Systems in 1974 as an EE and expanded to senior marketing and sales positions at Shugart, Fujitsu and Seagate. His experience at Xerox, Seagate, and Fujitsu along with business involvement at many trade conferences has allow Gailen to work hand and hand with many of today's Executive Management and has thus made him a resource to his colleagues.

Early in his career as a Regional and National Sales Manager, Gailen managed several Service Centers, but on January 1996 he joined Sequel after leaving the Disk Drive Industry. Reverse Logistics (even though it wasn't called that until much later) was just starting to be outsourced and a formal industry was evolving at that time.

Bill Worrell is a professional engineer with 30 years of experience in solid waste management split between the private and public sectors.

He is the Manager of the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority. He has been responsible for building and operating six permanent household hazardous waste facilities. He has also implemented the largest battery and fluorescent tube take back program in California. In addition, he is in the process of implementing a sharps take back program. Prior to San Luis Obispo he was responsible for solid and hazardous waste programs in San Diego and Miami. In addition to his public sector work, Mr. Worrell was an environmental engineer with the consulting firm of Brown and Caldwell for eight years.

Mr. Worrell received a Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree from Duke University. He is a co-author of the college textbook entitled, "Solid Waste Engineering" and taught the solid waste management course at California Polytechnic University.

The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority is a Joint Powers Authority formed in 1994 to facility a regional approach to the requirements of AB 939. The Authority includes San Luis Obispo County and the seven incorporated Cities within San Luis Obispo County. These communities have exceeded the 50 percent diversion rate goal since 1998.

April 29 Workshop Agenda