Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship
Agenda: April 30, 2008 WorkShop, Applying the Product Stewardship Framework Workshop--Residentially Generated Fluorescent Lamps
April 30, 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 third 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 fluorescent lamps 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome Agenda review and web participation |
Wesley Chesbro, Board Member, CIWMB Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director, California Product Stewardship Council |
| 9:05 a.m. | Local Government Perspective | Kevin Hendrick, Director, Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority |
| 9:10 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 (DTSC): Green Chemistry Initiative and EPR |
| 9:20 a.m. | Panel #1: International Initiatives--Europe and Canada | Christoph Berens von Rautenfeld, OSRAM Chief Financial Officer and European WEEE
Expert Rob Koppejan, Phillips WEEE Project Leader Europe Alister Rinfret, Balcan Industries Lamp Crushers and Recycling System in the U.K. Michael Vanderpol, Environment Canada |
| 10:50 a.m. | National Initiatives | Scott Cassel, Executive Director Product
Stewardship Institute (remote) with
Sego Jackson
(on site): National Lamp Dialogue Bill Magavern, Sierra Club: Lamp Management Guidance Document |
| 11:15 a.m. | Panel #2: California Initiatives |
Karl Palmer, DTSC: AB 1109 Lamp Task Force Leonard Robinson, DTSC: Take It Back Partnership Results Rob D’Arcy, Santa Clara: Lamp Program Kristina Miller: Tehama County Lamp Program |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Panel #3: Collection/Financing Systems Outside of California | Lauren Cole, King County, WA: Retail
take-back Karen Knaebel, State of Vermont: Retail and other take-back locations |
| 1:30 p.m. | Panel #4: Role of Retailers, Recyclers, and Utilities in New EPR System | Ken Woodlin, Wal-Mart: National
chain tried one-day collection Karen Farfan, IKEA, National chain permanent lamp collection Barry Jordan, VEOLIA: International Lamp Recycler, ALMR member Rex Bell, PG&E: Utility With Lamp Collection Program Dan Gillespie, Ontario CA: Lighting Resources, Lamp Recycler Gailen Vick, Reverse Logistics Association |
| 2:45 p.m. | Panel #5: Role of Producers in New EPR System | Ric
Erdheim, Phillips Electronics: Reduced mercury lamps Jen Dolin, OSRAM Sylvania Inc. |
| 3:45 p.m. | Group Facilitation to Design Pilot Projects Audience will offer suggestions and identify options they think might be worthy of pilot projects or implementation in California. |
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| 4:30 p.m. | Procurement Language to Support EPR for Lamps | Alicia Culver, Green Purchasing Institute |
| 4:45 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 |
Background Material
- Article, "Guidelines for Selecting, Distributing and Recycling Environmentally-Preferable Light Bulbs During Mass Giveaways” (Adobe PDF, file size unknown) by the Sierra Club.
Extended Producer Responsibility and Stewardship http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/EPR/
Contact: EPR@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6449