Rigid Plastic Packaging Container Conference: 2000

Panel Presentations

At the conference, four panels presented a variety of views and provided information on the California Rigid Plastic Packaging Container (RPPC) law, markets for postconsumer resin used in RPPCs, challenges and opportunities in using postconsumer resin in RPPCs, and approaches to RPPC compliance.  Speakers included key personnel from Californians Against Waste, the American Plastics Council, the Grocery Manufacturers of America, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and several multinational product and container manufacturers. Below are those presentations that were provided in MS PowerPoint format:

• William Armstrong, Branch Manager, Market Research and Rate Determination, California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling. "SB 332--The Expanded Bottle Bill"
  Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 374 KB)

• William Bree, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. "Oregon's Rigid Plastic  Container Law"
  Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 39 KB)

• Brent Beeler, Executive Vice President, Berry Plastics. "Challenges for Nonbottle Rigid Container Molders to Comply with PCR Legislation"
  Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 192 KB)

• Dr. Kristina Paquette, Ph.D., Chemist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "Recycled Plastics in Contact with Food: FDA's Policy"
  Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 66 KB)

• Mike Schedler, Vice President of Technology, National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR). "PET Bottle Recycling Update and Impacts Felt from California Legislation"
  Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 185 KB)

• Tim Shestek, Manger, Public Affairs, American Plastics Council (APC). "Perspectives on the RPPC Law"
  Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 60 KB)

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