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Increasing Plastic Film and Container Collection & Recycling Conference

Day 1: Increasing Plastic Film Recycling in California (October 11, 2005)

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Objectives

  • Summarize cooperative efforts on plastic film recycling in California.
  • Encourage increased efforts and investment by plastic film users, manufacturers, sellers and recyclers.
  • Invite commitments to participate in CIWMB’s ongoing plastic film recycling initiative.

Presentations listed on the agenda below are linked to presenter's name if available and are in Adobe PDF format unless specified otherwise. You may also download the agenda (MS Word, 72 KB).

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration and Displays
9:00-9:10 Welcome and Invitation to Stakeholders
Rosalie Mulé, Board Member, CIWMB
9:10-9:35 The Big Picture: California in a Global Context
Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling Magazine
9:35-10:10

Synopsis of Cooperative Efforts to Date
Presentations:

10:10-11:00

Opportunities for Processors and End Users
Moderated Discussion:

  • Nick Candella, Trex
  • Zack Xu, Eno Plastics
  • Frank Ruiz, Heritage Bag Company (66 KB)
  • George Hall, Poly America (1 MB)
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15

Opportunities for Commercial Businesses
Moderated Discussion:

  • Jeff Ashby, Rocky Mountain Recycling
  • Rich Garmsen, Smurfit-Stone
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15 p.m.-
2:15 p.m.

Opportunities for Local Government Agencies
Moderated Discussion:

  • Dan Degrassi, Santa Cruz County
  • Ziad Mazboudi, City of San Juan Capistrano (284 KB)
  • Ed Haenni, Hilex (2.3 MB)
  • Lupe Vela, City of Los Angeles
2:15-3:00

Opportunities for Haulers and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Operators
Moderated Discussion:

  • Navnit Padival, Downey Area Recycling and Transfer, Los Angeles County Sanitation District
  • Joel Corona, Recycle America
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:15

Opportunities for Agricultural Film Collection
Moderated Discussion:

4:15-4:30 Wrap Up and Adjourn
Project Plan and Invitation for Film Recycling

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Last updated: March 24, 2008


Plastic Recycling http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Plastic/
Melissa Vargas, Sustainability: mvargas@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6271
Michelle Marlowe-Lawrence, Compliance: mmarlowe@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6512