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Facilitated by the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) of the University of
Massachusetts
Sponsored by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)When:
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Cal/EPA
Headquarters Building
1001 I Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Agenda (Draft, July 26)
Contacts:
Julie Rhodes, PSI Project Manager,
jrhodes4@indy.rr.com or (317) 631-2220
Michelle Martin, CIWMB Contract Manager
The CIWMB has commissioned the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) to
conduct a tire product stewardship project for the State of California. The
objective of this project is to engage key stakeholders involved in the
manufacture, sale, use, and disposal of tires to find solutions that would
ultimately result in the reduction of tire disposal in landfills.
Project Background
PSI will take a life cycle approach and identify opportunities that will
include both front-end solutions (e.g., the use of tires with longer
operational life) and those at a product’s "end of life" (e.g., developing
new or expanding existing end-use applications). PSI proposes to bring key
stakeholders together to take a product stewardship approach to jointly
solve management problems related to tires. PSI will conduct stakeholder
interviews as well as convene a results-oriented stakeholder meeting between
representatives from federal and state government, tire manufacturers, tire
distributors and retailers, recyclers, waste management companies, and
others as appropriate. PSI will emphasize the benefits of reaching a
voluntary consensus as an incentive for key groups to participate in this
meeting. Meeting Information
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., registration starts at 8:00 a.m., at the Cal/EPA
Headquarters, located at 1001 I Street in Sacramento, California. PSI has
reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento-Capitol Plaza,
located at 300 J Street. For reservations, call (916) 446-0100 or
1-800-Holiday. Refer to the "Tire Stewardship Dialogue" when making
reservations. The negotiated room rate is $114, plus taxes. Please contact Julie Rhodes, PSI Project Manager, at
jrhodes4@indy.rr.com (317)
631-2220 to R.S.V.P., so that we can best plan the meeting. Please provide
your complete contact information (including address, telephone number, and
e-mail address). Draft Stewardship Plan
PSI has
developed the Tire Stewardship Draft Plan based on more than 20 interviews
with key stakeholders, as well as background research. The draft plan
outlines the context for the dialogue, a draft problem statement, proposed
dialogue goals, and key issues and potential strategies that will be
discussed at the meeting. The draft plan will be available on this site
prior to the meeting. Documents
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