Organics

Agenda: Strategic Policy Development Committee: Organics Summit

Purpose: Collaborative exchange of ideas between CIWMB and stakeholders to develop a common understanding and plan for the future about compostable and cellulosic organic materials. Concurrent breakout sessions will facilitate open discussion of opportunities, barriers, challenges, and potential solutions to help formulate a CIWMB road map for the future of organic materials. Please attend the breakout sessions of your choice at times listed below. Please note that due to breakout room limitations, levels of interest and the need to keep groups sizes manageable so everyone can participate, some people may not get their first choice of breakout session.

For more information, you may wish to review the Background Discussion Paper (Word, 5.5 MB)

Setting the Stage

9:00-9:15 a.m. Morning Plenary Session--Introduction and Perspectives

9:15–10:00 a.m. Composters Panel Discussion

Break

Charting Progress Towards Organics Sustainability

Breakout Session Notes Summary (Adobe PDF, 105 KB | Word, 149 KB)

Breakouts were facilitated group discussions to identify barriers and recommendations

10:15–12:15 p.m. Morning Breakout Session A or B (concurrent)

A. Infrastructure Expansion, Funding Considerations, and Non-monetary Incentives
B. Regulatory and Siting Issues

12:15–1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15–3:15 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Session C or D (concurrent)

C. Market Issues and Increasing Procurement
D. CIWMB Policy, Legislative Options

Break

3:30–5:00 p.m. Afternoon Plenary Session--Summarize Breakout Sessions

• Reports from breakout sessions on key opportunities, barriers, challenges, and potential solutions identified
• Open discussion
• Evaluate consensus on next steps (including "priority voting" exercise)
• Wrap-up

NOTE: Input from this Summit will be incorporated into a subsequent agenda item for a future Board meeting

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Last updated: June 23, 2008