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VX2021 Waste & Recycling Charrette: Policies & Technologies for the California Waste & Recycling Crisis
Opening Remarks: Ben Allen, 26th District, California State Senate
E-Waste Market Overview: John Shegerian, Executive Chairman, ERI
11:10 AM Batteries & E-Waste: Is the Answer Extending Producer Responsibility?
Moderator: Frances Anderton, Fmr. Host/Producer, KCRW
Panel:
John Shegerian, Executive Chairman, ERI
Doug Kobold, Executive Director, California Product Stewardship Council
Adam Minter, Author, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade/Columnist, Bloomberg
Ana Pacheco, Quality Assurance Manager, Homeboy Recycling
11:50 Addressing Plastic Waste Without a Market for Recyclables
Moderator: Rita Kampalath, Sustainability Program Director, LA County Chief Sustainability Office
Panel:
Christiane Waldron, Business Development Director, Kaneka Biopolymers
Takahiro Obase, Program Manager, JGC Corporation
Mark Herrema, CEO, Newlight
12:20: Organic Waste Management: The Promise & Implementation Challenges
Moderator: Christine Arbogast, Solid Waste West, Unit President, Tetra Tech
Panel:
Gideon Kracov, South Coast AQMD Member, CARB
Coby Skye, Assistant Deputy Director, LA County Public Works
Yaniv Scherson, Chief Operating Officer, Anaergia
12:50 Audience Q&A