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Session Descriptions

Tuesday, August 5th
Session #1       8:30 - 9:45 am

Environmental Purchasing - Regency Ballroom A
Did you know that for every 20 cases of 30% post-consumer copy paper purchased over virgin paper you will save the environment one metric ton of carbon dioxide! Environmental purchasing can be a roll of the dice whether the product is truly "green." This session will help you make the connection between climate change and purchasing recycled products while avoiding deceptive "greenwashing."

  • Impact Climate Change By Buying Recycled, Beth Eckl, EPE Consulting
  • Environmental Products That Save Money, Alicia Culver, Green Purchasing Institute
  • Greenwashing: What is it and how to avoid it, Heather Gadonniex, Green it Group
  • Moderator: Rachael Balsley, Stopwaste.org

Outreach, Marketing and Education - Regency Ballroom B
Are you a vendor or public outreach coordinator? Is it a challenge to keep people from just walking by your booth? Well, this is the session for you. Witness a real-time transformation of an outreach booth using techniques you can apply yourself. See how discards can help attract attention while promoting the message of creative reuse at the same time. Go from confusing to compelling - this session will help you get people to your booth and keep them there!

Grab Bag for Science and Technology - Regency Ballroom C
Conference sessions are built around a unifying theme for all participating speakers. Sometimes not enough submittals come in to make a full session, yet, there are subjects that we feel just can't be left out. That's why we created the "Grab Bag." Here are three diverse subjects that will provide a wonderful variety of science and technology themes.

8:30 - 9:45 Video Screening Room - Harbour Room A

8:30 - 9:45 EPA Region 9 Meeting - Harbour Room B (split)

8:30 - 9:45 Recyclers Global Warming Council Meeting - Harbour Room B (split)

Session #2       10:15 - 11:30 am

Using Policy to Set Community Goals - Regency Ballroom A
Are you considering a ban on polystyrene to-go containers? Would you like to learn how a Green Ribbon Task Force introduced over 250 climate protection recommendations and how the Chamber of Commerce is helping to make them work? This session serves up how to bring about local action through cooperation within the community and how to move them forward by using policy to advance your community goals, rally your community through policy goals and address some of the legal aspects involved.

  • Community Partnerships - ABAG Green Business and Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Initiative, Annette Puskarich, City of Palo Alto Public Works
  • Environmentally Acceptable Food Packaging Ordinance, Christine Moran, City of Santa Cruz
  • Sustainability Achievements in the City of Millbrae, Allison Schutte, Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy & Shelly Reider, City of Millbrae
  • Moderator: Teresa Montgomery, South San Francisco Scavengers

Reuse in the Twenty-First Century - Regency Ballroom B
America is a disposable nation and we must provide solutions that make it better, faster, and cheaper to manage unwanted materials properly rather than sending everything to the landfill. This Reuse session will explore the facts behind waste reduction and the waste stream by using local corporations as examples. As our nation moves towards de-industrializing our cities, speakers will explore the impacts this move will have on the recycling industry and recycling-based production businesses. Examine how public planning can benefit cities and regions by placing recycling-based businesses near the urban sources of discarded materials.

Businesses Make Programs Work - Regency Ballroom C
Now you have even more reason to like beer! Learn how a successful, California based, brewing company diverted 98% of their total solid waste from the landfill through employee engagement and some creative thinking. See what goes on behind the scenes in greening one of the nation's largest airports. Examine how utilizing reusable transport packaging can sweeten the lifecycle analysis and a more sustainable supply chain.

10:15 - 11:30 Local Agency Technical Council Meeting - Harbour Room A

10:15 - 11:30 California Organic Recylcers Council Meeting - Harbour Room B (split)

10:15 - 11:30 Central Valley CRRA Chapter Meeting - Harbour Room B (split)

Session #3       1:00 - 3:30 pm

Advanced Edition of Carbonopoly (EPA Live West Coast Webinar 301) - Regency Ballroom B
You have read the rules and understand the lingo - so where is Climate Change policy and action heading? Come and learn about what is happening on the national level and what new information and rules are being developed.  

  • Climate Change & Resource Management Modeling Tools, Dr. Jeff Morris, Sound Resource Management
  • Economic Incentives:  Climate Change & Resource Management, Evan Edgar, Edgar and Associates
  • Building Energy Efficiency vs. Recycling Investments to reduce GHG emissions, Dr. Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
  • New Materials/GHG Accounting Findings, Josh Stolaroff, US EPA
  • The National Perspective (PPT) (720 KB)
    Speaker and Moderator: Kate Krebs, National Recycling Coalition

1:00 - 2:15 California Product Stewardship Council Meeting - Harbour Room A
Everyone is invited to hear about the amazing progress we've made this year and our plans for next year!  Local governments are speaking out ... against unfunded mandates.  More than 100 local government agencies have joined the efforts of the California Product Stewardship Council to say, "We're not going to take it anymore!"  Learn why we need every local government in California to demand extended producer responsibility.  Find out about local strategies that will build support for product stewardship.  This includes building public-private partnerships, implementing pro-active procurement policies to support companies taking back their products, fostering local direct action by adopting local resolutions and ordinances, and more. Presenters include:  Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director, CPSC; Rob D'Arcy, Chair; Kevin Hendrick, Vice-Chair; and more!

1:00 - 2:15 Special Venues Technical Council Meeting - Harbour Room B (split)

2:15 - 3:30 California Collegiate Recycling Council Meeting - Harbour Room A