CCSMM Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Working Group
Next Meeting: TBD
Working Group Meeting Materials
Thursday December 15, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Minutes
Working Group Slides
Presentations:
Jillaine Dellis, Head of Sustainability, Director of Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Car, Henkel Corporation - A Business Perspective on Packaging EPR
Kate Bailey - Chief of Policy Officer, Association of Plastics Recyclers - Supporting EPR for Packaging to Improve Plastics Recycling
Caroline James, Director of Sustainability, Atlantic Packaging - Packaging Legislation - Private Sector Perspective
Tuesday November 15, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Minutes
Working Group Slides
Presentations:
Batteries: Jordan Wells, Director of Advocacy and Communications at the National Stewardship Action Council - Battery EPR in California: The Path to Passage
Tires: Steve Meldrum, CEO of eTracks (a Producer Responsibility Organization) in Ontario and Chair of CATRA (Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies) - EPR for Tire in Ontario
Household Hazardous Waste: Suna Bayrakal, Director of Policy and Programs, Product Stewardship Institute - The Promise of EPR for Managing HHW
Wednesday September 28, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Presentations:
Resa Dimino, managing principal, RRS and a managing partner, Signalfire Group - Impact of EPR for Packing on Consumer Prices
Dr. Satyajit Bose, professor at Columbia University - Economic impacts to consumers from EPR regulation in the consumer packaged goods sector
Wednesday August 31, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Presentations:
Dr. Ben Elling, Professor, Wesleyan University - Plastic Recycling
Dr. Anja Brandon, U.S. Plastics Policy Analyst, Ocean Conservancy - Managing Chemical Recycling in EPR
Wednesday July 20, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Thursday October 8, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm
Presentations:
Jennifer Heaton-Jones, Housatonic Resources Recover Authority (HRRA) - What is EPR?
Tom Metzner, CT DEEP - How Connecticut has benefited from existing EPR programs
Scott Cassel, Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) - Common Elements of EPR
Sarah Nichols, Natural Resources Council of Maine - EPR legislation in Maine
Thursday October 22, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm
Presentations:
Jennifer Heaton-Jones, Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) - HHW and Paint Collection Programs
Lori Vitagliano, Regional Water Authority – Collection of Gas Cylinders & Tanks
Marjaneh Zarrehparvar, Paintcare – Creation of the Paint Stewardship Program in Connecticut
Thursday November 5, 2020 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Presentations:
Alison Keane, Flexible Packaging Association - FPA Packaging EPR Policy
Dan Felton, Ameripen - Packaging Recovery and Recycling Financing in the U.S.
Dylan de Thomas, The Recycling Partnership - Transforming Recycling for Good
Friday November 20, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm
Presentations:
Victor Bell, Lorax EPI – Packaging EPR as a Solution for All
David Lefebvre, Recycle BC & Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance - Recycle BC: Full Producer Responsibility
Friday December 4, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm
Presentations:
Kelsey Wentling, Connecticut River Conservancy - EPR for Tires
Jennifer Heaton-Jones, HRRA - Gas Cylinder EPR Bill