Pathways to Plastic Reduction

Program/Agenda:

Keynote Address

Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley, City of Los Angeles

Opening Remarks

9:20AM Presentation
Los Angeles’ Path to Plastic Source Reduction
Paul Cobian, City of Los Angeles
Christine Batikian, City of Los Angeles

Current State of Recycling & Recycling Market

9:40AM Discussion Panel
Moderator: Councilmember Tim McOsker, City of Los Angeles
Dr. Dan Domonoske, Potential Industries
Neil Edgar, California Compost Coalition
Anne Germain, National Waste & Recycling Association
Cody Marshall, The Recycling Partnership

Current State of Compostable Products

10:05AM Presentation
How Compostable Products Drive Waste Reduction
Alex Truelove, BPI

10:20AM Presentation
Compostable Servingware: The Waste Hauler’s Perspective
Jessica Aldridge, Athens Services

10:35AM Panel Q/A
Facilitator: James Roska, City of Los Angeles

Plenary Address

Council President Paul Krekorian, City of Los Angeles

Responding to Plastic Pollution

11:15AM Presentation
From Plastics You See to Those You Don’t: Understanding the Scale of the Environmental Problem
Alison Waliszewski, 5 Gyres Institute

11:30AM Presentation
U.S. EPA Plastics and Environmental Justice Policy, Funding and Research
André Villaseñor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

11:45AM Presentation
UCLA Zero Waste Program
Bonny Bentzin, UCLA

12:00PM Panel Q & A
Facilitator: Michelle Barton, City of Los Angeles

Innovations in Waste Management

1:30PM Presentation
The Path to More Recycled Plastic Content
Craig Cookson, American Chemistry Council

1:50PM Presentation
Enabling Greater Plastics Circularity Through Innovation
Pete Keller, Republic Services

2:10PM Panel Q & A
Facilitator: Dr. Rowena Romano, City of Los Angeles

Future of Circular Economy

2:45PM Presentation
California’s Shifting Producer Responsibility Framework
Nick Lapis, Californians Against Waste

3:00PM Presentation
Building the Infrastructure, Platform, and Movement for the Reuse Economy
Maor Peer, r.World

3:15PM Presentation
You Matter: How We Lead Our Lives Makes a Difference
Sheila Morovati, HabitsofWaste.org

3:30PM Panel Q/A
Facilitator: Christine Batikian, City of Los Angeles

Closing Remarks

Barbara Romero, City of Los Angeles, Director and General Manager of LA Sanitation & Environment

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Symposium Agenda - January 11, 2024