Tomorrow! EPR Working Group meeting November 15 (original) (raw)
Upcoming CCSMM Working Group Meetings
Extended Producer Responsibility Working Group
November 15, 2022
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Agenda:
Battery, Tire and Household Hazardous Waste EPR
Speakers:
Batteries, Jordan Wells, Director of Advocacy and Communications at the National Stewardship Action Council
Tires, Steve Meldrum, CEO of eTracks (a Producer Responsibility Organization) in Ontario and Chair of CATRA (Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies)
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Suna Bayrakal, Director of Policy & Programs at the Product Stewardship Institute
Jordan Wells, Director of Advocacy and Communications, National Stewardship Action Council
Jordan Wells joined the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) at its formation in 2015. NSAC is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that will advocate for a circular and equitable economy anywhere in the U.S. Jordan is NSAC’s registered lobbyist in California and has navigated numerous bills from inception to passage including in 2021 the first-in-the-nation Truth in Recycling Labeling law (SB 343, Allen) and helped California to get the highest bounty in the country for thermostat recycling.
Steve Meldrum, CEO of eTracks (a Producer Responsibility Organization) in Ontario and Chair of CATRA (Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies)
As CEO for the largest tire Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) in Ontario, Steve has played a unique role in the successful implementation of the Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) model. eTracks provides regulatory compliance services by managing the flow, recycling, and re-purposing of end-of-life tires for producers. Steve launched eTracks as a start up in mid-2018, growing it to manage over 130,000,000 kg of materials annually, while becoming the benchmark for PRO services across all material types regulated under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA). Under his leadership, eTracks developed the first compliance credit marketplace in Canada which has now been incorporated into the Performance Auditing framework by the Regulator. He also led the development of eSRP, an IPR compliance technology platform focused on resource recovery through verified compliant transactions.
Prior to leading eTracks, Steve spent thirteen years as President and CEO of an environmental technology company, growing it from a start-up to a leader in waste treatment technology within the “Cleantech” space. He has more than a decade of experience in management consulting roles, working closely with start-ups and global Fortune 500 companies. He has been a board member for many private companies in the Toronto area including for profit and not for profit organizations. Steve lives with his family in Mississauga and enjoys sports and music in his free time.
Suna Bayrakal, Director of Policy & Programs, Product Stewardship Institute
As the Director of Policy & Programs at the Product Stewardship Institute, Suna leads technical research, and develops and analyzes policy for household hazardous waste, including pesticides, batteries, mercury thermostats, and lamps. She develops model legislation, creates product stewardship guidance documents, and implements recycling and education/outreach initiatives. Suna is an expert on product stewardship and EPR programs in the U.S. and Canada at both the operational and policy level, and she holds a doctorate in environmental studies, which involved research on the relationship between environmental policy and technology change.
Increase Reuse and Recycling (IRR) Working Group
January 10, 2023
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Topic: School Cafeteria Waste
Speakers TBA
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