CRRA2019

Justine Fallon is the Director of Operations with the Mattress Recycling Council, a non-profit organization formed by the mattress industry to design and implement mattress recycling programs branded as Bye Bye Mattress in states with mattress recycling laws.  She has worked in the environmental field for 20 years in hazardous waste, air quality and solid waste.   Prior to joining the Mattress Recycling Council, she worked at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection managing a materials recovery facility that processed recyclables from 90 plus communities in western Massachusetts. Ms. Fallon holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Connecticut.

Manager, Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Ana-Maria Stoian-Chu leads the development, implementation, and administration of CalRecycle’s Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program. Previously, she was responsible for supervising one unit in the Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program. Prior to working for CalRecycle, she was based in Brussels, Belgium, where she served in the Government Affairs department for Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group. She earned a Master’s degree in International Politics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Markets

California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 is one of the most successful recycling programs in the country. Since its inception, over 2.3 billion pounds of covered video display devices have been collected and recycled. However, electronics technology is rapidly evolving, and electronics are becoming more intricate, specialized, and ubiquitous. Right now, the state’s Covered Electronic Waste (CEW) Recycling Program includes just a fraction of the estimated 120 million electronic devices purchased in California each year. Without a change, millions of these devices could be illegally disposed,improperly managed, or shipped overseas if the cost to properly manage these additional electronic devices is not covered. These electronic devices often contain hazardous materials such as lead and mercury, and improper handling and illegal disposal can have harmful public health and environmental consequences. In addition, lithium-ion batteries hidden inside electronic devices pose a fire, healthy, and safety hazard. These risks can be mitigated by properly recycling e-waste, which provides economic benefits through jobs creation and recovery of precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper.

In an effort to keep pace with rapidly evolving technology and global market conditions, and ensure the continued success of the CEW Recycling Program, CalRecycle has released a report with a set of recommendations to redesign California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act. This report is the result of two years of workshops, surveys, and engagement with tech leaders and other stakeholders.

Waste Program Coordinator

As Waste Program Coordinator, Kelly works to engage companies on behalf of shareholders on recycling, waste reduction, and plastic pollution prevention measures. Kelly also assists in managing As You Sow’s Plastic Solutions Investor Alliance, an international coalition of 40 institutional investors from around the globe with a combined $2 trillion of assets, working to engage publicly traded consumer goods companies on the threats posed by plastic pollution and waste. Prior to joining As You Sow Kelly spent five years as an analyst and advocate in California’s capital community of Sacramento, most recently with the non-profit environmental group Californians Against Waste. 

Reuse/Reduce

Corporations have the capacity and responsibility to shift their operations to support a zero-waste and circular economy. Kelly will discuss the enormous power shareholders have to influence corporations in this direction and active shareholder campaigns underway in 2019 to transition away from plastic, reduce overall material usage, and increase the transparency of corporate pollution. 

CA Program Director

Jacy Bolden serves as CARE’s California Program Director. Her background includes experience as an independent consultant serving municipalities, tribal nations and business; Executive Director for a non-profit recycling collection, processing, and educational outreach organization; as well as Public Relations and Business Assistance for a family-owned waste hauling and recycling corporation.

Title: 2018 and 2019 (to-date) CARE Milestones, Progress, and Offerings

The California Carpet Stewardship Program (Program) has continued to grow and see many successes despite dynamic market conditions and macroeconomic challenges. This presentation will examine Program milestones and progress during 2018 and 2019 to-date, as well as cover several Program offerings to stakeholders (i.e., local government, recycling facilities, retailers, etc.). Discussion topics will include but not necessarily be limited to:

• Formation of the Advisory Committee per AB 1158.
• Recycled output and subsidy analysis.
• Successes and learnings of the several grant cycles, including the ongoing micro-grants available to local governments and drop-off site facilities.
• Expanding post-consumer carpet calcium carbonate (PC4) usage in new products, and other innovative market/product development milestones.
• Program-supported public collection sites, including current status and goals.
• Expansion and results of marketing, education and outreach efforts to reach key audiences, including installers.