2026 Schedule Details, Day 2
October 22
Zero Waste Communities
All activities are on the Main Stage – except Concurrent Sessions.
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Times are listed in Pacific Standard Time
| Time | Track A | Track B | Track C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45 am | |||
| 8:00 am | |||
| 8:15 am | Restoring the Sacred Loop: indigenous Values as the Blueprint for a Zero Waste FutureBobbi Anne Barnowsky of the Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network (TSWAN) shares insights into how indigenous values can lead us to Zero Waste. Speakers: Bobbi Anne Barnowsky | ||
| 8:45 am | The State of Zero Waste in the U.S.Ruth Abbe, president of Zero Waste USA, introduces the opening plenary session with reflections on the state of Zero Waste in the US. Speakers: Ruth Abbe | ||
| 9:00 am | Spotlight: Communities Leading Toward Zero WasteIn this spotlight session, hear three leaders—from three very different communities—highlight how their communities are moving toward Zero Waste. Speakers: Gena McKinley, Susanne W Warrenfeltz | ||
| 10:00 am | |||
| 10:15 am | Grassroots Community ActionSpeakers: Madeline Kaufman, M.Sc., Nazir Khan, Paul Ledoux | ||
| 11:15 am | Edible Food RecoverySpeakers: Hayden Dansky, Chelsea Hilmoe, Shawn Peterson | ||
| 12:15 pm | Selling the Myth of Plastic RecyclingIn the time it takes to give this keynote, roughly 30,000 tons of new plastic will be made, the vast majority of which will never be recycled. Speakers: A. Jordan McNamara | ||
| 12:45 pm | |||
| 1:15 pm | PlasticsSpeakers: Angela Noakes, Samantha Romanick, Brian Thompson | Solutions for Hard to Recycle MaterialsHear about Investments and Policies to drive Consumer-Packaged-Goods Reuse and Shifting the Burden: EPR as a Tool for Systemic Change Speakers: Joanne Brasch, PhD, Stefanie Valentic | |
| 2:15 pm | |||
| 2:25 pm | Transformational Circular Economy Case StudiesLearn how local production, cooperation, and democratic decision-making can push back against the extractive, endless-growth economy. Speakers: Malia Becker, Kelley Dennings | ||
| 3:25 pm | |||
| 3:35 pm | |||
| 4:20 pm | |||
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