Day 2, Program Details, 2021

December 9, Zero Waste Communities

All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.
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7:45 AM NETWORKING AND ZOOM ASSISTANCE
8:00 AM WELCOME, Ruth Abbe, Zero Waste USA and
Bob Gedert, National Recycling Congress
8:10 AM Plenary Panel
RETHINK AND REDESIGN
Jeremy Drake, Moderator
Kelley Dennings Center for Biological Diversity
Clare Miflin, Center for Zero Waste Design
Lindsey Hoell, Dispatch Goods
8:55 AM Keynote
LATINX AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
ARE PAYING THE COSTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION

Yvette Arellano, Fenceline Watch
9:25 AM Plenary Panel
REUSABLE FOODWARE
Christienne de Tournay, Moderator
Dagny Tucker, Vessel Works & Vessel Revolution
Scott Morrison, Muuse
Crystal Dreisbach, Don’t Waste Durham
10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions
A) SINGLE USE PLASTICS PANEL
Rick Anthony, Moderator
Charles Moore, Albatross Coalition, Moore Inst
Lori Mendez, Albatross Coalition
Heidi Solba, Let’s Do It World

B) ZERO WASTE YOUTH USA IN ACTION
Freddy Coronado, Zero Waste Youth USA
Young Grguras, Let’s Do It World

C) REDESIGNING FASHION
Rebecca Williams, SBM Management
Nicole Kenney, LifeLabs Design, Inc.

D) ZW HIGHER EDUCATION
Amanda Waddle, Moderator
Ashpreet Kaur, University of Florida PhD Candidate
Jessica Heiges, ZW LAB Cal Berkeley
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10:45 AM Plenary Panel
11:30 AM Sponsor Showcase
12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Foodwaste, Pop-ups, Heroes
Composition Trends and Emergency Response
12:30 PM Keynote
Paul Connett, Zero Waste USA and Zero Waste Canada
Untrashing The Planet One Community At A Time
1:00 PM Plenary Panel
Recycling Infrastructure
1:45 PM Plenary Panel
Compostable Organics Out of Landfill Now – COOL Now!
2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions
Outreach, EPR, International
Efforts, Bottle Bills and Hard to Recycle
3:00 PM Wrap-up
3:10 PM Happy Hour, Networking and Sponsor Showcase