All times listed are in the Pacific Time Zone
8:00 am PST – Training on Virtual Platform for Attendees
8:30 am PST – Sound and Video Test for Speakers. Attendees come early to network.
9:00 am PST – Welcome/Introductions
- Leslie Lukacs, NRC Conference Co-Chair
- Dave Keeling, NRC President
- Sophie Hahn, Vice-Mayor, City of Berkeley
9:15 am PST– Building a Circular Economy with Zero Waste Businesses
- Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates and NRC Board (Moderator)
- Joseph Button, Straus Family Creamery
- Mandi McKay, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
- Clare Miflin, AIA, NYC “Zero Waste Design Guidelines”
10:30 am PST – Break in Virtual Exhibit Hall, Table Topics and One-on-One Networking
11:00 am PST– Zero Waste for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Facilities
Moderated Discussion Panel:
- Bob Gedert. President, NRC (Moderator)
- Stephanie Barger, U.S. Green Building Council, TRUE Zero Waste
- Sue Beets-Atkinson, SBM Services and Chair, GBCI Zero Waste Advisory Council
- Lin King, Cal Zero Waste, UC Berkeley
- Angela A. Moore, Missouri Historical Society
- Mateus Pecanha, Zero Waste Brazil
Topics to be discussed:
- How to Recycle Right in Today’s Markets
- Right Sizing
- Designing it Right
- Hard to Recycle Materials
- Business contracts for recycling vendors
- Liquid wastes
- Certifications for Events and Construction Sites
- Hazardous Wastes
- Training and Leadership
12:15 pm PST – International Zero Waste Hierarchy of Highest and Best Use
- Leslie Lukacs, NRC Conference Co-Chair (Moderator)
- Jamie Kaminski, Zero Waste Canada
12:30 pm PST – Future of Wasting Less in America
- Leslie Lukacs, NRC Conference Co-Chair (Moderator)
- Michael Sangiacomo, President, Recology
12:45 pm PST – Virtual Exhibit Hall, Virtual Happy Hour and NCRA Players
2:00 pm PST – Close for Day
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