The Sonoma County Zero Waste Symposium brings together government, institutions, businesses, and the community to explore regional zero waste opportunities. With keynote speaker Captain Charles Moore, the event highlights best practices, policies, and programs that support climate action and the circular economy. Attendees will hear from leaders in government and industry, learn about food recovery and organics programs, and connect with local vendors showcasing zero waste solutions.
Schedule
Morning (AM)
7:30
Registration and Tabling opens
8:00
Welcome
Council member, Deborah Fudge
Welcome & Opening
Leslie Lukacs
Director of Zero Waste, SCS Engineers: State of Zero Waste in Sonoma County and Beyond
8:20
Keynote: Sea of Plastic
Captian Charlie Moore
Oceanographer, Algalita Foundation and Author of Plastic: How a Sea Captain’s Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans
Managing Resources After the Fires
9:00
How Debris Was Managed After the Fires
Paul Lowenthal
Debris Task Force Leader, City of Santa Rosa Fire Recovery Operations, Assistant Fire Marshal
The Missing Links: Holistic Community Response and Preparedness
Chris Grabill
Conservation Action and Board of Public Utilities
Soil Health and BioRemedation of Fire Affected Land
Will Bakx
Sonoma Compost
Protecting Sonoma County’s Watershed
Chris Brokate
Clean River Alliance
10:15
Break
Sonoma County Materials Management
10:30
City of Santa Rosa Zero Waste Plan: Quantifiable, Reasonable, and Impactful Locally
Joey Hejnowicz
City of Santa Rosa
Bringing Recology’s Waste Zero Philosophy to Sonoma & Marin Counties
Celia Furber
Recology
Keeping the Town Green, a Discussion on Dual Stream Recycling
Justin Wilcock
Sonoma County Resource Recovery
State of Recycling Local and International
11:05
China’s National Sword and How it Affects You
Sara Bixby
Solid Waste Association of North America
Cleaning Up our Act
Susan Collins
Container Recycling Institute Solutions to the Current Recycling Crisis
11:50
Lunch
Afternoon (pm)
Sustaining Communities through Food Recovery
1:30
Food Waste: Problem and Solution
Felicia Smith
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
Gleaning and Community Resiliency Through Food
Suzi Grady
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
Schools and Youth Setting the Pace
1:30
Engaging Students and Leading the Way Towards a Zero Waste Campus
Guy Tillotson
Santa Rosa Junior College
Analy High School Food Waste Composting
Sunny Galbraith
Orchard View School
Engaging the Community for Santa Rosa Zero Waste Earth Day 2018
Rihanna Frank
Santa Rosa Water
2:20
Break
Cutting Edge Business Initiatives
2:35
Zero Waste Wineries, Good to the Last Drop
Aaron Schreiber-Stainthorp
Jackson Family Wines
Exploring the Circular Material Economy and Striving for Zero Waste
Joseph Button
Strauss Family Creamery
Value in Deconstructing
Nicole Tai
Greenlynx
Extended Producer Responsibility
3:25
Extended Producer Responsibility Locally and Nationally
Jordan Wells
California Product Stewardship Council
3:25
Refuel Your Fun
Courtney Scott
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
Good Jobs in Zero Waste
3:50
Good Jobs and Zero Waste
Marty Bennet
North Bay Jobs
Closing
4:05
Keynote
Jared Blumenfeld
US EPA Pacific Southwest
