8:00 ARRIVAL & BREAKFAST
8:30 INTRODUCTION: Leslie Lukacs – Executive Director, Zero Waste Sonoma
8:45 WELCOME: D’Lynda Fischer – Petaluma Councilwoman
8: 50 OPENING KEYNOTE: Bea Johnson – International Zero Waste Lifestyle Expert
9:35 WHERE WE ARE, WHAT’S NEXT: Moderator Marie Kneemeyer – Daily Acts
- Zero Waste Sonoma Updates: Xinci Tan – Organics Program Manager, Zero Waste Sonoma
- Recology Sonoma Marin Updates: Celia Furber – Waste Zero Manager, Recology Sonoma Marin
10:05 – 10:20 BREAK
10:20 EVENTS: Moderator Casey Williams – Public Education Manager, Recology Sonoma Marin
- Wasteless Windsor: Justin Wilcock – Community Outreach Manager, Sonoma County Resource Recovery
- Sebastopol Farmers Market: Ambrosia Thomson & Jacquelin Criger – Waste Zero Specialist, Recology Sonoma Marin
- Trashion Fashion Show: Eric Jackson – Sonoma Community Center
- Events Best Practices: Mary Munat – Founder & CEO, Green Mary
11:20 FOOD RECOVERY: Moderator Suzi Grady – Director, Petaluma Bounty
- Sonoma County Food Recovery Overview: Mimi Enright – Program Manager, Community Food Systems Sonoma County
- County-wide Food Recovery in Marin: Marv Zauderer – Founder & CEO, ExtraFood
- A Food Recovery Volunteer’s Perspective: June Michaels – Director Sonoma Food Runners
12:05 – 12:55 LUNCH
12:55 AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSION
1:15 COMPOST: Moderator Dan Noble – Executive Director, Association of Compost Producers
- Common Compost Programs: Kourtnii Brown – Founder & Director, Common Compost
- Sonoma County Compost Facility Update: Will Bakx – Soil Scientist & Principal, Renewable Sonoma
- Pros & Cons of Compostable Products: Terry Taylor – Chair, Sonoma County Compostable Products Committee
2:00 LEGISLATION: Moderator Liz Bortolotto – Sonoma County AB939 Task Force Member
- Groundbreaking SB1383 Overview: Marshalle Graham – Program Manager, CalRecycle
- Alameda Single Use Plastics Ban: Kerry Parker – Program Specialist, City of Alameda
2:45 – 3:00 BREAK
3:00 BUSINESS STRATEGY: Moderator Garen Kazanjian – Waste Zero Specialist, Recology Sonoma Marin
- Oliver’s Innovative Waste Solutions: Annie Sherman – Corporate Sustainability Coordinator, Oliver’s Market
- Plastics to Fuel: Brian Bauer – CEO, Resynergi Inc.
- Small Business Perspective: Naomi Crawford – Owner, Lunchette & Pizza Politana
- Small Business Perspective: Natalie Goble – Chef & Owner, Handline Coastal California Restaurant
- ReThink Disposables: Lisa Coelho – Sustainable Materials Management Specialist, SCS Engineers & Samantha Sommer – Waste Prevention Program Manager, Clean Water Action
4:00 CLOSING KEYNOTE: Mike Sangiacomo – President & CEO, Recology
5:00 SOCIAL GATHERING