Actual presentation order and times will be posted in mid March.
Time
Topics
Presentation
TBA
HHW Legislation
Recalled Products – Who’s Responsible?
AB 1860 (Huffman, 2008) established a form of EPR for Recalled Products, putting the cost and recovery obligation on the manufacturers…
Speaker(s): Joanne Brasch
TBA
Education Schools
The Banana Slug String Band Presents…
Don’t let the kid-friendly format fool you: grown adults have been known to leave humming about the water cycle.
Speaker(s): Banana Slug String Band
TBA
Policy
NCRA Advocacy Update
NCRA’s Legislative Committee Co-Chairs provide an update on NCRA’s Priority Legislation and its upcoming Advocacy Day.
Speaker(s): Bailey Hall, Gwynn Mackellen
TBA
Textiles
Textiles Circularity and PFAS: Materials Choice and Lifecycle Management
Let’s explore how materials selection and product design decisions make or break textile safety and circularity, and examine solutions…
Speaker(s): Claudia Richardson
TBA
Anti-Incineration Zero Waste
Bold Collaboration, Big Impact: GAIA’s 25 Year Journey, Global Insights, Local Action, and the Future of Methane, Plastics, Zero Waste, and More
Exploring GAIA’s 25-year arc driving zero waste policy, influencing global plastics and methane action, and advancing ambitious solutions for the future.
Speaker(s): Denaya Shorter, Monica Wilson
TBA
SB 54
SB 54 implementation realities for local facilities and collection programs
This is an update on how it’s going so far in Napa.
Speaker(s): Tim Dewey-Mattia
TBA
Education Home Composting Outreach
Expanding Access to Home Composting Education
City of San José staff utilized creative problem-solving skills and grant funding to overcome barriers that had prevented Vietnamese home composting classes…
Speaker(s): Alex Ulrich
TBA
AI
How AI Is Transforming Modern MRF Operations
As MRFs face increasing pressures to improve resource recovery, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool to drive efficiency, insight, and profitability…
Speaker(s): JD Ambati
TBA
Carbon Sequestration Procurement SB 1383
Carbon Farming with Compost on City Sports Parks
StopWaste partnered with UC Merced and the cities of Dublin and Pleasanton to conduct research measuring the soil carbon sequestration potential…
Speaker(s): Trevor Probert
TBA
Circular Economy Recycling
The Missing Link: Unlocking Value at the End of the Chain
Shred Cycle transforms polyurethane skateboarding waste into refurbished products and recycled textiles by…
Speaker(s): Jessie Frietze-Armenta
TBA
DEI Schools Textiles
Mend the Future: Building Climate Literacy Through Reuse, Repair, and Policy Action
Equity-centered reuse, repair, and education can strengthen textile recovery systems under California’s SB 707 Textile Recovery Act…
Speaker(s): Clementina Martinez-Masarweh
TBA
Edible Food Recovery
Investing in Food Recovery and the Value It Creates
Food recovery is not a cost center. It is a high-impact investment with measurable environmental, social, and regulatory returns…
Speaker(s): Eve Birge, Will Dittmar
TBA
Update
Thirty Years of Professional Education and Networking at NCRA’s Recycling Update: “From Out of Touch to Up to Date”
From an Arthur Boone quote about RU
Speaker(s): Steve Lautze
TBA
Education Outreach
A Countywide Approach: San Mateo County’s Campaign for Healthier Compost
Discover the strategies behind the San Mateo County Sustainability Department’s compost improvement campaign…
Speaker(s): Rosalynn Gallo, Jack Steinmann
TBA
SB 54
SB 54 in Action: Updates for Jurisdictions and Service Providers
Circular Action Alliance is the Producer Responsibility Organization implementing SB 54, the nation’s most ambitious Extended Producer Responsibility…
Speaker(s): Emily Coven
TBA
Schools
CVSan’s Green Ribbon Program – Growing Zero Waste Focused Schools
CVSan’s Schools Programs have been educating students and engaging schools about the 4 Rs of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot for over 30 years…
Speaker(s): Jordan Figueiredo
TBA
Reuse Shoe Recycling Textiles
UCSB Shoe Recycling
The UCSB Shoe Recycling Program is a student-led initiative run through the Zero Waste Committee in partnership…
Speaker(s): Matthew Schoen
TBA
Fashion Design Reuse
Slow Down Your Fashion at SCRAP-SF
SCRAP was established in 1976 as the original creative reuse center and has always been at the forefront of keeping leftover fabric out of landfill by redirecting it…
Speaker(s): William Barros
TBA
Deconstruction Reuse
Unlocking Exponential Growth for Deconstruction & Reuse at the National & Local Level
Momentum for Deconstruction and Reuse has reached an all-time high, with favorable policies and industry research poised to dramatically scale the industry…
Speaker(s): Nicole Tai
TBA
Update
CRRA Updates
Tracie will provide an update on CRRA and what to expect for 2026.
Speaker(s): Tracie Bills
TBA
DEI Tech Reuse
Old Tech Into New Futures: Big Tech & Community Power for Equity
Even in 2025, there are still families and communities in California and across the U.S. without access to a computer at home…
Speaker(s): Ulises Zatarain
TBA
University
San Francisco State University-Integrating Operations, Curriculum, and Climate into Its Commitment to Zero Waste
SFSU has worked with the San Francisco Environment Department for decades to implement zero waste policies….
Speaker(s): Caitlin Steele
TBA
State of NCRA
State of NCRA
Sharing highlights from 2025, including our Annual Meeting, Sacramento Day, and ongoing work around SB 1383 implementation, along with a look ahead at what’s in store for 2026
