Single-Use Products Working Group

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Meeting Called to Order

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:35 PM

Review Committee's Statutory Charge

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:00 PM

Election of Chair

1:05 PM

Review of S.113 Requirements for Single-Use Products

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:25 PM

Review of Contribution of Single-Use Products to State Waste Stream

• Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

2:15 PM

Management of Single-Use Products at the Solid Waste District Level

• John Leddy, Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District
  

3:00 PM

Committee Discussion and Planning

Prioritizing committee's charge

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Convene

• Sen. Christopher Bray, Chair
  

12:35 PM

Overview of Extended Producer Responsibility Programs in Vermont

• Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

1:25 PM

Extended Producer Responsibilities in Other Jurisdictions

• Scott Cassel, CEO & Founder, Product Stewardship Institute
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:25 PM

Extended Producer Responsibility at the Municipal Level

• Jennifer Holliday, Director of Public Policy and Diversion Policy, Chittenden Solid Waste District
  

3:00 PM

EPR Approaches

• Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  

3:30 PM

Consumer Product Packaging

• Sarah Faye Pierce, Director, Government Relations, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
  

4:00 PM

Framing Questions and Considerations for Discussing EPR

• William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  

4:15 PM

Commission Discussion

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Convene

• Sen. Christopher Bray, Chair
  

12:35 PM

Sustainable Packaging

• Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
  

1:50 PM

EPR in Maine

• Elena Bertocci, Environmental Specialist, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  
• Paula Clark, Solid Waste Manager, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:20 PM

Health Effects of Plastics

• John Peterson Myers, Environmental Health Sciences
  

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion and Planning

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Convene

• Sen. Christopher Bray, Chair
  

12:35 PM

Testimony

• Todd Bouton, General Manager, Farrell Distributing Company
  

12:55 PM

Testimony

• Allen Langdon, President & CEO, Return-It
  

1:20 PM

Testimony

• Rachel Kaprielian, U.S. Government Relations, McDonald's
  

1:50 PM

Testimony

• Katie Reilly, Senior Manager, Environmental and Sustainability Policy, Consumer Technology Association
  

2:00 PM

Testimony

• Dylan de Thomas, VP of Industry Collaboration, The Recycling Partnership
  

2:10 PM

Testimony

• Chaz Miller, CEO, Miller Recycling Associates
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Testimony

• Sarah Edwards, Head of the New York Office, Eunomia
  
• Sydnee Grushack, Consultant, Eunomia
  

3:15 PM

Committee Discussion

review Working Group members' written submissions to the Chair

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Meeting Called to Order

• Sen. Christopher Bray, Chair
  

12:35 PM

Testimony

12:50 PM

Testimony

• Greg Costa, Sr. Director, State Affairs, GMA
  

1:10 PM

Testimony

• Abigail Sztein, Director, Government Affairs, American Forest & Paper Association
  

1:30 PM

Testimony

• Chris Louras, Foley Distributing
  

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Committee Discussion with Leg Council

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Meeting Called to Order

• Sen. Christopher Bray, Chair
  

12:35 PM

Testimony

• Adam Peer, Senior Director, Packaging, American Chemistry Council
  

1:10 PM

Testimony

• Abigail Sztein, Director, Government Affairs, American Forest & Paper Association
  

1:30 PM

Testimony

• Chris Louras, Foley Distributing
  

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Committee Discussion with Leg Council

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Meeting Called to Order

• Sen. Christopher Bray, Chair
  

12:35 PM

Committee Discussion

complete Priority List with Pros and Cons from last meeting

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Committee Discussion on Draft Report

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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