Conference Tracks
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Workshop Session Two
Wednesday, April 08, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
EI-2: California’s E-waste Efforts: Are We Creating Problems Elsewhere Today? Tomorrow?
Studio IV
California’s covered electronic waste (CEW) recovery and recycling program was established by the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003. In its ten years of operation, more than 1.75 billion pounds of unwanted video displays have been diverted, collected, and dismantled in-state, with the derived residuals flowing into a global marketplace. At the outset, cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and CRT glass could readily find a disposition that seemed to fulfill the conditional authorization under which all CEW recyclers operated. Increasingly, now, we learn of CRT abandonments and stockpiles occurring beyond the direct regulatory control of California agencies, and serious doubts emerge regarding the legitimacy of purported and proposed markets. California must quickly solve the challenge of unmarketable hazardous residuals from legacy electronic products while simultaneously pivoting to address new technologies entering the e-waste stream; technologies that present greater complexities for material handling, resource extraction, and regulatory oversight.
Speakers
Matthew Hickman ,
Environmental Compliance Manager, Riverside County Waste Management
Speaker-submitted biosketch
Matthew Hickman is an Environmental Compliance Manager for the Riverside County Management Department. Matthew’s areas of responsibility include Special Waste Acceptance and Hazardous Waste Collection and Inspection Programs, managing a staff of 36 people. He has been a County employee for 29 years, holding several field, supervisory and management positions. In addition to these responsibilities, he coordinates and audits the effectiveness of transfer station hazardous materials exclusion programs in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties. He is well recognized as an experienced professional in the solid, liquid and hazardous waste industry.
Jeff Hunts,
Environmental Program Manager, CalRecycle
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Jeff Hunts has over 30 years experience in the field of waste management. He joined the California Integrated Waste Management Board in 1990. For the past several years Jeff has managed the implementation of California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act. This first-in-the-nation program fosters the responsible recovery and processing of certain electronic products via a payment system administered made by the State. Financed through a fee paid by consumers, the program has recovered nearly 1.8 billion pounds of covered electronic waste since 2005.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Economy of Natural Resources from the University of California at Berkeley.
Presentations/Handouts
HHW-2: Breaking Bad: Drugs and Hazardous Waste
Studio III
Hazardous wastes are produced from illicit drug operations throughout the state, creating tremendous impacts on tremendous impacts on water, land use, and the environment. This session will characterize cleanup and mitigation activities associated with these illicit activities and highlight some of the unique problems encountered in dealing with the local drug culture. An overview of wastes associated with these operations, how to identify them, and advice on implementing pollution prevention techniques will be provided.
Speakers
George Baker,
Senior Environmental Scientist - Emergency Response Coordinator, DTSC
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George R. Baker is a Senior Environmental Scientist and has been a Emergency Response Coordinator with DTSC's Emergency Response Program since 1994. He has been involved with numerous emergency removal actions, including defunct electroplating facilities, clandestine drug labs, release-associated fires, and train derailments. He holds degrees in Geography and Geomorphology from the CSU and UC systems. He is also accredited as a FRO/FRA instructor, an Incident Commander, and a Hazardous Materials Specialist by the California Specialized Training Institute.
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Brent chairs Programs and Operations for Humboldt County’s integrated waste JPA whose members include the five principal cities and the unincorporated county. Activities include a robust HHW collection scheme involving the permanent HHW facility in Eureka and a series of mobile collection events annually that serve out-county communities. Waste diversion and recycling goals are equally important at HWMA due to escalating transportation costs to distant landfills. Brent assures that the HWMA team actively supports legislative action for EPR and assists residents in utilizing convenient disposal options. Brent is a retired US Coast Guard Lieutenant and previously served as a county health inspector for ten years.
Moderator: Emily Wang,
Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle
Presentations/Handouts
UO-2: What's New in Oil Again: Refreshing the Used Oil Payment Program
Studio II
The target audience for this session is jurisdictions who receive CalRecycle funding via the Oil Payment Program (OPP) to carry out local used oil programs. CalRecycle staff will provide an updated overview of the OPP reporting system - how it works and recent improvements. Panel speakers will present "lessons learned" since the OPP has been active, as well as innovative projects applying to the Used Oil Certified Collection Center Program, which OPP supports. The session concludes with an opportunity for the attendees to pose questions to the panel as well as meet in smaller groups with their respective CalRecycle Program Advisors.
Speakers
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Linda Dickinson enjoys assisting jurisdictions and non-profit organizations with their grant and payment programs. For 15 years Linda has helped disseminate CalRecycle funding which support environmental issues related to Tires, Used Oil and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). Before coming to CalRecycle, Linda worked almost 20 years for law enforcement related State agencies like the Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, the Department of Firearms, the Office of Criminal Justice Planning, and the Board of Prison Terms
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Ashraf Batavia attended California State University, Sacramento obtaining his Bachelor in Science in Computer Engineering. His State government career started in 2001 with the California Integrated Waste Management Board as a student. In 2004, Ashraf became a Grant Manager, managing several grant program. Currently, he serves the greater Sacramento region for OPP, UOC and HHW programs.
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Harnak Samra attended California State University, Sacramento obtaining his Bachelor in Science in Business Management. His State government career began in 1998 with the Employment Development Department, where he served as a Grant Manager. In 2008, Harnak joined CalRecycle’s Used Oil Program. He currently manages the Used Oil and Household Hazardous Waste programs for several cities in the Los Angeles region.
Jeffrey Lin,
Supervisor, Grants and Payments Unit, CalRecycle
Speaker-submitted biosketch
Jeff Lin is a supervisor in the Grants and Payments Unit at CalRecycle. In this capacity, he oversees the Used Oil Payment Program (OPP). He has worked with CalRecycle’s Used Oil/Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program since 2002; first as a grant manager for the Used Oil Block Grant, Used Oil Competitive Grant and HHW Grant programs, and later as a supervisor providing technical assistance and policy analysis on recycling and reuse to local jurisdictions and other stakeholders. Prior to arriving at CalRecycle, Jeff managed a military base retention and reuse grant program for the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Public Policy and Administration.
Moderator:
Baljot Biring,
Used Oil Program Lead Advisor, CalRecycle
Speaker-submitted biosketch
Baljot Biring attended California State University, Sacramento obtaining his Bachelor in Science in Finance and Risk Management Insurance. He started his State government career in 2006, joining the former California Integrated Waste Management Board. Baljot manages Oil Payment Program, Used Oil Competitive program and Household Hazardous Waste program for the greater Los Angeles Co. region.
Presentations/Handouts
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