Agenda

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Day One: Tuesday, December 05, 2017

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CARMDZ Meeting (All Zone Administrators are welcome to attend this meeting) (Granada/Hermosa Ballroom)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
RMDZ 101 (California Ballroom)

Designed for new ZAs and those who want a refresher, a true 100-series session.

Julie Trueblood, Senior Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle
Jim LaTanner, Supervisor, Loans Unit, CalRecycle
Frank Severson, Senior Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking Lunch (California Ballroom)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Session I: China’s Ever-Shrinking Market for U.S. Discards

We will cover what’s happening and what ZAs and others can do about it when and if MRFs begin rejecting commodities.

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Stretch Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Session II: SB 1383: A Focus On The Market Development Concepts

This session will provide a high-level update on the regulatory language with a focus on the market-development concepts. The session will also touch on grants available to recycling manufacturers.

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Session III: Peer Share:

The founder of Fixit Clinics will share how and why he created these clinics. Then we will hear the story of one clinic in Huntington Beach. To wrap the session, we will learn how to effectively use a multi-pronged social-media campaign.

Facilitator: Maureen Hart, North Coast Zone Adminstrator

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception (First Floor Ballroom)

Day Two: Wednesday, December 06, 2017

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast: (Zone Administrators & Southern California CalRecycle Staff Only Please) (Balboa/Calaveras Ballroom)
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Session IV: RMDZ Loans: A business will share its RMDZ experience.

Ecologic will share with us its unique story, product line, and their experience working with the RMDZ program. CalRecycle Loan Officers will also highlight other RMDZ successes.

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Refreshment Break & Hotel Check-out
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Session V: ZAs Working with Local Resources and Key Contacts (California Ballroom)

Learn what Local Enforcement Agencies and Chambers of Commerce do and how you should engage them when assisting manufacturers.