2024 Zero Waste Symposium Program
| Time | Track | Description |
| 8:00 AM | Opening | Welcome to the Zero Waste Symposium Speaker: Richard Anthony |
| 9:00 AM | Opening | Land Acknowledgment Speaker: Alison Schlick |
| 9:02 AM | Opening | Definition of Zero Waste and The Nine Principles Speaker: Richard Anthony |
| 9:07 AM | State Politics | Bringing Zero Waste To The California Senate Speaker: Senator Catherine Blakespear |
| 9:12 AM | Affiliate Update | Updates On California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) Speaker: Tracie Bills |
| 9:22 AM | Keynote | Three Perspectives On Getting To The Circular Economy Speakers: William O’Toole, Tina Nguyen, and Isabella Sullins |
| 9:37 AM | State Legislation | California’s Policies and Legislations Update Speaker: Nick Lapis |
| 9:48 AM | Local Politics | City of San Diego Measure B Update Speaker: Councilmember Joe LaCava |
| 9:59 AM | Local Gov’t | County of San Diego SB 1383 Update Speaker: Kaitlin Lowe |
| 10:10 AM | Local Gov’t | City of San Diego – On The Road To Zero Waste Speaker: Renee Robertson |
| 10:21 AM | Local Gov’t | City of Chula Vista – Organic Waste Program Speaker: Manuel Medrano |
| 10:32 AM | Hauler | State of Recycling (Hauler’s Perspective) Speaker: Richard Coupland |
| 10:43 AM | SB 54 Panel | Let’s Talk About SB 54 Speaker: Manuel Medrano |
| 10:53 AM | SB 54 Panel | Sustainability Ever After: Decoding California’s Plastic Reduction, Recycle, Compost Legislation Speaker: Lori Mendez |
| 11:03 AM | SB 54 Panel | SB 54: Addressing the Impacts of Single-Use Packaging & Plastic Food Service Ware Speaker: Doug Kobold |
| 11:13 AM | Q & A | |
| 11:29 AM | Lunch / Networking | |
| 12:55 PM | Local Program | Reduce and Reuse: How Do I Track What I Don’t Know! Speaker: Sue Beets-Atkinson |
| 1:06 PM | Local Program | Partnership Opportunities with PaintCare Speaker: Valentina Hopkins |
| 1:17 PM | Local Program | The Middle Way of Sustainability Speaker: meg ferrigno |
| 1:28 PM | Local Program | Successfully Tackling The Hidden Retail Plastic Wrap Problem Speaker: Matthew Clough |
| 1:39 PM | Local Program | Keeping The Planet Beautiful One Haircut At a Time Speakers: Melissa Parker and Easton Bajsec |
| 1:50 PM | Local Action | San Diego Brewcycling Collaborative: Fermenting Change in San Diego Craft Beverage Industry Since 2021 Speaker: Luke Suttmiller |
| 2:01 PM | Youth NPO | Building Sustainable Communities Through Youth Education and Community Composting Speaker: Tina Matthias |
| 2:12 PM | Youth NPO | The Next Generation of Emerald Keepers Speaker: Emerald Keepers H.S. Interns |
| 2:23 PM | Q & A | |
| 2:35 PM | Break / Networking | |
| 2:50 PM | Local Action | Sustainable Packaging: Our Roles in Driving Innovation Speaker: Michelle Mayther |
| 3:01 PM | Local Action | Plant a garden and save the planet! Speaker: Fredrika Syren |
| 3:12 PM | Local Action | Sustainability and Community Speaker: Liz Murphy |
| 3:23 PM | Local Action | Closing the Loop One Swap At a Time Speaker: Amy Unruh |
| 3:34 PM | Local Action | The Natural Cycle of Organic Material Speaker: Jessica Toth |
| 3:45 PM | Local Action | Zero Waste San Diego: We Are Small, But We’re Mighty Speaker: Zero Waste San Diego |
| 3:50 PM | Q & A | |
| 4:00 PM | Regional Education | Need for Regional Education Program Speaker: Richard Anthony |
| 4:06 PM | Regional Education | Measure D: 30 Years Lessons Learned Speaker: Ruth Abbe |
| 4:19 PM | Closing Remarks | Richard Anthony |
| 4:30 PM | Networking | Join us at Khan’s Cave to keep the discussion going! 9350 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123 |