Circular Economy Virtual Seminar hosted by RLA’s Recycling & Sustainability Committee
September 2, 2020
Virtual
United States
Thank you to our prominent speakers. The Circular Economy Virtual Seminar hosted by RLA’s Recycling & Sustainability Committee covered topics regarding sustainability, circular economy, and more. We were able to hear different perspectives from Manufacturers, Retailers, and Third-Party Solution Providers.
Circular Economy Virtual Seminar. Visit the resource tab on the event page for recordings of the seminar sessions.
In addition to the speakers and presentations, there was an impressive virtual tour of Sims Lifecycle Services’ processing facility in Nashville.
Lisa Collins
Sales Manager - Recycling
Sims Lifecycle Services
Mark Erickson
RLA Advisor
Reverse Logistics Association
Claudia Freed
President & CEO
EALGreen
Eric Harris
Principal
Lone Star Strategic Consulting, LLC
Joy Hicks
Senior Manager Environmental Innovation, Sustainability
The Home Depot
Sean Magann
Chief Commercial Officer
Sims Lifecycle Services
Tony Sciarrotta
Executive Director & Publisher RL Magazine
Reverse Logistics Association
Wednesday, September 2
1:00 pm
Introduction- Committee Board introduction and Review
Tony Sciarrotta
Executive Director & Publisher RL Magazine
Reverse Logistics Association
Introduction- Committee Board introduction and Review
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
1:20 pm
Keynote Address -A View of the Circular Economy
Eric Harris
Principal
Lone Star Strategic Consulting, LLC
Keynote Address -A View of the Circular Economy
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm Recycling industry veteran, Eric Harris (Lone Star Strategic Consulting) challenges the question: As many in the global market race to embrace sustainability and circularity to save the environment, will such efforts persuade the United States to curb its free and fair success and succumb to a “Circular Economy”?
2:10 pm
Virtual tour of Sims Lifecycle Services’ processing facility in Nashville
Sean Magann
Chief Commercial Officer
Sims Lifecycle Services
Virtual tour of Sims Lifecycle Services’ processing facility in Nashville
2:10 pm - 3:00 pmJoin Sean Magann, Global VP of Sales and Marketing, and Lisa Collins, Sales Manager - Recycling- of Sims Lifecycle Services, as they walk us through a virtual tour of their processing facility in Nashville.
3:15 pm
Case Study presented by Sims Lifecycle Services
Lisa Collins
Sales Manager - Recycling
Sims Lifecycle Services
Case Study presented by Sims Lifecycle Services
3:15 pm - 4:00 pmJoin Lisa Collins, Sales Manager - Recycling of Sims Lifecycle Services; with Shelley Zimmer- Sustainable Impact Program Manager of HP, Inc. while they discuss their case study on Recycling ink cartridges to repurpose.
4:10 pm
Sustainability Panel Discussion
Mark Erickson
RLA Advisor
Reverse Logistics Association
Sustainability Panel Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:55 pmModerator - Mark Erickson, Director- Reverse Logistics Association
Panelist include:
Claudia Freed, President & CEO- EALGreen
Avedis Seferian, President & CEO- WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production)
Joy Hicks, Senior Manager Environmental Innovations, Sustainability- The Home Depot