 Product Stewardship Speaker Series
This speaker series showcases business and government efforts to promote product stewardship for products and materials. Themes include design for the environment, end-of-life management, and the development of programs for product standards and certification. Featuring the perspectives of prominent companies, government leaders, academics and environmental advocates, each event will allow significant opportunity for discussion.
Presentations will be held at the St. Paul offices of the Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Rd | directions
Questions: Please contact Garth Hickle, MPCA's Product Stewardship Team Leader, at 651-757-2434 or garth.hickle@state.mn.us
Next: Panel on Biopolymers
October 16: Archived Webcast: www.pca.state.mn.us/streams/product_stewardship_biopolymers_panel
 Biomaterials, plastics and polymers made from plant-based chemicals are a growing industry, with a budding concentration of pioneers here in Minnesota. Come learn about research being conducted and products being developed using bio-based chemicals. Hear perspectives on economic and environmental advantages with respect to those producing biopolymers and challenges to overcome in commercializing them.
Presentations from a four-member panel will be followed by a short question-and-answer session. Panelists: Marc Hillmyer, Center for Sustainable Polymers (U of MN); Cora Leibig, Segetis; Dale Wahlstrom, BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota; and Shri Ramaswamy, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (U of MN).
Past speakers and sessions
September 2009: A panel of Minnesota packaging experts discussed the goals and activities of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, as well as the moves Minnesota companies are making towards more sustainable packaging.Panelists: Deborah Darling, Sustainable Packaging and Bottle Cap Recycling Program, Aveda; Paul Earl-Torniainen, General Mills; Brian Glasbrenner, NatureWorks LLC
 Ingeo Innovations (1.3Mb)
Sustainability and Packaging (700Kb)
June 2008: Several representatives from 3M outlined how product stewardship is implemented at 3M, from product design through end-of-life management considerations.
3M Product Sustainability (2Mb)
April 2008: Bill Sheehan, Executive Director, Product Policy Institute;
Heidi Sanborn, Outreach Director, Product Policy Institute; Executive Director, California Product Stewardship Council
Addressing the growing national interest in product policy, particularly from local government. Provided an overview of the California Product Stewardship Council's history and current projects.
 California Product Stewardship Council (WMV presentation)
 California Integrated Waste Management Board's adopted EPR Framework Policy (Jan. 2008)
February 2008: Professor Timothy M. Smith, University of Minnesota's Corporate Environmental Management Program
A presentation on the growing interest in product standards, certifications and eco-labels and their role in promoting sustainable products. Dr. Smith's current research and consulting efforts focus on organizational adoption of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other environmental performance enhancing technologies, as well as the effectiveness of marketing communications around "green" messaging and life cycle assessment (LCA) information.
Competing Environmental Product
Certifications: Is Reputation Enough? (2.5Mb)
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