“Actions to Take and Tools to Use”

West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum
January 2014 Annual Meeting

We were please to have a gathering of local, state or federal government, and academia, for a successful annual meeting. Below is the meeting agenda and presentations. Please check back regularly for Themes, call for volunteers, and the Strategic Plan.

Agenda/Presentations

Title	Speakers	Presentation
Opening Session Opening Remarks Introduction to the Forum	Dennis McLerran, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10 Tom Huetteman, EPA Region 9 Shannon Davis, EPA Region 9 Ashley Zanolli, EPA Region 10
Keynote: The Forum at Five Years – Advancements in Sustainable Materials Management	David Allaway, Oregon DEQ	Presentations Slides (Ppt 1)
The Economic and Environmental Benefits of the Reuse Industry: A Minnesota and Washington State Case Study	Madalyn Cioci, MN Pollution Control Agency Teague Powell, WA Ecology	Presentations Slides (Ppt 2) Presentations Slides (Ppt 3)
How Businesses have Successfully Switched to Reuse Transport Packaging	Justin Lehrer, Alameda County Stop Waste	Presentations Slides (Ppt 4) Packaging Reuse Video
Collaborative Consumption and the Sharing Economy Panel
Research Findings: Collaborative Consumption in the Sharing Economy See Foundational Paper— Changing Consumer Behavior	Babe O’Sullivan, City of Eugene	Presentations Slides (Ppt 5)
What Does it Mean to Share? Understanding the Sharing Economy	Leslie Ng, City of Vancouver, BC	Presentations Slides (Ppt 6)
A Sharing Economy Policy Primer for Urban Leaders; Policies for Shareable Cities	Yassi Eskandari-Qajar, Sustainable Economies Law Center	Presentations Slides (Ppt 7)