BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.nrcrecycles.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:aaacbbf5-b8c5-462b-9b6c-5bb7bac9b4e9 X-WR-CALDESC:The Current State of Packaging EPR and Responsible End Markets - The Complexity of Fragmented Markets\n \nDescription:\nThe recycling lan dscape is at a pivotal moment. As packaging EPR laws move from passage to implementation\, critical decisions are now being shaped through state rul emaking\, legal challenges\, program development\, and emerging standards that will influence how recycling systems operate in practice for years to come.\n\nThe National Recycling Coalition presents an informative session with Heidi Sanborn\, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC)\, Tristan Steichen\, Management Consultant and the Executive Director of the Nation al Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition\, Jay Bassett NRC Board Chair a nd former EPA official\, and special guests\, for an important and timely webinar focused on the current state of Packaging EPR and Responsible End Markets across the country. This session will explore how states\, PROs\, stewardship organizations\, recyclers\, and policy leaders are navigating implementation in real time\, while addressing growing conversations aroun d harmonization\, labeling\, material acceptance\, responsible end markets \, recycled content standards\, and system integrity.\n\nWhat This Webinar Will Explore\n· How packaging EPR implementation is unfolding across sta tes\, from injunctions to active rulemaking and program implementation\n· The role of producer responsibility organizations (PROs) and why some sta tes have multiple\n· The implications of harmonization efforts across mat erial acceptance\, definitions\, labeling\, and recycled content standards \n· How definitions\, standards\, and labeling frameworks are evolving\, including harmonization\, and why they matter\n· What these shifts could mean for recyclers\, communities\, and the integrity of recycling systems \n· Perspectives from PROs and stewardship organizations operating EPR pr ograms\, alongside organizations involved in policy development and implem entation\, on the opportunities and challenges shaping these systems in re al time\n\nWhy Attend\nThis session is designed to equip NRC and NSAC memb ers and partners with a clearer understanding of a rapidly changing implem entation landscape and to foster dialogue on how we collectively respond. Participants will gain:\n· Insight into the forces shaping packaging EPR implementation across states\n· A strategic overview of current implement ation and policy trends\n· Learn about Responsible End Markets\n· Hear f rom two PROs\, understand how are they doing and what’s what’s happening i n their implementation programs \n· A space to engage and ask questions\n Who Should Attend\n· State Recycling Organizations (SROs)\n· Local gover nment leaders and program managers\n· Recycling professionals and industr y stakeholders\n· Environmental advocates and policy leaders\n· Industry leaders \n· NRC and NSAC members and partners across the recycling ecosy stem X-WR-RELCALID:a44e5dda04cdb6315d244067fd3ed14a X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 RDATE:20271107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abbde76c-e4ee-44ef-a1a3-78548ef3c1dc DTSTAMP:20260609T190840Z DESCRIPTION:The Current State of Packaging EPR and Responsible End Markets- The Complexity of Fragmented Markets\n \nDescription:\nThe recycling land scape is at a pivotal moment. As packaging EPR laws move from passage to i mplementation\, critical decisions are now being shaped through state rule making\, legal challenges\, program development\, and emerging standards t hat will influence how recycling systems operate in practice for years to come.\n\nThe National Recycling Coalition presents an informative session with Heidi Sanborn\, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC)\, Tristan Steichen\, Management Consultant and the Executive Director of the Nationa l Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition\, Jay Bassett NRC Board Chair an d former EPA official\, and special guests\, for an important and timely w ebinar focused on the current state of Packaging EPR and Responsible End M arkets across the country. This session will explore how states\, PROs\, s tewardship organizations\, recyclers\, and policy leaders are navigating i mplementation in real time\, while addressing growing conversations around harmonization\, labeling\, material acceptance\, responsible end markets\ , recycled content standards\, and system integrity.\n\nWhat This Webinar Will Explore\n· How packaging EPR implementation is unfolding across stat es\, from injunctions to active rulemaking and program implementation\n· The role of producer responsibility organizations (PROs) and why some stat es have multiple\n· The implications of harmonization efforts across mate rial acceptance\, definitions\, labeling\, and recycled content standards \n· How definitions\, standards\, and labeling frameworks are evolving\, including harmonization\, and why they matter\n· What these shifts could mean for recyclers\, communities\, and the integrity of recycling systems \n· Perspectives from PROs and stewardship organizations operating EPR pr ograms\, alongside organizations involved in policy development and implem entation\, on the opportunities and challenges shaping these systems in re al time\n\nWhy Attend\nThis session is designed to equip NRC and NSAC memb ers and partners with a clearer understanding of a rapidly changing implem entation landscape and to foster dialogue on how we collectively respond. Participants will gain:\n· Insight into the forces shaping packaging EPR implementation across states\n· A strategic overview of current implement ation and policy trends\n· Learn about Responsible End Markets\n· Hear f rom two PROs\, understand how are they doing and what’s what’s happening i n their implementation programs \n· A space to engage and ask questions\n Who Should Attend\n· State Recycling Organizations (SROs)\n· Local gover nment leaders and program managers\n· Recycling professionals and industr y stakeholders\n· Environmental advocates and policy leaders\n· Industry leaders \n· NRC and NSAC members and partners across the recycling ecosy stem DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T133000 LOCATION:Webinar link will be provided upon registration SUMMARY:Reshaping Recycling: What You Need to Know – Part II: The Current S tate of Packaging EPR and Responsible End Markets- The Complexity of Fragm ented Markets END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR