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Packaging, December 20, 2007

Sara Hartwell of EPA's Office of Solid Waste (renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery on January 18, 2009), Patty Dillon of the Toxics and Packaging Clearinghouse, and Amy Zettlemoyer-Lazar and Robert Parvis of Wal Mart present:

Speaker Bios

Sara Hartwell works in EPA's Office of Solid Waste (renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery on January 18, 2009) on recycling and waste reduction issues. She is an analytical chemist, and has worked in environmental toxicology, hazardous waste methods development, flexible packaging R&D, as well as MSW recycling. Her work focuses on helping companies, trade associations, local governments and individuals estimate the energy and climate impact of package design alternatives, purchasing decisions, and waste management alternatives. The primary tools used for those estimates are the Waste Reduction Model (WARM), the Recycled Content Tool (ReCON), and the Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. She is currently engaged in an effort of update the WARM and ReCON Life Cycle Inventory data for a number of materials related to packaging applications (plastics, paper & corrugated cardboard, aluminum, steel and glass).

Patricia Dillon is the Program Manager for the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse, which coordinates the implementation of the Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation (formerly CONEG) on behalf of 11 member states. The Clearinghouse is administered by the Northeast Recycling Council, Inc., a non-profit that promotes source and toxicity reduction, recycling, and the purchasing of environmentally preferable products and services in the Northeast. Patty has over 20 years of research and consulting experience in usiness strategy, environment and public policy, including extensive work in the electronics, plastics and packaging industries.

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