How Deposit Systems Fit Into Wider Policy Push
Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Megan Lane, Manager of Circularity and Public Affairs, Ball Corporation | Megan Daum, Vice President of Sustainability, American Beverage Association | Sally Jefferson, Director, Western States, Wine Institute | Moderator: Jules Bailey, President and CEO, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative
This session will cover:
Recent proposals in certain states to pair new container deposit return systems with extended producer responsibility for packaging.
How recycled plastic and aluminum stakeholders are evolving their positions on container deposits and which legislative types of legislative efforts they would support.
The latest data on the strategies and mechanisms that drive the highest levels of container recovery.
Which states may see innovative legislative proposals in 2024 and beyond.
Speaker Bios
Megan Lane, Manager of Circularity & Public Affairs, Ball Corporation
Megan Lane is the circularity and public affairs manager for the Ball Corporation. She has over ten years of experience in the sustainable materials management and environmental industry. Joining Ball in 2021, Lane leads strategy development and execution of recycling policy, aiming to increase aluminum recycling rates and foster circular economies across North and Central America. Previously, Lane worked at the city and county of Denver for five years, where she managed projects, developed frameworks and policies, and led strategic initiatives. Lane also has experience in consulting on municipal solid waste and managing sustainability programs for venues and arenas.
Megan Lane
Megan Daum, Vice President of Sustainability, American Beverage Association
Megan Daum is the vice president of sustainability at the American Beverage Association, where she oversees the industry’s sustainability programs, policies and activities. Prior to joining ABA, Daum was the vice president of sustainability at the Can Manufacturers Institute, where she headed the sustainability program for thirteen years. She has also sat on various U.S. and international committees on packaging, policy and sustainability.
Megan Daum
Sally Jefferson, Director – Western States, Wine Institute
Sally Jefferson is the Director of the Western States Region for the Wine Institute, a public policy association representing over 1000 California wineries. Jefferson directs the institute’s state government relations efforts in Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, dealing with a myriad of issues ranging from packaging and environmental sustainability to product distribution and taxation. Jefferson has been with the Wine Institute since 2010 and oversaw a region that spanned from New York to the Dakotas before taking on her current assignment in 2022.
Sally Jefferson
Jules Bailey, President and CEO, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative
Jules Bailey is president and CEO of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), which runs the BottleDrop program in Oregon and provides technology to other deposit systems. Bailey is responsible for charting the future of bottle bill implementation and ensuring the deposit and redemption system remains convenient, relevant and effective for Oregonians – and efficient for industry. OBRC is committed to a world where no resource is wasted.
Jules Bailey
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