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Agenda
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Plenary 1: Current landscape, bottlenecks, and critical gaps
Speaker(s)
- Marisa Adler, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)
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Session 1: Boundary-Spanning Tools to Facilitate a CE for Textiles
Speaker(s)
- Shahana Althaf, Yale University
- Cyndi Rhoades, Worn Again Technologies
- Traci Kinden, REvolve Waste
- Tonny Colyn, The Salvation Army Canada & National Assoc Charitable Textile Recycling
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Break
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Session 2: Challenges with Collection, Reuse, Repair of Textiles
Speaker(s)
- Jana Hawley, University of North Texas
- Nicole Bassett, The Renewal Workshop
- Jackie King, SMART
- Scott Cynamon, Cyntex
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Roundtable A: Data, Standards, & Terminology
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Plenary 2: Consumer Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker(s)
- Marci Zaroff, ECOfashion Corp.
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Session 3: Challenges to Mechanical and Chemical Recycling of Textiles
Speaker(s)
- Sonja Zak, Lenzing
- Franco Rossi, Aquafil
- Yong Li, Eastman Chemical Company
- David Bender, Circular Polymers
- Karla Magruder, Accelerating Circularity
- Youjiang Wang, Georgia Tech University
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Break
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Session 4: Environmental Impacts of Textiles
Speaker(s)
- Lars Fogh Mortensen, European Environment Agency
- Kim Hiller, Kansas State University
- Yuan Yao, Yale University
- Jennifer Lynch, NIST
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Roundtable B: Reuse, Repair, and Recycling
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Plenary 3: Role of Policy and Legislative Approaches
Speaker(s)
- Kirsi Niinimäki, Aalto University,
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Session 5: Brand Responsibility and Best Practices
Speaker(s)
- Rachel Kibbe, Circular Services Group
- Natalie Banakis, Patagonia
- Katja Beyer, Chemnitz University of Technology
- Carmen Gama, Eileen Fisher
- Julie Brown, EON
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Break
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Session 6: Legal and Regulatory Barriers and Opportunities
Speaker(s)
- Eric Nelson, Circonomey Innovations
- Scott Cassel, Product Stewardship Institute
- Joanne Brasch, California Product Stewardship Council
- Julie Hughes, US Fashion Industry Association
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Roundtable C: Policy Approaches and Needs