Extending the Life Cycle of Textiles Forum Series

Extending the Life Cycle of Textiles Recordings

This September 2024 textile forum series explored how local communities, states, countries, corporations, and technologies can work together to power solutions for reducing textile waste and promoting sustainable practices in the industry.

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Forum 1 | Community Planning

Investigate how community planning and local initiatives can drive significant changes in textile waste management.

Speakers:

• Joanne Brasch, PhD, Special Projects Manager, California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC)
• Megan Davis, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing/Solid Waste Management, Department of Ecology State of Washington
• Clio Goldsmith, Deputy Director, Circular Economy Development Center
• Brian London, President, Whitehouse and Shapiro, LLC
• Lisa Sciannella, Chief of Staff, Helpsy
• Joe Witten, Co-Founder and CEO, Apparel Impact

Forum 2 | Policy Landscape

Investigate how community planning and local initiatives can drive significant changes in textile waste management.

Speakers:

• Marisa Adler, Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)
• Dr. Jasmina Burek, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• John Fischer, Deputy Division Director for Solid Waste Materials Management, MassDEP
• Jordan Girling, Head of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), WRAP
• Micaela Guglielmi, Municipal Waste Reduction group, Massachusetts DEP
• Aaron Smith-Walter, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  

Forum 3 | Corporate Strategy: Case Studies

Investigate how community planning and local initiatives can drive significant changes in textile waste management.

Speakers:

• Nellie Cohen, Founder, Baleen
• Carmen Gama, Director of Circular Design, EILEEN FISHER
• Alice Hartley, Board Member, Accelerating Circularity
• Brianna Henley, Sr. Director of Sports Footwear, Reebok
• Joe Kells, Director of Business Development, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes

Forum 4 | Technological Advancement

Investigate how community planning and local initiatives can drive significant changes in textile waste management.

Speakers:

• Costanza Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO, Sortile
• Dr. Hang Liu, Associate Professor in the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles, Washington State University
• Gaetane Decloedt, Sales Director, Valvan
• Scott Hamlin, Founder and CEO, LOOPTWORKS