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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
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