This workshop will convene stakeholders from across the electronics, battery, and solar panel supply chains to assess technical and economic barriers to the reuse, refurbishment, and recycling of these products. The major goal of the workshop is to define NIST’s role in facilitating the transition to a circular economy and identifying actionable items for doing so. Attendees, including manufacturers, researchers, policymakers, industry organizations, and reuse, refurbishing, and recycling practitioners will watch keynote speeches by world-renowned experts in the circular economy, observe panel sessions with industry experts, and participate in roundtable discussions.
10:00 - 10:15 AM ET Virtual Auditorium |
Welcome: Martin Green and Kelsea Schumacher, NIST |
10:15 - 11:15 AM ET |
Plenary Speech: William McDonough |
11:15 - 11:30 AM ET | Break |
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ET Virtual Auditorium |
Session 1: How do we Create a Circular Economy? |
1:00 - 1:45 PM ET | Lunch + Networking |
1:45 - 3:15 PM ET Virtual Discussion Room |
Concurrent Sessions: Session 2a: Electronics Recycling Challenges
Session 2b: Battery Recycling Challenges
Session 2c: Solar Panel Recycling Challenges
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3:15 - 3:30 PM ET | Break |
3:30 - 5:00 PM ET Virtual Auditorium |
Session 3: Boundary-spanning tools to support a circular economy
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5:00 PM ET | Adjourn for the day. |
10:00 - 10:15 AM ET Virtual Auditorium |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
10:15 - 11:15 AM ET |
Plenary Speech: Dr. Thomas Graedel
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11:15 - 11:30 AM ET | Break |
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ET Virtual Auditorium |
Session 4: Reuse, Repair, and Refurbishment in a Circular Economy
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1:00 - 1:45 PM ET | Lunch + Networking |
1:45 - 3:15 PM ET Virtual Auditorium |
Session 5: Best Practices for a Circular Economy
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3:15 - 3:30 PM ET | Break |
3:30 - 4:45 PM ET Virtual Discussion Room |
Breakout Sessions |
4:45 - 5:00 PM ET | Closing remarks |
5:00 PM ET | Adjourn |
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