AGENDA
PUERTO RICO RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL MEETING
Date:  April 5, 2019 | 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: HUD Offices in Hato Rey | Room A & B 3rd Floor

​We are trying to keep the event as zero waste as possible -
please bring your own water bottle and coffee mug if you can!
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8:00 am     Registration and Coffee

9:00 am     Welcome and Introductions

9:30 am     Panel: Disaster Response and Recovery Strategies – Impacts and Solutions

• Disaster Debris Management, Impacts and Lesson Learned 
• Landfill Capacity Assessment, Response and Recovery
• Local Government’s Perspective on Disaster Debris Response and Recovery Efforts on Solid Waste Management ​
• Questions and Answer Session

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10:45 am     Coffee Break

11:00 am    Moving Forward: Puerto Rico Recycling Markets Development Challenges and Opportunities

• China’s National Sword Policy: Impacts and Opportunities
• Recycling Market Development Opportunities in Puerto Rico  
• Resources for Solid Waste Management Recovery Efforts
• Question and Answer Session

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12:30 pm    Light Lunch (Provided)

1:00 pm    Public Policy and Legislative Updates

• “Pay as you Throw” Policy
• Single Use Plastic Straw and Styrofoam Ban Legislation ​​
• ​Question and Answer Session

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1:20 pm    Trash Free Waters

1:30 pm    Discussion of PRRP’s Future  

• Setting Priorities for the PRRP
• Leadership Structure
• Reassessment of Working Group Structure

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3:30 pm    Adjourn

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